Tonight, the Bread Winner and I joined up with some friends and took our collective Ankle Biters to the Winter Solstice Bonfire at Collingwood Children’s Farm. The Ankle Biters were thrilled to be out at night and loved the fire eating, twirling and general burning of things. All very exciting. Despite a no doubt dazzling […]
One of my favourite things about soup is how the simplest combination of garnishes can dress it up so much both in flavour and appearance. I used a new combination this time and found the combination of textures and flavours to be perfectly complimentary. Pumpkin and Bacon Soup serves 6 – 8 1 kent pumpkin […]
I started to make the gnocchi in the thermomix but the batch was too big so I did most of it by hand. Gnocchi 1kg potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed 400g plain flour 1 dob butter seasoning 1 egg Mix everything together and knead well with wet hands. Roll into finger width sausages and cut […]
Today we had a play day at Son and Heir’s kinder for the Ankle Biters and Dad’s (or other significant male). It was a lovely morning for all involved. The highlight of the morning seemed to be morning tea time. To keep things simple, everyone who came brought a plate to share. At Son and […]
Who asked for ideas for using lamb necks. I’ve been thinking about this one and remembered a recipe I found one or two winters ago. I think it’s originally from Gourmet Traveller. Now that I’ve pulled it out I might just have to make it again soon as I have a couple of days to […]
Without a doubt it’s a winter thing. But nothing beats a good root. Vegetable. Personally, I love parsnips. So I got all excited when Brazen mentioned this parsnip soup. I got even more excited at the market today when I found a box of gorgeous little local parsnips. Here’s a hint. Don’t buy big parsnips. […]
The Lil Miss and I had an adventure. It was quaint. It was quirky. It was scrumptious. We will be doing it again. Many times I suspect in years to come. We had afternoon tea at Dolls at the Mount. Sadly it has no web presence I can link you to but I can tell […]
One of my daily blog reads is Down to Earth. Rhonda is a very wise woman. She talks about living a simple life. Something I aspire to in many ways. Not only do I find it an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling way to live on many levels but I think it’s just plain smart. The […]
Son and Heir loves to cook with me. Best of all, he’s actually old and coordinated enough to be useful these days. He even has his own ‘kiddie kutter’, an Ankle Biter safe knife that he uses with great pride (check the ad on on the side if you’re interested). Lil Miss and the Bread […]
Sometimes I just feel like making the Bread Winner something special. His best something specials are pretty much always Mexican. The success of this meal indicated that Son and Heir has inherited his father’s predilection for south of the border flavours. South of the border in the colloquial sense, not literal, as that would be […]