The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, stockpiling on Aug 30th, 2008
One would assume, that with the Bread Winner on distant shores, I would purchase less food than is usual this week. Alas that was not to be due to two occurrences.
The first occurrence was running out of butter. A simple little thing you think? Except for the fact that it’s been 12 months since I […]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Budget, Light Meals, Salads & Vegetables on Aug 11th, 2008
When the Ankle Biters insist on rising at 4.30am and I have to spend three hours of the morning in the pool, I tend to run a little short of energy in the afternoon. Even more so when I cut the tip off my finger and bleed like a stuck pig for hours on end. […]
Tonight, I depart momentarily to discuss the other thing that sucks up vast amounts of my time. Cleaning. Because Maria asked me to and I’m always happy to oblige.
Rhonda has a short list of basic products that you can clean your whole house with. She has a category on cleaning that is well worth having […]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous on Apr 19th, 2008
We did! It’s true. We ate out for under $8 for the 4 of us tonight.
OK, so I’m being a little misleading. I packed dinner into the car fridge and cooked it on the free barbecue at a local park. It’s a beautiful autumn day in Melbourne. Sunny and warm, not too windy. Plus I’m […]
Posted in Vegetarian on Apr 17th, 2008
Kris of Cheap Healthy Good suggests that Cheesy Eggplant Bake is not a name that does the dish justice. I disagree. It’s a name that screams scrumptious, filling comfort food to me. I don’t need fancy names to be excited by a recipe. A promise of cheesy goodness will never fail.
My variations to the original […]
Posted in Budget, Salads & Vegetables, Vegetarian, thermomix on Apr 2nd, 2008
Lately, on a fortnightly basis, I throw meal planning to the wind with reckless abandon and simply buy up enough seasonal fruit and vegetables to get me through the week. Then, on a daily basis I think of a way of combining the fresh fruit and vegetables with something from the freezer or pantry […]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Leftovers, Lunch on Mar 6th, 2008
Do you know what I love about not being typically Western in the way we eat meat? I love that 3 lonely lamb chops that didn’t get cooked at a barbecue the other day will easily make a meal for 4 of us.
I also have half a dish of leftover vegetable gratin and some large […]
Posted in Budget, Vegetarian on Feb 1st, 2008
It was a coldish and wet day yesterday. Comfort food day. We’ve been having so many salads lately I really wanted a good old vegetable fest.
Vegetable Gratin
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 sweet potato, thinly sliced
big chunk pumpkin, thinly sliced
3 potatoes, thinly sliced
bunch asparagus, woody ends removed and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 zucchini, thinly sliced
handful mushrooms, […]
Posted in Breakfast, Budget, Vegetarian on Jan 27th, 2008
Day Nine in Sydney and a continuation of Holiday Meal Planning.
Today is all about cleaning out the fridge, using everything up and making sure we have snacks for the car. We’re leaving early tomorrow morning to drive home. I miss my dog, my thermomix and my sewing machine but with the exception of Bronte, […]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Breakfast, Budget, Leftovers, Lunch, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Poultry on Jan 22nd, 2008
Day Four in Sydney and a continuation of Holiday Meal Planning.
We actually had a meal today that I didn’t cook so don’t expect a recipe for lunch! It was delicious. Probably a tad to much chilli though. I like it hot but it killed the actual flavour of the laksa. We ate in the […]
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The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
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