What went down in my kitchen last night.
Tuna is such a great staple to have in the cupboard. At my former work, you could always tell pay day was fast approaching when people started bringing frugal cans of fish and slices of bread for...
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Are you a fan of read-to-cook kits? I don’t mind them for the convenience factor, although some are better than others. I try to steer away from bottled pasta sauces – they’re essentially tomatoes,...
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Yesterday, I had one of those days when I just didn’t feel like cooking. I didn’t feel like chopping vegetables into tiny pieces. I didn’t feel like getting raw chicken on my hands. And I definitely...
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In my fantasy world, I’m a DIY kind of girl. I make my own pasta and pastry. I preserve fruit into lovely bottles of jams. We only ever eat wholesome homemade snacks, never order takeaway and I bake a...
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What’s your standard roast chicken dinner recipe? I go through different phases. My standard is to stuff a lemon and some rosemary in the chook and season it with olive oil, salt and pepper. I got...
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I learnt so much from interviewing Libby for yesterday’s post that I asked her to write a guest post for this week’s ‘what went down in my kitchen last night’. I’ve mentioned before that I’m a terrible...
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Here’s a question to all the parents out there: what do you cook your children for dinner? Do you have a fail-safe dish that you regularly rely on? Mine is a good old 80s classic: apricot chicken. You...
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Something I love about toddlers is how they copy adult behaviour. The little man has been doing this a lot lately, wanting to use the ‘big’ spoon, refusing crayons and preferring to draw with a pen,...
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Do you use a cookbook when cooking dinner for your family? I enjoy flipping through cookbooks, but sometimes it’s hard to find one that’s suitable for weekday family meals. They’re either too...
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Work office kitchens are an ideal place to observe strange food behaviour. When I worked full time, I was constantly amazed by the strange combinations of food people ate for lunch. Leftover curry in...
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