First day back to work after the long weekend and it was take-away. Nandos! Chicken, chippies and spicy rice. We could have chosen Oporto, as we have two roughly the same distance away, but: I think Oporto has become way … Continue reading
Due to popular demand from Don and Joe/Frank (and Bessie, who was displeased to miss out on a great deal of it) we went Italian for Giorno Quattro! We started out with pizza for lunch, prepared by Bessie and Joe/Frank … Continue reading
Really, there was nothing for it but Serbian Baked Beans. Especially as we had some of Don’s bacon in the freezer. I never really understood the whole INTERNET bacon love until my fabulous husband made his own. Again, I was … Continue reading
Joe/Frank chose this one: Beef Wellington with potatoes roasted in duck fat and greens. The recipe called for packaged puff pastry. Being a foodie wanker, I’ve always, always made my own from scratch and had tossed around the idea of … Continue reading
First evening of our World Cup of International Cuisine kicked off, naturally, with a South African dish. Spicy Durban Curry. We’d spied these Something South African sauces at Harris Farm markets several weeks ago and were slightly intrigued. Obviously not … Continue reading
As you will no doubt be aware, we abandoned wcoic 2014 after the group stage because life kind of got in the way and we rarely had a quorum of bodies in ThePalace(OfLove) to make seeking out recipes worthwhile. But … Continue reading
rainy Melbourne feets Wow! 2014 is slipping past way too quickly. How are those projects going? Project 2014: Running – get back to running 15km on a regular basis. FAIL!: Injury has been a problem, but I am delighted with … Continue reading
Fortunately I wasn’t quite so sore from personal training as I had anticipated, though what I was anticipating was not being able to walk for some days. I think the *relative* lack of soreness was in part due to my … Continue reading
December 01 mon linguine + prawns with roast chili oil (from marie claire: comfort) 02 tue steak + slow roasted veg 5:2 03 wed lamb cutlets + chunky taboubleh(from: marie claire: fresh + fast) 04 thu sarah raven’s chicken puttanesca … Continue reading
This afternoon I made a batch of Cuban Black Bean Soup, because it was time … Do not cook until August 2012 Yes, we really have to force ourselves not to repeat delicious meals too much, because we have a … Continue reading