Nothing like a gorgeous sunny day to make a woman neglect her indoor tasks in favour of her outdoor tasks. I arrived home from work at lunchtime and thanked my lucky stars I’d planned a quick and easy meal. The next few hours were spent in productive outdoor activity; building up another layer on the [...]
Tag Archive 'marinara'
Let’s have a quickie!
Posted in 10 minute meals, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Seafood on Jun 23rd, 2008
It’s been quite a while since I posted a 10 minute meal. Today I needed it. I was missing a vital ingredient for my planned meal and got buried deep in laundry. So this is what I came up with.
Seafood and Goat Cheese Pasta.
pasta of choice (with 10 minutes or less cooking time)
3 shallots, finely [...]
An old favourite resurfaces.
Posted in Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Seafood on Jun 22nd, 2008
Son and Heir saw a big paella cooking on the box the other day and declared it his favourite. Upon further quizzing, the only ingredient he correctly identified was prawns, that was enough to make it a favourite. So I promised to cook it for him. Which of course I was happy to do as [...]
First post-orthodontic shock budget meal
Posted in Budget, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Seafood, thermomix on Apr 18th, 2008
I’m getting right into the swing of this, I estimate that this meal cost around $4 in total. Not bad for a meal for four. I should say thanks to Rhonda for the inspiration. Factors that kept the price really low included;
buying the marinara in bulk and using only 250g for this meal
buying close [...]
BBQ Pizza with Seafood, Pesto and Goat Cheese
Posted in Seafood on Feb 19th, 2008
Tonight’s meal was totally inspired by the great deal I got on a freshly made, premium quality marinara mix at the local fisho. All fresh ingredients. Lovely. The weather is still extremely hot in Melbourne so cooking on the barbecue seemed the practical thing to do.
I made the potato dough from World Breads for my [...]
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