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 […]
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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 […]
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Every night this week I’ve had all the good posting intentions in the world. Life keeps getting in the way though in one form or another. Today has been no different. I will however assuage my non-posting guilt with a series of random images of things we have been eating this week.
Son and Heir has […]
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Posted in Breakfast, Vegetarian on Jul 18th, 2008
Porridge is our weekday staple, particularly in the cooler months. We never eat porridge on the weekends though. Never. I think there may even be an unwritten rule against it. Or maybe even written. Maybe I just wrote it.
Weekend breakfasts hover between eggs, toast, pancakes, benedict if I’m feeling fancy. I felt like breaking away […]
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No idea what is going on at Chez KP at the moment but I have odds and ends of leftovers everywhere. If not strictly leftovers, it’s bits and pieces that need using urgently so as to be wasted. So creativity is required.
Last night I decided to finish some leftover cooked sausages, leftover colcannon, some mushrooms […]
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Now I do realise that Brussel Sprouts are neither a herb nor particularly uncommon or exotic. They are an interesting plant though and a very cheap vegetable when in season. They are also very nutritious. The trick is making the most of them while they are in season.
Personally, I love them. I will happily munch […]
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Posted in Budget, Soup, Vegetarian, thermomix on Jun 13th, 2008
Without a doubt it’s a winter thing. But nothing beats a good root. Vegetable. Personally, I love parsnips. So I got all excited when Brazen mentioned this parsnip soup. I got even more excited at the market today when I found a box of gorgeous little local parsnips. Here’s a hint. Don’t buy big […]
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Son and Heir loves to cook with me. Best of all, he’s actually old and coordinated enough to be useful these days. He even has his own ‘kiddie kutter’, an Ankle Biter safe knife that he uses with great pride (check the ad on on the side if you’re interested). Lil Miss and the Bread […]
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Just to force some more disliked orange veg down the family’s collective throat. I’m on a winner with this one though, they all love it. The Bread Winner looked quite surprised when I told him what he was eating. Of course I didn’t tell him until after he told me that he was really enjoying […]
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Posted in Budget, Light Meals, Vegetarian on Jun 5th, 2008
Admittedly it wasn’t such a hit with the Ankle Biters this time but my friend Cath and I were mightily impressed. I roasted the pumpkin the day before when I was cooking dinner which made them really quick and easy to whip up too. Budget too, perfect!
Pumpkin, Walnut and Feta Scrolls
adapted from Super Food Ideas
1.2kg […]
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