Tonight at Chez KP, we feasted. Oh boy did we feast. I was testing some recipes for Jaden of Steamy Kitchen who will soon be releasing her fabulous cookbook, which, based on the recipes I have tested, I highly recommend. Fast, fabulous Asian food. What could be better? We managed to test three recipes over […]
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. […]
I consider myself very lucky to have Ankle Biters with quite adult palates. Well there is both luck and good management involved in that. However, I have lately been overcome by a burning desire to throw a good old fashioned grown up dinner party. The Bread Winner is about to vanish to far away ports […]
My potato plants all died off. So I went digging about to see what I could see. What I saw were lot’s of very small potatoes. I think the problem is the soil. It’s the second crop of potatoes in that tub in a row and they haven’t had a huge amount of compost. So […]
When the Ankle Biters insist on rising at 4.30am and I have to spend three hours of the morning in the pool, I tend to run a little short of energy in the afternoon. Even more so when I cut the tip off my finger and bleed like a stuck pig for hours on end. […]
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 […]
Now I do realise that Brussel Sprouts are neither a herb nor particularly uncommon or exotic. They are an interesting plant though and a very cheap vegetable when in season. They are also very nutritious. The trick is making the most of them while they are in season. Personally, I love them. I will happily […]
Just to force some more disliked orange veg down the family’s collective throat. I’m on a winner with this one though, they all love it. The Bread Winner looked quite surprised when I told him what he was eating. Of course I didn’t tell him until after he told me that he was really enjoying […]
I’ve been looking forward to tonight’s dinner. Lot’s of lovely aromatics which are mostly fresh from my garden. Something that always warms the cockles of my grumpy heart. Thai Style Beef and Mushroom soup adapted from Super Food Ideas, April 2004 2 cups chicken stock 1 cup water 1 stick lemongrass, white part only, chopped […]
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 […]