If you’ve always wanted to make your own croissants, but have been put off by rumours of difficulty, do it. They’re not difficult, they’re time consuming. If you have a day at home and 5 minutes to devote every 20 minutes or so for a couple of hours, that is your croissant making window. If […]
Not for the first time, when shown my latest creation, the Bread Winner wondered aloud what possesses me to do these things. How does one take that? Is it mere bemusement? Derision? Disgust? I justified this creation with the notion of children and festivities and keeping the Ankle Biters amused in the lead up to […]
It’s been a couple of weeks since this dinner party. Somewhat uncharacteristically, I didn’t take a single photo. It took all my energy to get the food to the table. Little did I know, I was being hit with a nasty virus which took complete control of me sometime around midnight that same evening and […]
Its been a while coming but here are the recipes from our recent dinner party. chorizo in potatoes I read about these in a Gourmet Traveller whilst sitting in a cafe in Sydney recently. I didn’t copy the recipe but it’s pretty simple so I probably did the same thing as the original recipe specified. […]
If we are actually going to be home in an actual house for Easter rather than waking up in our tent like we usually do, I suppose it would be nice to make a special breakfast. We had breakfast at Apte a few weeks ago and they served a dish similar to this. I’ve been […]
42 degrees for New Year’s Eve does not really incline one towards anything requiring hefty kitchen duty. We had planned to go to a friend’s house for a BBQ/drinks/casual get together. Eve the thought of hot meat was a little overbearing so I decided on the ultimate in simplicity. Individual platters of smoked salmon, prawns, […]
We are having Christmas lunch at my brother and his wife’s house this year. We all pitch in and bring food so no one has to work too hard. I was quick to bags dessert because a wonderful recipe sprang to mind courtesy of the lovely Jan. I also volunteered a couple of salads because […]
We have a Christmas Eve brunch at our house this year with BIL, SIL and Niece. Nice relaxed way to enjoy some family Christmas cheer. So here is my Christmas Eve Brunch for 7. Bircher Muesli (an adaptation) 500g good quality un-toasted muesli (I used Carman’s, you could of course make up your own mix […]