Not sure about you guys but – depending on the week – Friday nights tend to spent either comatose or up and about. This was made on one of those Friday nights where Cass and I are super productive in the kitchen but don’t eat dinner until about 10 pm – hence the inside lighting…
Category: dinner
I see red, I see red, I see red – roast beetroot salad
My hands were definitely red after making this dish which was just as fun to make as it was to eat. A nice little starter for your Christmas. The vinegar and rhubarb can be prepped a week before, and the ricotta the day before. The original recipe can be found here: http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/roast-beetroot-salad, but I have made…
the salmon dance – easy pan fried crispy skin salmon
The key to crispy skin when pan frying is don’t dance with the salmon – you may be tempted to move it around while it’s cooking or flip it over – hold this urge – the longer you cook skin side down, the crispier it will be. Points 1 to 3 also help remove moisture…
all about that pesto
I share this a lot – but it’s so good! I whipped up a batch of basil pesto yesterday afternoon for tea tonight – all ready to go – just gonna whip up a quick salsa with avocado, tomato and diced red onion with a red wine vinegar dressing and put the pasta on. I…
in the beantime
This week we’ve really been getting in to pulse salads with a protein. Putting herbs and preserved citrus in the salad and coating with a lemon, vinegar and garlic dressing brings the salad to life. These are quick to prepare, have little dishes, and leftovers are good for a work lunch the next day –…
take a walk on the egg side – flip last night’s dinner into a tasty brekkie
Eggs are great to flip last night’s dinner into a tasty breakfast. We do this quite often – salsa and guacamole with poached eggs (also Poached eggs, guacamole, quick pickled cabbage) from the previous night’s tacos, poached eggs with tomato sauce from the pizza we had enjoyed, eggs with tabouli or barley salad from that fish…
slow now – osso bucco
Making osso bucco on a cold, slow Sunday in pajama pants with a glass of red and the fire on – good idea? I think so! With my blog book currently MIA and a recent blog birthday I thought it might be a good idea to re-share this early recipe. Enjoy; osso bucco 4 thick…
rhubarb + yoghurt: rhubarb, yoghurt, ricotta and polenta cake
It is the time of year when we have Giant rhubarb coming out of our ears! It is my fault – I planted 6 from seed and am too proud to part with any – unless it is to dig up to give as a gift. I felt like baking, and I thought that rhubarb…
salad days – carrot salad for Mexican
As a result of a few ingredients around the house – this salad promised, and delivered. We had pre-made tortillas and beans and frozen, so it was a quick meal to put together on a Friday night when no one wants too many dishes to do afterwards. The salad was teamed with a dollop of natural yoghurt…
pizza night? this post has got you covered
There were so many posts of pizza today on Instagram it got me dreaming of a pizza night! With a nice weekend on the cards where I live a pizza night would be the perfect way to spend this coming Saturday night. If you live on the other side of the world, pizza, wine and…
tortilla city – a bean version
Move over #tacotuesday and make way for #tortillatuesday! Perfectly paired with capsicum + corn salsa and guacamole. And of course you can enjoy wrapped up in a taco too. It has seriously been tortilla city at our place! A couple of Friday nights ago Cass felt like making tortillas with some ingredients we had around the…
new salsation – capsicum + corn salsa
After not having tortillas for awhile it has been tortilla city at our place of late! This is a salsa I have made a few times to go with various fillings and really enjoyed – a good tartness from the lime, subtle heat from the chilli and sweetness from the veggies. salsa (start the dressing…
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