The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Lunch, Party Food, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, thermomix on Aug 14th, 2011
Delicious little morsels, perfect for finger food or piling into lunch boxes. Very bento friendly.
Just in case you were wondering, the recent lack of photos is a gesture of disgust at the hideous lighting in my hideous house. Photography will resume when the house has been demolished. Which will happen soon should the universe care [...]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous on Aug 7th, 2011
This is pure gold. Everyone at Chez KP scoffed this down in a matter of moments. Even after I told them what it was and where it comes from. They’re not offal eaters as a rule. I served it with a green salad on the side. Allow plenty of time for simmering (I did this [...]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Poultry, thermomix on Jul 20th, 2011
These are an old favourite at the Kitchen Playground and frankly I’m surprised I haven’t blogged them before. They work equally well with chicken, pork or turkey mince.
Steamed Curry Cakes
500g chicken, pork or turkey mince
250ml coconut cream
1/3 cup red, green or yellow curry paste*
1 egg
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 teaspoons caster sugar
1 tablespoon roughly chopped peanuts
1 [...]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous on Jul 11th, 2011
It’s true. According to the Ankle Biters, Korean pancakes are as much fun as tacos. I can see their point. Lots of little bowls of ingredients all waiting to be stuffed inside a pancake, food made to be eaten with the fingers and best of all, a bowl of sauce specially for dipping. Feastalicious!
You can [...]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Poultry, thermomix on Jun 30th, 2011
There is something incredibly satisfying about an entire meal produced in the thermomix. When it is as wonderfully healthy as a meal steamed in the varoma, the satisfaction levels can only increase.
Chinese Style Steamed Chicken
1 chicken, cut into breast, wings, thighs and drumsticks
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sherry
2 teaspoons cornfour
2cm piece ginger, finely grated (10 [...]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Budget, Carnivorous, Leftovers on Jun 16th, 2011
The old saying says that necessity is the mother of invention. Tonight at the Kitchen Playground, it was necessary to use up some leftover (homemade) tofu and some leftover roast lamb. The result was a simple and tasty little dish that would work just as well with uncooked lamb, just increase the cooking time slightly [...]
Posted in Carnivorous, Slow cooker/crock pot on Jun 7th, 2011
Monday night. Swimming night. Dinner needs to be made ready in the time it takes the Ankle Biters to shower and change. So Monday is generally a slow cooker night in the colder months. I do all the prep on the Sunday night and pop it in the fridge ready to be put in the [...]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Carnivorous on Nov 14th, 2010
I love this dish. It is utter simplicity and tastes like spring. Lamb steaks, grilled until just pink topped with 1kg broad beans, cooked, shelled and mixed with 250g Danish feta. That’s it. Dinner in a flash.
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Carnivorous, Food Challenge, Salads & Vegetables on Feb 7th, 2010
First week of term, hot weather, committee meetings, swimming lessons, work, craft group meetings. Totally crazy week to decide to do a culinary trip round the world. We did it though. And thoroughly enjoyed it. Unfortunately, it’s taken until today to catch up on blogging about it.
First Born has placed French food in second place, [...]
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Budget, Carnivorous, Food Challenge, Leftovers, Light Meals, Lunch, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces, Seafood, Soup, thermomix on Jan 31st, 2010
Ahh Vietnamese food. It never fails to delight. Never. Every dish was hungrily gobbled and loudly praised this evening.
The soup was magical. My love for pho is not unknown but I simply did not have the time to make the stock. I’ve found my quick substitute soup. The beef and Vietnamese coriander soup is light, [...]
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