It was a coldish and wet day yesterday. Comfort food day. We’ve been having so many salads lately I really wanted a good old vegetable fest. Vegetable Gratin 2 carrots, thinly sliced 1 sweet potato, thinly sliced big chunk pumpkin, thinly sliced 3 potatoes, thinly sliced bunch asparagus, woody ends removed and cut into 1 […]
Or kinder, or work, or creche, or whatever else requires you to start wracking your brains about packing lunches. Lunch is my least liked meal of the day. I don’t heart thinking about it. I try and avoid thinking about it by having a checklist of ideas floating around the kitchen. I thought I’d share […]
Day Nine in Sydney and a continuation of Holiday Meal Planning. Today is all about cleaning out the fridge, using everything up and making sure we have snacks for the car. We’re leaving early tomorrow morning to drive home. I miss my dog, my thermomix and my sewing machine but with the exception of Bronte, […]
Absolute serendipity once again. A beautifully harmonious blend of things left in the fridge. Made in the thermomix. Could be made almost as quickly using a food processor to chopa nd a saucepan to cook. Messier though. Love my thermomix. Carrot, Chickpea and Ginger Soup 1 salad onion 1 shallot 3 cloves garlic 6 carrots, […]
Yesterday I knew two things about today. Firstly that I was going to Mt Martha which is an hour and a half drive each way. Secondly that it was going to be 41 degrees. Both of those things meant that I was not going to have the time to cook and that it would be […]
I found a recipe ages ago and put it aside thinking I might make some as Christmas gifts. I didn’t get around to that but I came across the recipe again last weekend and thought I’d make a batch for Christmas Day nibbles and general snacking. I won’t re-write the recipe as I made it […]
If you read my ramble this morning, you won’t be surprised to discover that tonight’s dinner comes from Into the Vietnamese Kitchen. I’ve made the panfried stuffed tofu exactly as the recipe specifies, which is a rarity for me. Due to a tomato shortage courtesy of yesterday’s bolognese extravaganza, I have omitted the tomato sauce […]
This week got away from me a bit in the kitchen department which meant I had a selection of vegetables that really needed to be cooked today. Plus I had some odd remnants of cheese. Cheese and Vegetable Strudel A few stray snow peas A few stray green beans 1 head broccoli 1 potato wedge […]
This is a Charmaine Solomon recipe, I’ve just adjusted it for use in the Thermomix. Much easier to make this way. In the pre-Thermomix days, the kneading stage used to drive me to distraction. Cheese Koftas in Creamy Sauce 2 litres full cream milk 60 ml lemon juice 3 tablespoons coriander, finely chopped 2 tablespoons […]
This is a quick and easy dish I threw together tonight when I suddenly realised I was running very late. Not a true 10 minute meal as it takes a little longer to cook but certainly less than 10 minutes work in the thermomix. Moroccan Style Vegetable and Couscous 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 onions […]