It was three degrees here this morning and I’m a summer person. So the last thing I felt like doing at 8am was heading out to the farmer’s market. Yet what is more appealing in cold weather than food? Hearty, warming comfort food. Does one stay home in the warm, or venture out and procure […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Javanese Beef Curry adapted from Super Food Ideas 5 green onions, roughly chopped 5 cloves garlic 3cm piece ginger 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon white pepper 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil 500g beef (any cut is fine) 1/2 cup ketcap manis 2 cinnamon sticks 3 medium tomatoes juice 2 limes Grind first 5 ingredients into […]
You know I really don’t dig burgers. Certainly not from places you can actually drive through. Shudder. In fact, I have never had so much as a nibble of a big mac. Not even the frshly cooked fish and chip shop variety. In fact, not even a homemade version of the same. But I do […]
Despite my dazzling array of ideas at the start of the year, the sandwich/leftover rut always rears its boring head at some point. The rainbow challenge issued by Son and Heir’s kinder has given me the kick up the rear I need to move past it. In keeping with both the rainbow theme and the […]