the end was just the beginning
The HotHouse Kitchen focused on two more family favourites this week: fried rice and chili con carne. The eldest has gone off fried rice, but I love it, so he had to suck it up. It's so easy and yummy to make when you use ready steamed packets of rice. As for the chili con... Continue Reading →
Welcome to week two of The HotHouse Kitchen. This week I'm sharing three recipes: Pepperoni and Avocado Linguine, Sausage, Gnocchi & Tomato Bake and Roast Tomato Soup. The pasta isn't haute, but it's the youngest's favourite thing I cook. I used to make it with bacon, then chorizo, but both are off the table now... Continue Reading →
I've started cooking dinners for a busy friend and her family. It's great to have the distraction because I'm soooooooo BORED during lockdown. I thought I'd share the recipes with you each week to kill a bit more interminable time. This week's menu kicked off with Pulled Beef Tacos with Corn Salsa; plus a pot... Continue Reading →
It's been a long time between recipe posts, but I made a corker on Sunday night that I wanted to share with you. It's a variation on a slow-cooked Mexican beef dish I've posted previously, but I've pimped it up with chipotles in adobo sauce and cheesy cornbread dumplings. Are you in? Forgive the dodgy... Continue Reading →
How was your weekend? Mine was all over the place, literally and figuratively. Actually, on the literal front I was mainly on the road to DD’s place. It’s a pity I didn’t earn Frequent Flyer points each time I drove the 40 minutes north over the Christmas break - I’d have enough for free flights... Continue Reading →
How was your New Year's Eve? Mine was lovely and relaxed, spent on my sister's deck with a glass of wine in my hand. I feel a little guilty saying that when so many people spent the night fighting bushfires or huddling in evacuation centres and on beaches to escape the flames. I shed tears... Continue Reading →
DD is getting so svelte he's had to go shopping for smaller pants ... but that's not the hot stuff I'm talking about. (Although I did make him do a reluctant twirl in the Coronary Care Unit at the hospital on Saturday so my mum could check out his fitness progress. She was very impressed.... Continue Reading →
I've been a bit of a cranky pants this week. Bloody PMT, it puts me off kilter. I wake with a sigh rather than a spring in my step. My pouting hasn't been helped by one of the kids returning from holidays with nits. My ex bought nit shampoo at the chemist when they got... Continue Reading →
The youngest is pretty stoked: she's the Pacific region winner of the CBRE Kids' Christmas Card Design Competition. She submitted a Santa drawing she did last year when she was 9, but she won as a 10-year-old. Here it is: The prize is a $100 gift voucher plus the honour of her name being mentioned... Continue Reading →
I forgot to tell you ... I finally got my ocean swim after that damn When Life Gives You Bluebottles incident ... and it was glorious. I felt a bit reckless because there were still a few dessicated bluebottles scattered on the sand, but it felt soooooo good to submerge in those salty waves. I... Continue Reading →
