Chicken casserole
Chicken casserole. I had 90 minutes to make dinner. I was in a hurry and this worked out really well. A simple on-the-spot recipe. Elora was whingeing. Monte was absorbed in his work. I’d accidentally allowed Georgia and Matthew to eat leftover lollies from Elora’s party (another post). Things were a bit hectic but I […]
Baked fish
I love eating fish. We usually buy Atlantic salmon or Basa fillets. We usually grill our fish, or sometimes pan fry in butter. I wanted to try something different with some Basa. Usually we would spray our grill with cooking oil, shake some seasoning onto the fish and grill for a few minutes. I just […]
Vegetable patties
In our fridge, there was nearly a cup each of leftover mashed potato and mixed veg: broccoli, carrots and peas. I was looking at it, thinking I could reheat it in the microwave and dollop it onto my kids’ plates. Boring. I mashed up the aforementioned vegetables. Then I added an egg. More interesting cooks […]
Night out
Sometimes we venture out to dinner. There are a few nice local pubs/restaurants around here and we like them all. This afternoon, we took our old girl, d’Artagnan, to be microchipped. Last time we had her scanned, they couldn’t find the chip; they said it had fallen out (how? Where?). Today, our vet nurse found […]
Butter
Rainy afternoons, with the children at home after a long day at school, eh? They say they are hungry. They say they want sausages (no, we do not eat sausages that often; they’re just featuring a bit on my blog of late), with bread and butter. And sauce. ‘You want butter on your bread?’ I […]
Chocolate brownie in a mug
A friend told me about this recipe. She recited it to me at work one cold morning. I glared at her, saying: ‘you shouldn’t have told me that.’ Since then, two things have happened. One, I’ve been telling people the recipe. It’s a bit like having an annoying tune stuck in your head; you just […]
Sausage rolls
Our son is a fussy eater – compared to me, anyway. He does like sausages though. Even better, he likes sausage rolls. I’m a fan of the saussie roll, but we are not in the habit of making them, unless it’s for a party. However, if Matty wants a sausage roll for lunch (or dinner), […]
Scones
I’m sure I’ve shared my scone recipe before, but I’ll do it again. I made these for afternoon tea on the weekend. It had been a warm sunny morning, but by the afternoon it was cold, with dark rain clouds looming. Monte was working on his latest project (details to come), and I thought: ‘my […]
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