The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Lunch, Party Food, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, thermomix on Aug 14th, 2011
Delicious little morsels, perfect for finger food or piling into lunch boxes. Very bento friendly.
Just in case you were wondering, the recent lack of photos is a gesture of disgust at the hideous lighting in my hideous house. Photography will resume when the house has been demolished. Which will happen soon should the universe care [...]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Poultry, thermomix on Jul 20th, 2011
These are an old favourite at the Kitchen Playground and frankly I’m surprised I haven’t blogged them before. They work equally well with chicken, pork or turkey mince.
Steamed Curry Cakes
500g chicken, pork or turkey mince
250ml coconut cream
1/3 cup red, green or yellow curry paste*
1 egg
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 teaspoons caster sugar
1 tablespoon roughly chopped peanuts
1 [...]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, Poultry, thermomix on Jun 30th, 2011
There is something incredibly satisfying about an entire meal produced in the thermomix. When it is as wonderfully healthy as a meal steamed in the varoma, the satisfaction levels can only increase.
Chinese Style Steamed Chicken
1 chicken, cut into breast, wings, thighs and drumsticks
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sherry
2 teaspoons cornfour
2cm piece ginger, finely grated (10 [...]
Posted in Budget, Light Meals, Seafood, thermomix on Jun 26th, 2011
Here is a quick and healthy meal to cheer your tastebuds. All cooked in the thermomix with the help of the varoma. Of course, without a thermomix, the same could be achieved with a saucepan and steamer.
Steamed Fish with Tamarind & Ginger Sauce
4 small whole fish or 4 fillets, any firm white fish will do
a [...]
Posted in Ankle Biter Cooking, Budget, Carnivorous, Food Challenge, Leftovers, Light Meals, Lunch, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Salads & Vegetables, Sauces, Seafood, Soup, thermomix on Jan 31st, 2010
Ahh Vietnamese food. It never fails to delight. Never. Every dish was hungrily gobbled and loudly praised this evening.
The soup was magical. My love for pho is not unknown but I simply did not have the time to make the stock. I’ve found my quick substitute soup. The beef and Vietnamese coriander soup is light, [...]
Posted in Budget, Carnivorous, thermomix on Jul 18th, 2008
Whilst conducting some research for tonight’s dinner, I discovered that one should NEVER check the meaning of steaming sausage in urban dictionary. Really. Never. Just trust me on this one OK?
Friday night I don’t dig cooking. Friday is cleaning day at Chez KP and often supermarket day as well. Plus swimming lesson day just to [...]
OK so we know that Vietnamese food is my favourite. Real, authentic Vietnamese food. Tonight though, I have proven the incredible perfection of Vietnamese flavour combinations. I threw a few things together and ended up writhing in culinary ecstasy. How does one cuisine manage to get it so damn right? Admittedly the Ankle Biters were [...]
OK, maybe not the exact, precise, traditional beurre blanc but it’s the way I threw it together and served it over lovely firm white fish fillets with a green salad. Lovely hot night dinner.
Thermomix Beurre Blanc Style Sauce Over Fish
4 firm white fish fillets.
40g butter
2 cloves garlic
2 shallots
1/3 cup fish stock
1/2 cup wine (I used [...]
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