The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Leftovers on Apr 27th, 2008
Sunday night at Chez KP featured the Bread Winner’s favourite cuisine, Mexican. Chimichangas to be precise, courtesy of A Year in CrockPotting. The Bread Winner was muchly pleased.
I used about half the meat and one 400g tin of tomatoes and it was enough for the four of us. I made my own tortillas with yellow […]
Posted in Leftovers, Poultry, Soup, thermomix on Apr 16th, 2008
Left over pho noodles. Mmm, something long soup like. Leftover wonton wrappers. Mmm, something short soup like. Or both together.
That’s pretty much how my brain works. And reckless abandon week seems to be having more than it’s fair share at the moment. Which is cool.
So, fish stock from the freezer, a couple of tablespoons of […]
Posted in Carnivorous, Leftovers, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Sauces, thermomix on Apr 14th, 2008
I made pho for dinner on the weekend. It was delicious. Must post about it. Not now though. It presented me with somewhat of a dilemma. The stock calls for 3 kg beef spare ribs. The meat does not get used in the actual dish. So I was left with all the meat that had […]
Posted in Leftovers, Vegetarian on Apr 10th, 2008
The moral of tonight’s dinner is:
Do not settle down to a cuppa and a chat with a girlfriend while cooking beans, if your brain has been eroded by five years of breastfeeding, punctuated only by 42 weeks of pregnancy. Yes, I said 42. Which is how old she’ll be before I forgive her for that. […]
Posted in 10 minute meals, Breakfast, Budget, Leftovers, Lunch on Mar 23rd, 2008
In a word. Versatility.
Perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Throw anything you like in and it’s a whole new meal. Always quick and easy, always delicious. Great for using up leftovers, easy on the budget.
This morning, breakfast at Chez Kitchen Playground was scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, spring onions, a few drops of tabasco, a […]
Posted in Leftovers, Lunch, Vegetarian on Mar 22nd, 2008
I made a baked risotto with pumpkin, cauliflower and fennel the other night. I found the leftovers this morning. Which was fortunate because I needed to leave lunch for Lil Miss and the Bread Winner. Son and Heir and I were off to a birthday party.
Press mounds of risotto firmly in to a greased muffin […]
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 10 minute meals, Ankle Biter Cooking, Leftovers, Pasta, Noodles & Rice on Feb 25th, 2008
From time to time the day on which I do my supermarket shopping seems to change. I’m not really sure how or why it happens. It just does. Accept it. Currently it’s Monday. Which kind of sucks because I’m having trouble coming to grips with Mondays. It’s a mad flurry of drop Son and Heir […]
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Budget, Carnivorous, Leftovers, Lunch, Poultry on Feb 17th, 2008
My Father in Law is in town for a month. That’s a good thing in case you were wondering. It does mean lots of impromptu family gatherings. Which is also a good thing. A little difficult to manage on a Sunday night though. Difficult because I have one extra, maybe three. I won’t know how […]
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, […]
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