The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in 10 minute meals, Light Meals, Sauces, Seafood, thermomix, Varoma on Feb 18th, 2012
Lil Miss had her sixth birthday party today. A lovely little affair at our favourite park. Lunch time parties tend to make me somewhat recalcitrant about cooking dinner. Entirely due to constant nibbling. Fortunately for the hungry men of the household, I was all set with a meal so light, delicious and quick to prepare [...]
Posted in Budget, Light Meals, Seafood, thermomix on Jun 26th, 2011
Here is a quick and healthy meal to cheer your tastebuds. All cooked in the thermomix with the help of the varoma. Of course, without a thermomix, the same could be achieved with a saucepan and steamer. Steamed Fish with Tamarind & Ginger Sauce 4 small whole fish or 4 fillets, any firm white fish [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Light Meals, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Salads & Vegetables, Seafood, thermomix on Jan 30th, 2010
After a night out of the kitchen last night, today we resumed our world tour. Tonight’s top, Thailand. First Born has identified it on the map, read a book about it, drawn the flag and listed similarities between Japan and Thailand. I hope he always loves learning this much. And in such a self directed [...]
Posted in Food Challenge, Light Meals, Poultry, Salads & Vegetables, Seafood, Starters & Snacks, thermomix on Jan 28th, 2010
Warning: International food challenges may cause regular blogging.* First Born has embraced this project with a passion. We went to the library today and he borrowed books on Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, France, Russia and Germany. Today he read his book on Japan, located Japan in his Atlas and drew the Japanese flag. Things like this [...]
Posted in Budget, Light Meals, Salads & Vegetables, Seafood, thermomix on Nov 19th, 2009
The end of spring in Melbourne has been scorchingly hot. Which I am absolutely relishing. I love both the warmth and the complete transformation of our meals into the wonderful world of salads. We’ve had this one twice since I first threw it together a week ago, the second time with the addition of some [...]
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, thermomix, Uncategorized 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 [...]
Posted in Budget, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Seafood on Feb 21st, 2009
Recently we had yum cha with some friends to celebrate Chinese New Year. It was Son and heir’s first bone fide attempt at using chop sticks and he did remarkably well. I mentioned to him that they would be easier to get the hang of if they wee child sized. Ever since, he has been [...]
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