This is a simple “throw everything together” kind of pasta dish that I enjoyed a few weeks ago and only got around to posting now. Remember when I prepared last month’s Joust entry and I used prawns? Well I had so may leftover that I had to use them quickly. A great idea came to [...]
Aaaah! I gave in! After eating enough tangelos to last me a life time, I still had many leftover. There they were, on the counter, staring at me in their big brown bowl. I tend not to bake very much as I usually prefer savoury dishes over sweet ones. I didn’t want to complicate things [...]
I take my citrus seriously. Seriously! My latest farmers market haul included the usual winter goodies of oranges, lemons and tangelos. It had been ages since I had eaten tangelos and I really wanted to share my experience with them with you. They’re a cross between an orange and a grapefruit, full of juicy goodness. [...]
“Loukaniko” is the Greek word for sausage. The best way for me to describe it would be to compare it to the Spanish chorizo, without any offence to the Spaniards. Loukaniko is full of porky goodness (Heather are you listening?…LOL!) often flavoured with fennel seeds or orange peel. It’s a dry sausage and its usually [...]
I was visiting my brother and his family in my hometown of Melbourne last week and had the chance to stay with them for a few days. They live on the outskirts of the city and pretty much try to maintain a self sustaining lifestyle. They grow everything in their back garden. Broccoli, garlic, herbs, [...]
I will apologise to any vegetarians now if you find this post offensive. Or maybe not! My name is Peter and I’m a lamboholic! Yep! That’s right. It’s an addiction. It’s become so expensive to buy this stuff right now that I couldn’t resist these beautiful cutlets when I saw them at the butchers the [...]
This dish is another one of those Greek classics that was constantly featured in my childhood. I probably didn’t appreciate it growing up but I love it as an adult. It’s “more-ish” and I actually find it quite addictive! In fact I ate it for three days straight! It’s a healthy dish and literally translates [...]
This is going to be a “mish mash” of a post. I have a few people to thank and answer a meme (sort of!). So, sit back, relax and have a “cuppa” with me. Speaking of, I find I’m drinking way too much coffee these days. I really can’t help it. I never start my [...]
It’s time for the Royal Foodie Joust again! For all of you who don’t know about it click on the link and get on over there. It’s a monthly cooking competition based on using three ingredients. The winner of each month gets to choose next months and so on. The winner of last month’s competition [...]
Recently, I had the pleasure of making my way to London for a quick weekend with work. I’ve been to the “Old Dart” on numerous occasions but had never had the opportunity to venture into these famous weekend markets. Located in the Notting Hill district, they run from south to north covering most of this [...]
