Entries from January 2009

January 17, 2009

Chicken Parmesan # Basil Sauce

This recipe is based on one from the one of the Woman’s Weekly series of Cookbooks. From memory I think it was an 1980’s one called Dinner Parties, something like that.

Let me tell you, this chicken dish is as delicious now as it was was then. Don’t let my awful photo of the half-eaten meal [...]

January 11, 2009

Peach & Panettone Bread Pudding

I think I like even “bad” bread & butter pudding, it’s all comfy, like baby food
However, I can assure all the bread & butter pudding doubters out there that recipe is absolutely delicious and worthy enough to be served at your next special dinner.
It is VERY rich so it’s one of those special [...]

January 11, 2009

Roast Chicken for Dinner

Just a simple meal using a beautiful free-range chicken and vegies from the garden. Sometimes the simple things are the best.
I roasted the chicken without covering it because I wanted that dark skin – I know it looks overdone, trust me, it was delicious. The chicken was rubbed with salt, pepper, paprika, dried sage and [...]

January 7, 2009

Super Easy Quiche

I don’t really know if this should be called a quiche…the filling is not custardly, in fact, it is so firm you can slice it into pieces if you like. Super easy to make it’s perfect for a light meal, picnics and to serve as a nibble when guests come over.
Because the recipe is flexible [...]

January 3, 2009

Pie? Tart? Flan?

I was thinking about what I wrote about a pie not being a pie unless it had a pastry lid and I got to thinking about all those lovely desserts I call PIE that definately do not have a pastry lid:
lemon meringue pie
mince pie
pumpkin pie
meat and potato pie – obviously not a dessert but an [...]

January 2, 2009

Banana Caramel Tart

Sometimes also called banana caramel pie (although strictly speaking, because it doesn’t have a pastry lid it isn’t a pie at all…) and Banoffee tart. I think the Banoffee tag is an English thing – combination of banana and toffee I guess.
It’s always been a favourite in Australia, I don’t think it’s popularity has waned [...]

January 1, 2009

Easy Fish Curry with Roti Telur

This is a fish curry recipe I use when time is short. It makes a delcious meal with minimum effort and just a few ingredients from the pantry.

We usually have it with roti telur, all the better to sop up the gravy, but it is also lovely with rice.
Here is my recipe:

250g-500g of firm, white [...]