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Pinterest in the Kitchen – Asian Flavours
I was once asked at a dinner party “If you could only eat one cuisine for the rest of your life what would it be?” My immediate answer was Japanese. It was a kind of strange answer for me … Continue reading
Pinterest in the Kitchen – Salads
The best thing about the weather warming up (well, one of the best anyway) is the start of BBQ season. A dinner of grilled meat and a salad goes down well with us Good’s. While most of the tribe would … Continue reading
Pinterest in the Kitchen – Chicken
I am somewhat addicted to pinterest, especially when it comes to collecting recipes. It’s my little Saturday evening ritual, going through my weekly board suggestions or just randomly searching, adding anything the looks interesting to my ever increasing number of … Continue reading
Winning the mealtime wars?
When Miss now Five turned two she went from being a fabulous eater that astounded everyone with her varied diet and interesting tastes, to a stubborn, infuriating food refuser. Some days she ate little more than a handful of sultanas. … Continue reading
I get enormous satisfaction from making my food and cooking stretch further than might initially be thought possible. There’s nothing I like more, with our tight budget, than when I can pull together an extra meal for the four of … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family
Tagged budget recipes, cooking, cooking on a budget, frugal living
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In my kitchen – preserves
A couple of weeks ago I spent considerable time preserving some of the glut crops I had been picking from the garden including mountains of cucumbers, kilos of zucchinis and piles of cherry tomatoes. I shared this and some photos … Continue reading
In my kitchen….
It has been far too long since I posted any food related stuff, a shame really but indicative of the kitchen slump I’ve been in a bit lately. Nothing terribly exciting has been coming out of it recently, but there … Continue reading
The Wrap 2013
For the last two years I’ve set myself some goals, things that I want to make time for, things I enjoy but often get put to the bottom of the pile of life and changes, big and small, that I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Books, cooking, craft, Family, Gardening, Goals, Kids, Lifestyle, Slow Living, Tree Change
Tagged books, cooking, crafting, crochet, knitting, reading, sewing, tree change, work/life balance
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MamaBake #3
Our third MamaBake session we decided would be the last of the winter or cold weather type dishes, despite the fact that it’s still darn cold outside and the rain just keeps on falling. We’re going to try and have … Continue reading
Chilli Pasta Bake
This dish was one of the recommended dishes from my budget busters post. It was suggested by Skud, who always has lots of good ideas. The basic idea is to turn chilli con carn, or in this case vegetarian chilli … Continue reading
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