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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Without a doubt it’s a winter thing. But nothing beats a good root. Vegetable. Personally, I love parsnips. So I got all excited when Brazen mentioned this parsnip soup. I got even more excited at the market today when I found a box of gorgeous little local parsnips. Here’s a hint. Don’t buy big parsnips. […]
Son and Heir loves to cook with me. Best of all, he’s actually old and coordinated enough to be useful these days. He even has his own ‘kiddie kutter’, an Ankle Biter safe knife that he uses with great pride (check the ad on on the side if you’re interested). Lil Miss and the Bread […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last night’s cooking class has inspired me to force that old mojo back whether it likes it or not. I went back to work today which kind of interfered with that resolution as it really took the stuffing out of me. I decided though not to let it beat me, just to start of with […]
It really doesn’t take much to break the writing mojo does it? Since my recent computer meltdown, and consequent enforced break, I am struggling to get back to my happy writing place. So apologies for my slackness, I’m working on it. I’ll get there, please be patient with me. Anyway, that aside, I went to […]
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 […]