The Kitchen Playground

Light and delicious, this meal evolved out of leftover smoked salmon, a few stray cubes of goats feta and 150g leftover chevre.

Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Filo Quiche
150g goat chevre
a few cubes of leftover marinated goat feta
5 slices leftover smoked salmon, roughly torn,
8 eggs lightly beaten
2 teaspoons capers
1 bunch chives, finely chopped
1 spring onion, finely […]

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This week got away from me a bit in the kitchen department which meant I had a selection of vegetables that really needed to be cooked today. Plus I had some odd remnants of cheese.
Cheese and Vegetable Strudel
A few stray snow peas
A few stray green beans
1 head broccoli
1 potato
wedge pumpkin
8 baby carrots
3 cloves garlic
1 […]

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I vaguely remember doing something similar to this last summer and really enjoying it. So I recreated as best I could remember. It’s a lovely summer meal served with a salad and leftovers are perfect for lunch boxes.
Tuna & Cream Cheese Rolls.
485g tin tuna in springwater
250g block cream cheese
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
bunch chives, finely […]

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I did this with filo pastry simply because I had some that needed using up. Of course you could use shortcrust but I actually preferred the lightness of filo in the warmer weather. I served it with mash and salad. Like most thermomix meals it’s super quick and easy to prepare.
Thermomix Steak and Kidney Pie
350 […]

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