This little number was born of a medley of things I had been wanting to try, a change in weather and a great deal at the fishmongers. The salt baked fish idea came to me via Stone Soup and the marinara concept from a prawn ceviche recipe in the 2007 Annual Gourmet Traveller Cookbook. Salt […]
The last couple of days have been hot, hot, hot in Melbourne. Which I love but no one else seems too jiggy with it. Having this sudden heat wave in March is, for me, a delicious reprieve from the cooler weather that surely approaches. I don’t do cold. Yesterday was 42 degrees I believe, so […]
The Bread Winner gets back late tonight. I know he doesn’t like fruit in salads. Tough. Tonight he’s getting it. Next time maybe he won’t confuse his flight times and have me believe he’ll be home early. So there. Garlic prawn and wombok salad 1 baby wombok, shredded 1 carrot, grated 1 red capsicum, julienned […]
Which is always a pain when you’ve been at a picnic all day and you’re tired and have cut lunches to make. A few minutes staring slack jawed into the pantry provided a decent solution. Lucky the Lil Miss isn’t fussy though. I did run out of the avocado and crab mixture so she got […]
My planned Vietnamese crab and shrimp rice noodle soup totally morphed. It ended up being a seafood soup of a more French style served with a freshly baked loaf of semi-rye bread. It worked a treat. I’m very happy there is enough left for lunch tomorrow….if I bake another loaf of bread of course. In […]
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 […]
A recent discussion about calcium intake and absorption inspired tonight’s dinner. Calcium Boosting Tuna Bake 2 cups grated cheese 4 cloves garlic 25g butter 40g flour 400ml milk 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 tablespoons capers 400g tin tuna in spring water 1 bunch silver beet 2 tomatoes, sliced 1 1/2 cups brown lentils If […]
Day Eight in Sydney and a continuation of Holiday Meal Planning. Australia Day! Happy Australia Day Australians. I hope you all find a lovely way to celebrate. We’re thinking of trotting off to Darling Harbour. Meal Plan Day Eight Breakfast – toast, eggs and bacon Lunch – seafood BBQ and salad Dinner – dinner at […]
The amount of minutes entirely depends on soft or hard boiled eggs. No lettuce in this one. I want it dense and meal like, no arguments, it’s hot, I cleaned the house, mowed the lawn and did the ironing. I’m done in the kitchen for today. Tuna Salad 1 – 2 eggs per person, boil’em […]
Yesterday was a sad day. I had to return Into the Vietnamese Kitchen to the library. I tried to extend my loan but someone else had it on hold. Bugger. Double bugger if it was someone putting it on hold because of my raving about it. So I cooked a last meal from it. Today […]