The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Leftovers, Lunch on Mar 6th, 2008
Do you know what I love about not being typically Western in the way we eat meat? I love that 3 lonely lamb chops that didn’t get cooked at a barbecue the other day will easily make a meal for 4 of us.
I also have half a dish of leftover vegetable gratin and some large [...]
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Leftovers, Lunch on Mar 4th, 2008
Every time I open the fridge lately I see more leftovers dictating my life. I thought I’d cleared it this morning but a half eaten tin of baked beans just waved at me. I have no idea where that came from. Hmm, must be the Bread Winner at work.
All’s well that doesn’t get wasted [...]
Which is always a pain when you’ve been at a picnic all day and you’re tired and have cut lunches to make. A few minutes staring slack jawed into the pantry provided a decent solution. Lucky the Lil Miss isn’t fussy though. I did run out of the avocado and crab mixture so she got [...]
My planned Vietnamese crab and shrimp rice noodle soup totally morphed. It ended up being a seafood soup of a more French style served with a freshly baked loaf of semi-rye bread. It worked a treat. I’m very happy there is enough left for lunch tomorrow….if I bake another loaf of bread of course.
In case [...]
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Budget, Carnivorous, Leftovers, Lunch, Poultry on Feb 17th, 2008
My Father in Law is in town for a month. That’s a good thing in case you were wondering. It does mean lots of impromptu family gatherings. Which is also a good thing. A little difficult to manage on a Sunday night though. Difficult because I have one extra, maybe three. I won’t know how [...]
Posted in Lunch on Feb 12th, 2008
OK, this sandwich is very, very naughty but incredibly delicious.
Crispy fried free range bacon and creamy blue cheese.
My rear end is expanding just making one for the Bread Winner’s lunch. Lucky I don’t have enough bacon left to actually eat one.
It’s uncharacteristically cold and wet here today. Most un-February like. Plus the entire family is suffering from a rotten cold. I loathe summer colds. They’re anachronisms to my mind.
Good weather for soup though which is nice as I’m still trying to clear out the freezer. Poor thing is crying out for a defrost. I lust [...]
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Baking, Budget, Carnivorous, Leftovers, Lunch, Vegetarian on Jan 31st, 2008
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 Eight in Sydney and a continuation of Holiday Meal Planning.
Australia Day! Happy Australia Day Australians. I hope you all find a lovely way to celebrate. We’re thinking of trotting off to Darling Harbour.
Meal Plan Day Eight
Breakfast - toast, eggs and bacon
Lunch - seafood BBQ and salad
Dinner - dinner at Wagamamma, Darling Harbour
Seafood BBQ [...]
Day Seven in Sydney and a continuation of Holiday Meal Planning.
It;s day trip to Lake Macquarie day today. I packed lunch and snacks last night so we can head off and play early. All quite boring in the food department really.
Meal Plan Day Seven
Breakfast - crumpets
Lunch - ham, cheese and salad wraps
Dinner - soft [...]
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