The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in Condiments, Sauces, thermomix on Jun 4th, 2011
Yes, yes, once again I’m adapting from Adam Liaw’s Two Asian Kitchens to the thermomix. Any guesses what my favourite cook book du jour is? Little wonder, Liaw has harnessed most of my favourite flavours in one book and the majority of the recipes are quite time efficient, even more so once I convert them [...]
Posted in Budget, Cooking basics, Other, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces on May 28th, 2011
I love chilli and garlic oil. It’s brilliant to add a kick to cooking, dipping for dumplings, drizzling for soups. So many things taste better for a splash, drizzle or dunk of it.
Like so many things it’s also a breeze to make in the thermomix and even though I use it a lot, one batch [...]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Breakfast, Light Meals, Sauces, Seafood, thermomix on Feb 28th, 2010
February is the new December. Busy, busy, busy. Not to mention often too hot to cook. This little meal is not only versatile in the time of day that it suits but it’s delicious and can be made in 10 minutes from start to finish. What more could you possibly want?
Poached salmon, egg and asparagus [...]
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, [...]
Posted in Light Meals, Sauces, Seafood, thermomix on Oct 19th, 2009
The onset of spring has brought about a craving for light but filling meals here at chez KP. As the weather has been relatively cool, salads haven’t made much of an inroad to our table, instead, the varoma has been getting quite the workout. Fish and steamed vegetables, with or without rice has become a [...]
Posted in Budget, Dessert, Garden, Leftovers, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces, Seafood, Uncategorized, thermomix on Jul 26th, 2009
Sometimes, the simplest of meals receives the highest accolades. Tonight was one of those nights.
Some simple little prawn and potato patties made from $3 of prawns and 3 potatoes with a simple lemon chive sauce and a mound of steamed vegetables. The family feed for just under $6 and the plates licked clean. There should [...]
Mea culpa, mea culpa. I am a bad blogger. In my defense, I claim good reason. The Bread Winner was a victim of economic downsizing which meant that I have been working every shift I could get my mitts on. Which, as it happens, was a lot. It’s mighty hard to blog from the depths [...]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Budget, Garden, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Preserves, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces, Vegetarian, thermomix on Jan 3rd, 2009
What could be more satisfying, frustrating, and completely fulfilling as a day spent between vegetable patch and preserving? I’m sure the majority could think of lot’s of things but I’m know I’m not alone in thinking it nigh on the perfect day.
From an early trip to the farmer’s market, I launched straight into bottling peaches, [...]
Posted in Budget, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Sauces, Seafood on Dec 28th, 2008
The days between Christmas and New Year tend to be such a pleasant interlude. Lot’s of pottering and purging and rearranging. There is a timeless quality of not being exactly sure what day of the week, or even what day it is. Not only a very pleasant time but also strangely productive.
After five or so [...]
Posted in Carnivorous, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces, thermomix on Dec 21st, 2008
This Last week’s book has been patiently sitting in the kitchen waiting for my attention all week. My attention, however, has been elsewhere. In terms of my food planning, the week has actually finished but unfinished business bothers me, so I will use Food To Go from the AWWs home library tonight whilst perusing this [...]
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