The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in Carnivorous, thermomix on Feb 25th, 2009
So often at chez KP, dinner is inpisred by the one or two ingredients that need to be used most urgently. Tonight, it was a slab of thick cut ump steak and 450g roma tomatoes that were getting a bit squashy. It was a cool day so oven baked goodness was appealing. The result was [...]
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes is a wonder. I know I’ve said that before. Combined with the thermomix, it is a marriage made in heaven. To combine to the two to best effect, I begin with supplies. The grains I always have on hand are milled bread four, barley grain, rye grain, spelt grain and [...]
Posted in Budget, Leftovers, Light Meals, Lunch, Starters & Snacks, Vegetarian, thermomix on Jan 25th, 2009
I’m sick of boston baked beans, nice though they are and the whole ham hock thing presents problems of ethical procurement that I just can’t be bothered dealing with. So imagine my delight at the concept of ham hockless Greek style baked beans. I used this recipe as my base and fiddled the amounts which [...]
Posted in Carnivorous, thermomix on Jan 21st, 2009
Yesterday, I had a desperate craving for a kebab. The doner kebab style kebab. Not the sort of thing I would trot out and buy and I certainly don’t have one of those upright rotisseries thingamabobs. An hour or so of cogitating and I came up with a plan. A plan that worked. Son and [...]
The past few days have been perfect Melbourne summer days. Bright sunny days, warm nights. My inner gardener is badly lamenting Melbourne weather at the same time as the rest of me revels in it. My water tank has reached critical levels again. I’ll be howling at the moon and rain dancing tonight. The vegetable [...]
Posted in Baking, Budget, Garden, Salads & Vegetables, thermomix on Jan 4th, 2009
Another day of actual summer weather and it feels like paradise. Perfect accompaniments to a summer’s day, fresh bread and salad. The bread is a pumpkin and grain loaf inspired by Confessions of a French Baker. Lovely topped with nothing more than avocado. It would be delicious with soup. Even my pumpkin hating boys enjoyed [...]
So another year passes, more quickly than those that precede it. If you are celebrating the departure of 2008 or welcoming 2009, enjoy and be safe! If you’re not celebrating, also enjoy nd be safe. IT’s a crazy time of year.
I’m ushering out the old with the assistance of the cook book challenge. This week’s [...]
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Baking, Budget, Christmas, Dessert, thermomix on Dec 23rd, 2008
Not for the first time, when shown my latest creation, the Bread Winner wondered aloud what possesses me to do these things. How does one take that? Is it mere bemusement? Derision? Disgust? I justified this creation with the notion of children and festivities and keeping the Ankle Biters amused in the lead up to [...]
Posted in Carnivorous, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces, thermomix on Dec 21st, 2008
This Last week’s book has been patiently sitting in the kitchen waiting for my attention all week. My attention, however, has been elsewhere. In terms of my food planning, the week has actually finished but unfinished business bothers me, so I will use Food To Go from the AWWs home library tonight whilst perusing this [...]
Posted in Budget, Salads & Vegetables, Vegetarian, thermomix on Dec 15th, 2008
The Bread Winner is one clever due. Now with 100% more images!
I actually wrote this post yesterday. I couldn’t post it though because upgrading wordpress almost killed my entire blog. The Bread Winner has managed to get the blog back and I exist as a user once more, which is nice. Now the only problem [...]
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