You know I really don’t dig burgers. Certainly not from places you can actually drive through. Shudder. In fact, I have never had so much as a nibble of a big mac. Not even the frshly cooked fish and chip shop variety. In fact, not even a homemade version of the same. But I do […]
Downright fruity. That’s what my chilli plants are. It seems that every few days I have another big clump all red and ripe and delectable. I use a lot in day to day cooking but I reached a point of excess today so I decided to make a chilli sauce. Because I totally live on […]
Now I know that it is hard to go wrong with a Sunday roast and a leg of lamb totally rocks in it’s own right. I’m not disputing that. If, however, you really want to take it to the next level, have I got a recipe for you. Yeah baby. Kashmiri Style Leg of Lamb […]
Me and the tofu. Totally stuffed. My craving for stuffed tofu and yet more green vegetables has led to a very messy kitchen today. Which is kind of depressing as I just knew it wasn’t going to taste as good as I wanted it to. I think I left my cooking mojo in the bottom […]
Bulk buying fresh food means lot’s of cooking when you get home. Particularly when the Bread Winner has not made lunch for the Ankle Biters and dinner also needs to be prepared. So, today the Kitchen Playground produced leftover coriander pesto burger and cheese in sandwiches for lunch. Adzuki bean soup with cheese and thyme […]
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 […]
Left over pho noodles. Mmm, something long soup like. Leftover wonton wrappers. Mmm, something short soup like. Or both together. That’s pretty much how my brain works. And reckless abandon week seems to be having more than it’s fair share at the moment. Which is cool. So, fish stock from the freezer, a couple of […]
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 was just loving the thought of this afternoon. Lot’s of kitchen pottering to do. Dinner to make, lunches to prepare for tomorrow, yoghurt cheese, goats milk yoghurt to make, bread to bake, kombucha to brew. So much fun to be had. One thing I didn’t factor in though…fighting Ankle Biters. I swear the little […]
Today, it’s the Bread Winner and my anniversary. Our wedding anniversary that is. We celebrate both our wedding anniversary and our original anniversary. Because we can and because it seems kind of strange to discount the years we were shacked up before we decided to go all traditional. Anyway, organising a baby sitter and a […]