Goats Bluff, South Arm – Sunrise
One from a failed surf shoot. The light was too flat so I took these pics and bailed.
Salmonella Dub at the Bay Hotel
Here is a vid that came out of an afternoon shooting at the Bay to file some footage for a potential TVC:
Salmonella Dub at the Bay Hotel from Samuel Shelley on Vimeo.
Potato Salad with Smoked Salmon, Horseradish, Dill and Caper Berries
1.5kg washed small potatoes cut in half
4 tbsp Whole Egg Mayonaise
1 tsp Dijion Mustard
2-3 tsp Strong Horseradish
6 Eggs soft/med Boilled
150g Smoked Salmon shredded
Juice from 1/2 lemon
12 Caper Berries
2-3 Heaped tbsp of Chopped Dill
4 Spring Onions chopped finely
Cracked black pepper to season
1. Boil eggs and potatoes until cooked.
2. In a bowl combine the potatoes, mayonaise, mustard, [...]
Mussels with Saffron
2kg Live Mussels
3 Cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 leeks finely copped
1/2 tsp Saffron
4 tbs olive oil
3 tbs butter
Pepper to season
3/4 cup of white wine
1 cup of fish stock
600ml of thickened cream
1 bunch of parsley chopped
1. De-beard the mussels and scrub off any barnicles. Then in a large pot Soften leeks, garlic, saffron and [...]
The Bay Hotel Food Shoot
This afternoon I was lucky enough to go down to The Bay Hotel and do some food shots for a mercury advertising feature.
Food looked great – check out their summer menu here.
Video From Vietnam
Here is a video from the Vietnam leg of our trip.
Vietnam from Samuel Shelley on Vimeo.
Oslo, Norway
Left Oslo the other day. Awesome place. Went for a walk to the so called ‘cool’ part of town and this is what I found.
Sunrise in Roros, Norway
Awesome sunrise in Roros this morning. It was -30 degrees celcius and ice was forming on my beard.
Risor, Norway
This are two from Risor, Norway where we spent Christmas. This was about our only clear day over the week.
Norway happy snaps
Arrived in Bergen, Norway last night………after 12 hours on the train. Then an hour on the bus because a tree had fallen over the tracks. So pretty happy to be here. Bergen is a great little town and full of snow at the moment. Thought it was funny the firey’s were out this morning:
From Stockholm with love
We are in Sweden at the moment having a great time. Below are a couple of pics from Stockholm and Hogbo. It was -16 degrees in Hogbo so I didn’t take many pics.
Torsk poached in milk with dill
Here is a recipe that was made up on Christmas day. It would work well with pretty much any fish.
400g of White Fish
1 Brown Onion chopped roughly
3 Cloves of garlic peeled and smashed
1 tbs Black Pepper Corns
1 Cup of chicken stock
6 Anchovies
1 Cloves
1 tbs butter
3 Cups of Milk
1 tbs Dried Dill or 1/2 cup of [...]
Winter Lamb Shanks
5 Lamb Shanks
Plain Flour
1 tbs Pepper Corns
1 tbs Cloves
2 Large Tins of Crushed Tomatoes
4 Cups of Beef or Veal Stock
½ Bottle of Red Wine
4 Cloves of Garlic – Whole
1 Chilli – Chopped finely
4 tbs Brown Sugar
1 Cinnamon Stick
12 Baby Onions
15 Whole Mushrooms
1 Bunch Baby Carrots
4 Rashers of Bacon – Whole
Salt
2 Sprigs of Rosemary
2 Bay Leaves
Olive [...]
Salami and Risoni Minestrone Recipe
2 Red Onions – chopped finely
6 Cloves of Garlic – chopped finely
2 Red Chillies – seeded and chopped finely
2 Carrots – diced
3 Sticks of Celery – diced
¼ Bulb of Fennel – diced
2 Red Capsicum – diced
1 Green Capsicum – diced
2 Zucchini – diced
1 Cup Green Beans – cut to 2cm lengths
10” Stick of Salami – [...]
White Chocolate and Summer Berry Cake
3 cups of Plain Flour
1 ½ cups of White Sugar
2 tsp Baking Soda
1tsp Vanilla Essence
1 egg
1 ¼ cups of Milk
75g of Unsalted Butter
150g White Chocolate (chopped coarsely)
200g Berries
> Pre-heat oven to approx 160-170 degrees Celsius
> Mix all dry ingredients together.
> Mix egg milk and vanilla essence together. Melt butter and leave to cool a bit [...]