the end was just the beginning
I invariably over-cater whenever we host a barbecue, there are always so many snags leftover. So I've been devising creative ways to repurpose them for the next night's dinner. This recipe is the result of one of my experiments (also inspired by a jar of Sacla pasta sauce I got in a magazine goodie bag).... Continue Reading →
Someone's getting a lot of action in the Household at the moment. And it's not me. Mr Frodo Bunnykins is IN DEMAND. It's hardly surprising - he's pretty damn cute. The shagging festival began while he was being bunnysitted the other weekend. I got a text message from the school mum who'd volunteered to look... Continue Reading →
I thought it was about time I started blogging a few more low-carb dinners ... and eating them too! Here's what we ate in the Household last night. Lovely, fresh, light, clean flavours. Yum. Recipe: Grilled salmon with roasted capsicum salad 3 red capsicums 2 tablespoons chilli-infused olive oil 1 red onion, peeled, halved and... Continue Reading →
My talented 12-year-old niece Phoebe is a champion knitter. After her sister's birthday party last weekend, she showed us the aliens she's been clicketty-clacking for a local craft fair. She's hoping to sell the aliens as wacky Christmas decorations at The Olive Tree market in Newcastle on December 1. I'll send a bloggy reminder if... Continue Reading →
I created this dessert as part of a Mexican feast that I served a gaggle of friends. It's a luscious mix of fresh mandarin cream and Grand Marnier, with a zingy sprinkle of chilli chocolate on top. Recipe: Mandarin Mousse 10 mandarins, outer and inner skin and seeds removed, flesh chopped 4 large eggs, separated 12 tablespoons of sugar... Continue Reading →
I have all these itches that I'm dying to scratch. Remember my bizarre head lump? The one the doctor stared at blankly and failed to diagnose? My hairdresser reckons it's psoriasis. (Not growing a unicorn horn as Sprog 1 so whimsically suggested, sadly.) I'm not quite sure why I had to go to a salon... Continue Reading →
This quirky recipe comes from my culinary past, pre-kids. I’m not normally one for getting cross-cultural with my cooking (I’ve been known to get quite agitated about people serving sour cream with tandoori chicken instead of yoghurt, for example) but somehow this dish - which pairs red curry with cous cous - works. Friends and followers... Continue Reading →
I thought my youngest had outgrown her doll fetish, but she recently announced she's asking Santa for a doll that talks and cries. Me being me, I immediately hit the internet in search of the perfect one. I Googled "talking doll" and discovered ... a series of news reports about dolls swearing, threatening and preaching... Continue Reading →
Wondering what to do with the leftover mashed potato? Try this tasty recipe. Perfect for a Sunday supper. Recipe: Lemony Tuna Patties 1 cup leftover mashed potato 400g tinned tuna in olive oil 4 bread crusts (ends of loaf) – crumbed in a food processor 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 tbsp sundried tomato pesto 1/2... Continue Reading →
The Sprogs love nothing more than visiting their cousins. A cousin's birthday? Pretty close to nirvana. Yesterday Cousin Tessie had a party. In the lead-up to Halloween, we discovered a tool on http://www.picmonkey.com that turned photos into ZOMBIE PHOTOS. So we turned Cousin Tessie into one for her birthday card. We were quite thrilled with... Continue Reading →
