In response too Maria’s food challenge. Spring Filo Tart 1 Zucchini 1 bunch asaparagus 2 – 3 tomatoes 1 tin salmon 4 sheets filo pastry Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Chop tomato into small pieces, drain salmon and thinly slice zucchini. Gently heat together in a small saucepan and drain off excess liquid. Brush sheets […]
I got a good deal on some trout fillets and lovely fresh calamari rings. Not quite enough of either to fed us all so I thought I would combine them. I skinned the trout and removed the little bones (name of which escapes me right now) which left me with skinny little strips of fish. […]
This recipe is only minorly adjusted from a recipe I found on Seriously Good to suit the contents of the pantry at time of cooking. Delicious. The original recipe has the curry served with puff pastry shells rather than with rice. I’d love to do it that way and probably will but I didn’t have […]
I can see this week getting away from me on a daily basis. I had a grand vision for tonight’s dinner but what with one thing and another… one thing being First Born’s impending birthday party and another being working an extra shift…it turned into a rush job. So I may try this again when […]
I took the day off yesterday, we’ve had a big party weekend. Too much junk food. All of which culminated in First Born having a major food colouring induced meltdown this afternoon. Most unattractive. Anyway, I’m back on track now and I’m loving the ease and simplicity of fish steamed in the varoma. Particularly the […]
I picked up a lovely barramundi at the market with vision of cooking it in the varoma. For the thermomix uninitiated, the varoma is the steamer unit that sits on top. It’s pretty fabulous actually, you can cook the entire meal, including a sauce all at the same time. Impressively efficient. So…what exactly to do […]