The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in Budget, Vegetarian on Oct 28th, 2008
Out there in the ether is a cook book. It’s name escapes me. It’s a vegetarian cook book. It’s appallingly laid out. So much so that it is nearly impossible to browse. Not a photo or illustration to be seen and set out in columns. It does contain some gold if you have the stamina […]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Budget, Carnivorous, Leftovers, Light Meals, Salads & Vegetables on Oct 27th, 2008
After the weekend’s birthday celebrations, one thing I did not feel like doing today was cooking. Rare but true. Even so, it’s only just occurred to me as I type this that take away is the common option for nights such as tonight. It’s just not something that occurs to me more than once in […]
Posted in Budget, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Vegetarian on Oct 24th, 2008
Well, well, well, haven’t I been the uncharacteristically absent blogger this week! Lil Miss has had gastro so my attention has been on washing bed linen, mopping up, showering and trying to get the poor little pet to keep some fluids down. Just as I was starting to become concerned about her state of dehydration, […]
Posted in Budget, Garden, Vegetarian on Oct 20th, 2008
I was raised on spanakopita or a variation thereof from a week kiddie. Something that strikes me as a little strange when I think about it, given the lack of multiculturalism in suburban Melbourne in the early 70’s. There was a goodly sized Greek community in Melbourne even then but we didn’t have any personal […]
Posted in Budget, Vegetarian, thermomix on Oct 19th, 2008
Why oh why are my family so jolly difficult about orange vegetables? I know they are good eaters and I really shouldn’t complain but I love my beta-carotene and I wish they did too. Every now and again I try something new hoping it will be a winner.
My current read is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by […]
Posted in Baking, Budget, Garden, Light Meals, Vegetarian on Oct 17th, 2008
Lately, Son and Heir greatly objects to staying home all day. He has this driving need for some form of outing every day. It’s a pain in the backside when I don’t want to go anywhere. Like today. All I wanted to do was clean the house and tend to some outdoor tasks that I […]
Posted in Budget, Garden, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Vegetarian on Oct 16th, 2008
Here is a random nasturtiun from my back yard. Not relevant to anything else I have to say today. Just pretty.
Now that I’ve got that out of my system, I’ll move on to my next random topic. The Junior Landcare Watermelon Challenge. It’s open to Australian children as individuals or as schools. The idea is […]
Posted in Budget, Poultry, Soup, thermomix on Oct 15th, 2008
If I was asked (or even if I wasn’t) to name my favourite cook book author, I’m fairly sure the answer is Charmaine Solomon. Which provided for a happy moment within a rotten task.
Lil Miss has finally grown long enough legs to enable her to climb on to the ladderless top bunk. Which means that […]
Posted in Budget, Leftovers, Light Meals, Vegetarian on Oct 12th, 2008
Today was 30 degrees. That’s 86 if you speak Farenheit. It’s going to be a long hot summer.
Which prompted me to make a summery meal. Well that and the fact that I had nothing planned, some scraps that needed using, lunches to make, no bread and not a lot of time on my hands. Want […]
Posted in Budget, Garden, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Vegetarian, thermomix on Oct 11th, 2008
I don’t know if I am just uber passionate about my food loves or that I can’t grow enough of anything to give a glut large enough to actually make me sick of certain foods. Or maybe a little of both.
I let the last batch of asparagus run wild rather than eat it with great […]
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