The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
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, Light Meals, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Poultry, Salads & Vegetables, thermomix on Sep 19th, 2008
It’s a proud day at Chez KP. Son and Heir manged to ride his bicycle all the way to (and from) his swimming lesson. Which is of course where I work. So post-school holidays, I won’t have to drive to work on Wednesdays anymore. Because Son and Heir comes with me on Wednesdays.
photo by Edu-Tourist, […]
Posted in Baking, Carnivorous, Christmas, Dessert, Party Food, Poultry, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces, Seafood, Soup, Starters & Snacks, Vegetarian, thermomix on Aug 27th, 2008
Its been a while coming but here are the recipes from our recent dinner party.
chorizo in potatoes
I read about these in a Gourmet Traveller whilst sitting in a cafe in Sydney recently. I didn’t copy the recipe but it’s pretty simple so I probably did the same thing as the original recipe specified.
2 chorizo
1 large […]
Posted in Baking, Carnivorous, Dessert, Drinks, Light Meals, Party Food, Poultry, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces, Seafood, Soup, Starters & Snacks, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, thermomix on Aug 24th, 2008
I consider myself very lucky to have Ankle Biters with quite adult palates. Well there is both luck and good management involved in that. However, I have lately been overcome by a burning desire to throw a good old fashioned grown up dinner party. The Bread Winner is about to vanish to far away ports […]
Posted in Poultry on Aug 15th, 2008
I found some today at Preston Market. Which makes me happy. I have a grown up diner party planned and now I can cook exactly what I wanted to cook but thought I wouldn’t be able to due to ethical issues. *breathe*
More information forthcoming post-dinner party.
Posted in Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Poultry, Sauces, Starters & Snacks, thermomix on Jun 7th, 2008
Sometimes I just feel like making the Bread Winner something special. His best something specials are pretty much always Mexican. The success of this meal indicated that Son and Heir has inherited his father’s predilection for south of the border flavours. South of the border in the colloquial sense, not literal, as that would […]
Posted in Poultry on May 30th, 2008
Son and Heir is all about learning how the world works and how things are structured. Deviances from structure are looked upon with deep suspicion. Night is dark, day is light and pancakes are for breakfast.
Well why have kids if you can’t mess with their heads? A girl’s got to have some fun.
Pancakes with […]
Posted in Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Poultry on May 21st, 2008
Assuming of course that you haven’t seen the original. Highly unlikely in this instance but it’s something to think about nonetheless. Or not. As you choose.
Steamy Kitchen’s Jaden adapted this from Cooking Light The Complete Cook Book. I adapted Jaden’s adaptation. Obviously.
Moroccan Chicken: Figs, Olive and Honey
weird huh? good though
2 teaspoons olive oil
600g chicken skinless, […]
Posted in Poultry, Salads & Vegetables on Apr 28th, 2008
For the last couple of weeks, the pool heater at work has been broken. Fortunately it was fixed today but the air temperature was cold. So after two and a half hours in the water, I was very glad to be finished work and in a hot shower today. Swim teaching in terms two […]
Tonight we are eating Hainan chicken and rice. I made all three sauces to go with it. Sadly I have no cilantro, nor do I have enough cucumber left to garnish. Steamed broccoli with a dash of oyster sauce will do nicely as a side dish.
The cost of tonight’s meal? I bought the chicken especially. […]
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