Sulky Stew
We have all heard about the so-called “Hairs of the Dog” recipe’s for morning after cures of alcoholic indulgences. How some blokes rave on about raw eggs with Worcestershire sauce and tomato juice and...
View ArticleBush Prawns (Bardi Grubs)
There are two schools of thought about going to the trouble of cooking Bardi Grubs. On one hand, five Bardi grubs makes a delicious appetiser before a meal in the bush. On the other hand it doesn’t...
View ArticleBardie Grub Au Natural
Aboriginal peoples in this country have eaten Bardi Grubs and the more widely known Witchety Grubs since time began. Our modern day palettes have been educated to be repulsed at the thought of this,...
View ArticleMexican Yabbie Barbs
Don’t let any Mexicans in on this recipe, or we’ll have to start thinking of something that rhymes with enchilada and hombre. And we don’t want to be the ones who send ‘Akubra’ broke because everybody...
View ArticleYabbie Cocktails
What you need Tomato Sauce Mayonnaise Yabby tails Lemon What you do Mix tomato sauce and mayonnaise in equal amounts, add to yabby tails in a bowl and sprinkle lemon juice over the whole show. Tricks...
View ArticleEskimo Yabbies
For the man who has everything. What you need Hot day Nothing better to do Comfy portable chair Esky full of beer and ice Esky full of fresh caught, boiled yabbies on ice Shady tree What you do Isn’t...
View ArticleJonny Cakes
What would a bush recipe book be without an aboriginal standard. In the tradition of damper and bush bread, “Johnny Cakes” are a staple in any aboriginal camp. A close friend of ours, Browny, swore us...
View ArticleDamper
We could have produced an entire book with different recipes, and different schools of thought on damper. We offer you one alternative, but the traditional thing to do is practice making it until...
View ArticleBilly Tea
Making Billy Tea is one of those legendary pastimes where every bushy has his own method and style and fiercely disputes the quality of any tea made by any other bushy. The main thing with billy tea is...
View ArticleDingo’s Breakfast
There is something life giving about rolling out of the swag at daylight in the bush, with cockatoos and parrots flicking through the trees, their voices harsh like the climate. The smell of eucalypt...
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