I deserted this little bloglet over the weekend in favour of particpating in real life. It happens sometimes. On Saturday night, I gussied up, deserted Ankle Biter and the Bread Winner and headed out to a friend’s 40th. Fun, fun, fun! Bubbles, red wine, lots of lovely party food and great conversation. Not to mention […]
photo by Joi, some rights reserved Asian Style Chicken Noodle Salad adapted from Tossed by Jane Lawson serves 4 – 6 250g bean vermicelli noodles 1 tablespoon rice bran oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 2cm piece ginger 1 fresh red chilli 1 tablespoon laksa paste (optional) 6 free range chicken thighs (minced in thermomix […]
It may not be as warm as I would like just yet but salads can still be just right. They just need a bit of warmth to them. I served this with freshly baked pain de campagne. A perfect combination. Eggplant and Lentil Salad adapted from Tossed by Jane Lawson 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 […]
Salad Fever continues at Chez KP with ongoing inspiration from ‘Tossed‘. Warm potato and sausage salad 8 small potatoes, unpeeled olive oil sea salt 6 sausages (I used Cornish, spicy would work well too) rocket (arugula) 300g semi dried cherry tomatoes Dressing 1 head garlic, cloves separated but unpeeled 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 2 tablespoons […]
Today was another wonderful, warm Melbourne spring day. Complete with somewhat annoying trademark Melbourne gale force winds. The Ankle Biters and I were out the door by 7.45am and on our way to the farmers market at Collingwood Children’s Farm. As were half the inhabitants on Melbourne (or so it seemed). photo by pinkcocoa, some […]
Pasta makes my family happy. Very happy. So last night we had spag bog. While the sauce was simmering, I whipped up a batch of pumpkin gnocchi with some dying pumpkin for tonight. I was a but heavy handed with the flour and the gnocchi was crap not up to its usual standard. The sauce, […]
Its true. Pizza actually saves lives. It’s saved multiple lives at Chez KP today. First and foremost, it’s saved my life. With the gardening fenzy I embarked on and the destruction frenzy Lil Miss embarked on today, any more dinner preparation than pulling some dough out of the freezer and throwing toppings at it when […]
One of my favourite types of meal, particularly during the week, is the one pot meal. Minimal mess, minimal preparation, all good ideals. I picked up 4 lovely flathead fillets for the crazy low, low price of $4.20. Flathead is one of my favourite fish. A real flavour of my childhood. My maternal grandfather (Pappy) […]
Conjunctivitis has confined us to quarters. I lost my tiny little mind last night and threatened the Ankle Biters with mutilation politely asked the Ankle Biters to clean up their mess. It’s too wet to garden. All in all we’re having a slow and lazy Sunday morning. Which is nice. We’ve been on a pancake […]
The pay offs for getting it right are soooo darn good. ciabatta dough proving for the second time. ciabatta loaves proving prior to baking two freshly baked ciabtta loaves nothing beats fresh bread except maybe a blue cheese and salad sandwich on freshly baked bread Ciabatta from World Breads by Paul Gayler For the Biga […]