While out on a grocery shop today (my first in a long time thanks to my wonderful husband!), I spotted the Gourmet Traveller edition that I religiously purchase on an annual basis. Each year I look forward to planning restaurant visits based on the reviews in this excellent guide. I suppose my choices may have … Continue reading
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Salted Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have been finding so many yummy recipes on Pinterest lately, including one for salted chocolate chip cookies. Having just taken them out of the oven, they are hard to resist – I don’t think they will last long in this household at all! The recipe is from this great blog – My Daily Morsel … Continue reading
Summer mocktails
This summer, Paul and I have had a bit of fun experimenting with both cocktails and mocktails. I am becoming quite a fan of mocktails and have really been enjoying coconut water with lime – a perfect post-workout treat on a hot day! This is the non-alcoholic version of Paul’s most recent new cocktail – … Continue reading
Pea and haloumi fritters
On the menu at home for lunch today are Paul’s pea and haloumi fritters – a favourite of both myself and my twin sister. This is what you need to make them: Step 1 – make a batter. 1/2c milk, 2 eggs, 30g cornflour, 2/3c plain flour and 1/2tsp baking powder. Step 2 – boil … Continue reading
Summer Berry Pudding
Tonight we were lucky to have dinner cooked for us by a friend. The dessert that he chose to serve was perfect for a balmy summer evening. The Luke Mangan recipe had been adapted slightly, whereby it was made into one large pudding instead of individual portions. The balance of flavours was just right; not … Continue reading
Pork belly leftovers = share platter for two
At first we thought we had a bit of a dilemma on our hands tonight – how to share three pieces of left over pork belly between the two of us? I left it in the too hard basket and husband once again worked his creative magic in the kitchen! Tonight I was presented with … Continue reading
Crispy pork belly to rival the best!
Well, husband has outdone himself in the kitchen tonight! Feeling inspired by his recent pork belly dish at Papa Goose, tonight he prepared a very tasty and crispy pork belly indeed. Accompanying the succulent pork was sweet potato three ways – a spiced purée, sweet potato and apple rosti, and fondant sweet potato. A luxurious … Continue reading
Birthday breakfast
Today is our birthday – ‘our’ meaning that of my twin and I. I will be seeing my sister at lunch time and then husband and I are off to Ezard for dinner. Can’t wait! The day has started off very well with a yummy breakfast prepared by Paul. Poached egg on sourdough with a … Continue reading
Donna has done it again!
Tonight I made my second dish from my new Donna Hay cookbook and, as the title of this post would suggest, it was delicious! This recipe was so very easy and basically it called for some staple pantry items and fresh herbs. Ingredients included cherry tomatoes, garlic cloves, oregano, thyme and procuitto, all baked together … Continue reading
Quinoa success!
Tonight I trialled a new recipe from the book my friend Caroline gave me at Christmas – ‘Fresh and Light’ by Donna Hay. The recipe was for Thai green curry chicken skewers with ginger quinoa. I adapted the recipe slightly by cooking the chicken in strips and by shallow frying, rather than baking under the … Continue reading
a girl has got to eat 