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, Leftovers, Light Meals, Vegetarian on Oct 12th, 2008
Today was 30 degrees. That’s 86 if you speak Farenheit. It’s going to be a long hot summer.
Which prompted me to make a summery meal. Well that and the fact that I had nothing planned, some scraps that needed using, lunches to make, no bread and not a lot of time on my hands. Want […]
Posted in Budget, Garden, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Vegetarian, thermomix on Oct 11th, 2008
I don’t know if I am just uber passionate about my food loves or that I can’t grow enough of anything to give a glut large enough to actually make me sick of certain foods. Or maybe a little of both.
I let the last batch of asparagus run wild rather than eat it with great […]
Posted in Budget, Salads & Vegetables, Vegetarian on Sep 26th, 2008
We like to mix things up a little round here. So I took a salad, added some grated cheese, sour cream and freshly made corn tortillas. Yum. Although perhaps serving beans for both lunch and dinner was overkill. Maybe we should stay out of the public arena for awhile.
Southwestern Black Bean Salad
from Tossed, Jane Lawson
3/4 […]
Posted in Baking, Budget, Light Meals, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Salads & Vegetables, Seafood, Starters & Snacks, Vegetarian, thermomix on Sep 22nd, 2008
I deserted this little bloglet over the weekend in favour of particpating in real life. It happens sometimes.
On Saturday night, I gussied up, deserted Ankle Biter and the Bread Winner and headed out to a friend’s 40th. Fun, fun, fun! Bubbles, red wine, lots of lovely party food and greta conversation. Not to mention the […]
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 Budget, Salads & Vegetables, Vegetarian on Sep 18th, 2008
It may not be as warm as I would like just yet but salads can still be just right. They just need a bit of warmth to them. I served this with freshly baked pain de campagne. A perfect combination.
Eggplant and Lentil Salad
adapted from Tossed by Jane Lawson
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup green lentils
2 cups […]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Budget, Garden, Light Meals, Salads & Vegetables, Vegetarian on Sep 13th, 2008
Today was another wonderful, warm Melbourne spring day. Complete with somewhat annoying trademark Melbourne gale force winds. The Ankle Biters and I were out the door by 7.45am and on our way to the farmers market at Collingwood Children’s Farm. As were half the inhabitants on Melbourne (or so it seemed).
photo by pinkcocoa, some rights […]
Posted in Budget, Pasta, Noodles & Rice on Sep 11th, 2008
Pasta makes my family happy. Very happy. So last night we had spag bog. While the sauce was simmering, I whipped up a batch of pumpkin gnocchi with some dying pumpkin for tonight. I was a but heavy handed with the flour and the gnocchi was crap not up to its usual standard. The sauce, […]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Budget, Vegetarian on Sep 9th, 2008
Its true. Pizza actually saves lives. It’s saved multiple lives at Chez KP today.
First and foremost, it’s saved my life. With the gardening fenzy I embarked on and the destruction frenzy Lil Miss embarked on today, any more dinner preparation than pulling some dough out of the freezer and throwing toppings at it when it […]
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