Back with a bang!
on Aug 26, 2009I apologise about the lack of posts of late. Life gets in the way and the school summer holidays are here.I'm busy marinading some tuna at the moment and will post the results a little later today, with any luck. Wasabi, soy sauce, chilli, brown sug...

Do you Lovefoodhatewaste???
on Jul 24, 2009 in portion sizes lovefoodhatewaste leftovers money saving I feel terrible for not posting for over a week now so I'd like to apologise. I've had some lovely meals and cooked some dishes that were delicious but nothing I've made felt inspired/inspiring enough to post here.I have yesterday baked up a late-nig...

Plumtastic pud.
on Jul 24, 2009 in pudding cream cake plums I recently bought 2 punnets of plums that needed eating up pretty quick. They were reduced in price as they were already ripe so being the bargain hunter that I am, I figured I could find a recipe to use them up and grabbed them off the shelf at the...

Sweets for my sweet.
on Jul 16, 2009 in cream raspberries chocolate I noticed in a local shop recently that they had some large chocolate bars on special (which is always a good thing!) I decided to grab a few a cook up some sweet treats using up some raspberries I had spare. I love kitchen experiments! Since I usua...

Ceviche, capiche?
on Jul 14, 2009 in ceviche crayfish prawns coriander The internet is a great way to find new ingredients and ideas, I'll admit it. But what makes cooking even more fun for me is to cut loose from the recipe and make some changes every once in a while. Spice things up, ammend the amount, skip a suggesti...

Crazy Combination Comes Up Trumps.
on Jul 12, 2009 in potato mackerel lunch So I figured I better use up a few bits and pieces lying about in my fridge from the past few days. I decided on baked potatoes as I had 4 large potatoes leftover that needed using up before they sprouted, and it's easy to throw a topping on a potato...

I'm loving the weekend!
on Jul 11, 2009 in heart eggs breakfast I am the biggest fan of weekends ever! I mean they are absolutely the best part of my week.In celebration of it being Saturday and to show my love, I made some cute eggs in warm rolls for the kids and my breakfast this morning. A slathering of our fa...

Yo Sushi!!!
on Jul 9, 2009 in fish sushi Japan My oldest sons birthday today was just another excuse to be getting creative in the kitchen. He decided we were to have sushi and I bought the supplies. I bought alot of supplies. As in, FAR too many supplies.Expect to see more sushi pics in the near...

Turning Japanese! Bento continued...
on Jun 24, 2009 in noodles bento pork Just a quick post to add a few new pics this week! I've been carrying on with the bento every morning but they're nowhere near as cool as some you can find online. But, hey, it's early days so I'm still happy with the results (plus it gets me thinkin...

Big in Japan
on Jun 22, 2009 in bento Japan finger food So I've been reading up on Bento recently and decided to have a go at making bento box lunches for the kids and me to try. I came across justbento.com and found it to be a fount knowledge, so I made our first bento lunches today!That site is amazing...