Quick dinner emergency. Macaroni with hidden veg
The rhythmic ebb and flow of my days is currently absent. Many factors are involved and must simply be borne for the present. Havoc is being wrought upon my meal planning as a result. A most unpleasant...
View ArticleQuick, easy Mexican-esque stuffing for baked potatoes
Good old December knows how to throw her weight aound doesn’t she? Its only the third and my schedule is in complete disarray. So much so in fact that the entire concet of dinner did not enter my mind...
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Cleaning out the fridge…otherwise known as how to stuff heaps of vegetables...
One word. Fritters. Working last weekend thrwe my week into complete havoc. Not being able to get to the farmer’s market meant going to a green grocers on Thursday after the supermarket. Aside from the...
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Tuna and chickpea salad
Melbourne is not a place to cook this week. It reached 43.4 degrees in the city today and 44 degrees i my neck of the woods. That’s around 110 in Farenheit. Admittedly I did get up at 6am to cook some...
View ArticleNoodle and crab salad for a picnic…or not
A lovely thing about summer in Melbourne is the amount of free music events that can be found in gorgeous park settings. Which is a lovely way to spend a Sunday evening. Particularly as a picnic the...
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Cauliflower and Date Curry with Tunisian Pilaf
By the end of every season, the food and flavours of the incoming season are so appealing. Some cooler days in Melbourne have given way to Autumnal flavours. Last night, we had a cauliflower and date...
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Slow Cooker Black Bean Chilli Con Carne
Poor old First Born is a bit under the weather but we still had slow cooker night even without swimming. He just has a cold but I’m worried that his hearing may be affected. After all he did tell me...
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Spring simplicity…lamb and broad beans
I love this dish. It is utter simplicity and tastes like spring. Lamb steaks, grilled until just pink topped with 1kg broad beans, cooked, shelled and mixed with 250g Danish feta. That’s it. Dinner in...
View ArticleChinese style lamb and tofu stew
The old saying says that necessity is the mother of invention. Tonight at the Kitchen Playground, it was necessary to use up some leftover (homemade) tofu and some leftover roast lamb. The result was a...
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The Kitchen Playground top 7 quick mix biscuits
A batch of biscuits that can be mixed in five minutes and baked in the time it takes to shower and dress for an impromptu trip to the park is a blessing. The following mixes fit into that category and...
View ArticleQuick dinner emergency. Macaroni with hidden veg
The rhythmic ebb and flow of my days is currently absent. Many factors are involved and must simply be borne for the present. Havoc is being wrought upon my meal planning as a result. A most unpleasant...
View ArticleQuick, easy Mexican-esque stuffing for baked potatoes
Good old December knows how to throw her weight aound doesn’t she? Its only the third and my schedule is in complete disarray. So much so in fact that the entire concet of dinner did not enter my mind...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cleaning out the fridge…otherwise known as how to stuff heaps of vegetables...
One word. Fritters. Working last weekend thrwe my week into complete havoc. Not being able to get to the farmer’s market meant going to a green grocers on Thursday after the supermarket. Aside from the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tuna and chickpea salad
Melbourne is not a place to cook this week. It reached 43.4 degrees in the city today and 44 degrees i my neck of the woods. That’s around 110 in Farenheit. Admittedly I did get up at 6am to cook some...
View ArticleNoodle and crab salad for a picnic…or not
A lovely thing about summer in Melbourne is the amount of free music events that can be found in gorgeous park settings. Which is a lovely way to spend a Sunday evening. Particularly as a picnic the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cauliflower and Date Curry with Tunisian Pilaf
By the end of every season, the food and flavours of the incoming season are so appealing. Some cooler days in Melbourne have given way to Autumnal flavours. Last night, we had a cauliflower and date...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Slow Cooker Black Bean Chilli Con Carne
Poor old First Born is a bit under the weather but we still had slow cooker night even without swimming. He just has a cold but I’m worried that his hearing may be affected. After all he did tell me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring simplicity…lamb and broad beans
I love this dish. It is utter simplicity and tastes like spring. Lamb steaks, grilled until just pink topped with 1kg broad beans, cooked, shelled and mixed with 250g Danish feta. That’s it. Dinner in...
View ArticleChinese style lamb and tofu stew
The old saying says that necessity is the mother of invention. Tonight at the Kitchen Playground, it was necessary to use up some leftover (homemade) tofu and some leftover roast lamb. The result was a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Kitchen Playground top 7 quick mix biscuits
A batch of biscuits that can be mixed in five minutes and baked in the time it takes to shower and dress for an impromptu trip to the park is a blessing. The following mixes fit into that category and...
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