Son and Heir saw a big paella cooking on the box the other day and declared it his favourite. Upon further quizzing, the only ingredient he correctly identified was prawns, that was enough to make it a favourite. So I promised to cook it for him. Which of course I was happy to do as […]
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 […]
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 […]
If you adapt an adaptation, how do you know if you just recreated the original? Assuming of course that you haven’t seen the original. Highly unlikely in this instance but it’s something to think about nonetheless. Or not. As you choose. Steamy Kitchen’s Jaden adapted this from Cooking Light The Complete Cook Book. I adapted […]
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 […]
All it takes is one Ankle Biter to cause a ruckus at 3.30am and the whole family suffers. By this afternoon, I was completely wilted and the AB’s could have whinged for Australia. Major distraction necessary. The pasta machine always works. They love turning the handle on that thing. A few stirs at various other […]
When Bob was handing out taste buds and palates and the like, my Dad was curiously absent. Which makes dinner challenging when he comes to visit. It’s a question of balance. Something that Dad will eat and something that won’t make the rest of us actually die of palate induced ennui. That’s a real disease, […]
Seafood and yoghurt cheese ravioli with mushroom sauce. 250g good quality marinara mix yoghurt cheese 300g flour 3 eggs 10ml olive oil For the Sauce: 8 or so mushrooms 2 cloves garlic 2 anchovies dob of butter dash cream grated parmesan Combine flour, eggs and oil and knead well. In the thermomix, combine for 5 […]
I made pho for dinner on the weekend. It was delicious. Must post about it. Not now though. It presented me with somewhat of a dilemma. The stock calls for 3 kg beef spare ribs. The meat does not get used in the actual dish. So I was left with all the meat that had […]
I bought some oxtail at market the other day intending to make an oxtail lasagne. Only thing was that we’ve already had bolognaise this week and it just seemed too ‘same’. I’ve been wanting to make a variation on Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Spaghetti and the combination of those two thoughts inspired this dish. I made […]