Meat flesh as defined by FSANZ (Food Safety Australia and New Zealand) “skeletal muscle of any slaughtered animal, and any attached – animal rind; and fat; and connective tissue; and nerve; and blood; and blood vessel; and skin, in the case of poultry.” Following on from that, the new standard for meat pies is that […]
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 […]
The Frugies came to visit Son and Heir’s kindergarten last week. Today we got a little note from the teacher saying that they left a rainbow chart to encourage the Ankle Biters to eat the full array of fruit and vegetable colours. So we are supposed to send our children in with at least three […]
I whipped these up this afternoon when I realised I still had a lot of carrots left and no baked goods in the freezer. The Ankle Biters proclaim them to be delicious. Rat Girl AKA Lil Miss has made little finger holes in several of them. Bummer she can reach the kitchen bench now. Carrot […]
Now I know that it is hard to go wrong with a Sunday roast and a leg of lamb totally rocks in it’s own right. I’m not disputing that. If, however, you really want to take it to the next level, have I got a recipe for you. Yeah baby. Kashmiri Style Leg of Lamb […]
Plain cracker style biscuits get eaten at a very rapid rate in our house. Making them ourselves is good on so many levels. It’s cheap, they’re free of additives and best of all, it keeps the kids amused for ages. Their jobs are cutting and glazing and they’re getting pretty good at it. Plain Biscuits […]
Bulk buying fresh food means lot’s of cooking when you get home. Particularly when the Bread Winner has not made lunch for the Ankle Biters and dinner also needs to be prepared. So, today the Kitchen Playground produced leftover coriander pesto burger and cheese in sandwiches for lunch. Adzuki bean soup with cheese and thyme […]
Because he loves cheesecake and I love him. Mixed Chocolate Cheesecake 175g packet shortbread biscuits, crushed 75g butter, melted 500g cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup light muscovado 2 teaspoon gelatine, dissolved in 14 cup boiling water, cooled 100g fairtrade orange flavoured chocolate 100g fairtrade white chocolate with scorched almonds 1 cup pure cream 8 seconds […]
In response to Maria’s food challenge. Firstly, I don’t think you could successfully use applesauce as a sugar substitute. You can use apple concentrate but it’s pretty much as bad as sugar. Too much concentrated fructose. One thing that you might like is that it can be used as an oil/butter substitute in baking. You’ll […]
I’m off to yum cha tomorrow for a friend’s birthday. I wanted to take her a little birthday treat and figured a small cake was somewhat apt. Only thing is, my house is rather devoid of sweet things right now as I still have two rogue Christmas kilos to banish from my nether region. I […]