the end was just the beginning
I made the electronic acquaintance of a person called "Dags" last week. "Dags" took issue with me blogging about my children eating the occasional piece of salmon coated in wholemeal breadcrumbs or chicken rolled in Cornflakes. "Dags" was disturbed that the Sprogs ate mashed potatoes and oven-baked fries. "Dags"reckoned wheat was evil and olive oil must not be heated. "Dags" decreed only virgin coconut oil... Continue Reading →
Geez it's cold in Canberra. Brrrrrr. Soup weather. So I thought I'd share a recipe for curried minestrone. Despite one of my Facebook friends describing the recipe I posted yesterday as looking "kinda disgusting". (I always feel it's best to get straight back on the horse.) I know "curried" minestrone sounds like a culinary crime,... Continue Reading →
OK, so I'm feeling a bit behind the eight ball, having blogging about Jenny McCarthy appearing in Playboy for Village Voices this week, what with Katie Holmes divorcing Tom Cruise. Fark! That's HUGE. The weekly mags will be going CRAZY with excitement. Anyway, when I wrote about Jenny - which was posted at Village Voices... Continue Reading →
I was feeling pretty murderous last week. I pulled a whopping big knife from drawer and went totally berko. There was pink stuff spattered everywhere. It was Pulp Kitchen in the kitchen time. Those bastards at Farmers Direct had sent more frickin' beetroot. Argh!!! I found a recipe for beetroot curry, but that seemed a... Continue Reading →
I'm taking the Sprogs on a road trip during the school holidays. Our last road trip took place in far more exotic locales: France and Spain. That was before the money ran out. This time we're off to Canberra, Albury and Melbourne to sleep in people's spare bedrooms. While driving across France and Spain, I was determined to keep blogging - despite only 14 people... Continue Reading →
Last week I got slammed for supporting Kathleen Folbigg on Mamamia. This week I'm being caned for committing food crimes at Kidspot. Makes me wonder why I work like a navy for diddly squat. This time the commenters are up in arms about me including ingredients such as wheat, rice bran oil and cornflakes in my recipes. Apparently... Continue Reading →
I'd relaxed into the whole teacher's strike business. I'd come to terms with not getting ahead. I'd made my peace with being in the moment instead. I was quite looking forward to seeing Brave and inhaling yum cha with the Sprogs. A bold redhead wisecracking her way through the forest, followed by succulent prawns wrapped in rice paper was going to be fun... Continue Reading →
I'm riffing on healthy "junk food" recipes for kids at Village Voices today. That's right, tricking the little blighters into thinking you're feeding them high-fat rubbish when it's really a low-fat meal. Check it out at http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagevoices/junk-food-makeovers/ Here's a little something I whipped up on Sunday night, prior to Sprog 1's medical crisis. RECIPE: OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN (Serves 4) 1/2 cup... Continue Reading →
I got a call from an old friend this week. She had a strictly anonymous story to tell. She thought it might come in handy for my blog. After the usual pleasantries about how the kids and respective partners were faring, she got down to business. Her bloke popped over for some jiggery pokery recently. They toddled off to the kitchen afterwards for a... Continue Reading →
Chocolate wheaten bikkies are yummy, but I can't be bothered with that whole dipped-in-melted-chocolate palaver. So I decided to make them with the chocolate on the inside. Easy peasy! And they were a huge hit with the Sprogs. I can almost convince myself they're healthy(ish) too, as they contain wholemeal flour and wheat germ. RECIPE:... Continue Reading →
