{"id":139,"date":"2011-03-17T04:16:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T04:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islandrooster.net\/dev\/food\/index.php\/2011\/03\/17\/challenge-continued\/"},"modified":"2015-05-15T18:29:44","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T18:29:44","slug":"challenge-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thermogourmand.com.au\/index.php\/2011\/03\/17\/challenge-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge Continued…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While the one month long Pantry and Freezer Challenge has officially finished, I’m still vowing to use up everything in my freezers.
\nI have one chest freezer which is nearly empty, an upright freezer with a mainly frozen fruit for sorbets etc, and two fridge freezers.
\nLuckily, one fridge freezer has some nice porterhouse steak from the local store which has only been there since January. So, no freezer burn!!
\nSteak, potato gratin and salad for tea tonight! And, of course, pepper sauce.<\/p>\n

My Pepper Sauce is made with a secret gravy mix that I buy which is delicious. Use any gravy mix and add a good glug of sherry, about 1\/2 a cup of cream (or skinny tinny if you’re watching) and some crushed mixed peppercorns to taste. Cook as normal. If you have any beef stock in the fridge or freezer add some of that for a more intense flavour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While the one month long Pantry and Freezer Challenge has officially finished, I’m still vowing to use up everything in my freezers. I have one chest freezer which is nearly empty, an upright freezer with a mainly frozen fruit for sorbets etc, and two fridge freezers. Luckily, one fridge freezer has some nice porterhouse steak…<\/p>\n

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