Month: May 2012

Roast beef fritters

This recipe comes from the divine Jennene Plummer at Woman's Day magazine. I was looking for a leftovers meal to justify the expense of the roast beef fillet I cooked the other night. I knew Jennene had a great fritter recipe so I googled it. I made the fritters the night Sprog 1 jammed her finger in... Continue Reading →

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Chucking a sickie

I packed Sprog 2 off to school yesterday, amid feeble protests and further melodramatic coughs. I figured three days at home was enough, for both of us. Besides, the cleaners were coming, plus I had a gym class and lunch with a friend. To increase my chances of attending both, I handed Sprog 2 a $2 coin... Continue Reading →

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Spice-rubbed beef fillet with parnsip mash

Husband "won" a gourmet hamper at the last school fundraiser and I've been trying to clear out the contents before they expire (which is what usually happens to all the odds and ends in my gourmet hampers). This week's clearance item: Spice & Co Australian BBQ Spice Mix. Inspired by a delicious beef fillet Husband's brother... Continue Reading →

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Farewell fishnets

I threw away all my fishnet stockings yesterday. Even the ones with the silver seams up the back. Not much call for fishnet stockings with silver seams at school pick-up. Despite there being a disproportionate number of retrenched dads loitering around. Way too obvious ... Joke. My wardrobe cull has reached the underwear drawer, where... Continue Reading →

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Roast tomato soup

This is Sprog 1's favourite soup. I first blogged about it back in October, sans pic. I finally got around to snapping it this week. Quite arty too, don't you think? Considering it was taken on our grotty old deck ... The recipe is a dumbed down version of a Gordon Ramsey classic. Enjoy! Roast Tomato Soup INGREDIENTS: 4 tablespoons olive oil,... Continue Reading →

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Shopaholic’s remorse

My name is Alana House and I'm a shopping addict. I buy clothes and stash them - like an alcoholic and their four-litre flagons of sherry - in all my cupboards and drawers. I cleared out my wardrobe yesterday to make room for the half a GAP store I bought in Hawaii and counted my orange T-shirts. There were six. Who needs... Continue Reading →

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Lazy cow disease

Sprog 2 was home "sick" yesterday. Lots of melodramatic coughing and puppy dog eyes. I figured it wouldn't hurt to give her a day off. But you can't make the experience too attractive or they'll want to do it all the time. So I told her she had to lie in bed for an hour... Continue Reading →

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Pesto risotto with baked salmon

This recipe is a bit haphazard - like the photo - as it was cooked under the influence ... But, sozzled or not, there's nothing more divine than pesto (except, perhaps, crab with stir-fried rice cake at New Shanghai). Love the stuff. I used the pesto I made on Friday (no official recipe, just a bunch of basil, about 2... Continue Reading →

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