Catching up...

I've been a bit quiet on the blog-front this week! It's school holidays and I've been a busy little bee catching up on all my chores that I don't get a chance to do while I'm working, hence not much cooking.

I'm pretty exhausted after the last couple of weeks, I was hoping no one would notice that I didn't post Sunday's cupcakes. That's because they didn't happen. I'm not a quitter, I just CBF making one more batch of cupcakes, and to be honest I can't even remember what I did instead.. Seriously... Mind Blank. I reckon I was probably hangry.

AAAAAANNYYWAYS... Off topic it's Matt's birthday next weekend and we're going out for dinner to The Hungry Duck in Berry. Pretty excited for some yummy locally-sourced food... And to have a nice meal that I don't have to cook or eat out of a takeaway container. I'd take photos and blog about the food but I think I'd rather just sit back and enjoy it and hang out with my husband :-)

So before I go I'll give you a quick update- my Truffle Tree is still alive on the air conditioner, and my sourdough got fed today and it's chilling in the fridge. I took some out to make a loaf this week, have some linseeds soaking to add to it, see how it goes!

This Saturday the Kiama Produce Market is on again** so I'll be going to pick up some more organic herbs after my basils and thyme took off so well. I'll have to think about what other herbs I use. I wouldn't mind oregano, maybe a small bay tree? See what else tickles my fancy... I hope I've kicked the curse of the brown thumb for good now!

That's all I've got for now. I'm thinking next week I might try my hand at making my own ricotta if I feel like it. I've never done it before so I'll have to do some research beforehand. I'll keep you all updated.

Hangry x

** We thought it was on last weekend accidentally.. We didn't want to waste the drive so we continued on to Gerringong where we found many of the same stalls anyway, we stocked up on organic fruit and vegetables for the week and even bought some smoked salt from the same stall we got the smoked garlic from at the Kiama markets (did I mention Matt loves anything smoked? Mainly bacon.) it's good to know we can keep our fridge stocked with fresh local fruit and veg more then once a month!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

George Calombaris' Pasticcio (AKA Greek Lasagna)

Image
Ohhh pasticcio... This recipe gives me so many warm and fuzzies. My mum always used to make it for me when I was younger for special occasions like my birthday and Easter so I associate it with fun times and getting presents and all that good stuff. The one my mum made came from the old faithful Margaret Fulton Cookbook circa late sixties/early seventies... I'm not sure what my Italian mum was doing making Greek recipes written by an Australian cookbook guru but anyway... it must have been en-vogue when the book was written and I'm not complaining because it's delicious. Mum's pasticcio was put together 'lasagna-style' with layers of curly-edge lasagna sheets that would get all crispy and brown on the edges. She would layer the pasta sheets with the tomato and beef sauce and béchamel and then bake it, and it would usually take her a while to prepare. My New Favourite Cookbook! I like this recipe by George Calombaris because it still has all that wo
Read more

Anna-Maria's Zucchini Slice

Image
This is Anna-Maria’s Zucchini Slice from Stephanie Alexander’s Cooks Companion …   I’ve tweaked it a little as I’m sure most people do, it’s one of those no-rules recipes where you can customise it as much or as little as you like. I love zucchini because it is such a versatile vegetable (although technically it’s an immature fruit- wiki will tell you it’s a swollen ovary of a zucchini flower… sounds appetising), you can put them in almost anything because they don’t have a very strong flavour, which is great when it comes to hiding veggies from your kids! I’ve even eaten a chocolate cake that had grated zucchini in it and it was one of the best chocolate cakes I’ve ever had- so moist (haha MOIST!) You will need… ¼ cup of olive oil (the recipe says half a cup but you really don’t need that much) 500g zucchini, grated 1 small carrot, grated 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 200gr smoked bacon, finely chopped 100g freshly grated p
Read more

Beef, Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni

Image
You will need... 500gr regular beef mince 1 small brown onion, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tins chopped Italian tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato paste 250gr ricotta cheese 250gr chopped frozen spinach (you can use fresh if you like), defrosted 1/2 cup grated parmesan 250gr fresh lasagna sheets (or dried cannelloni if you wish) 60gr butter 1/3 cup plain flour 2 cups milk 1 cup grated mozzarella 1/2 cup grated parmesan, extra 1 tsp dried oregano salt & pepper olive oil Method... 1. For the sauce- Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large frypan and saute the onion and garlic on a medium-low heat until onion is transparent.Add tomato paste and tinned tomatoes, fill one tin with water, and add to the pan. Season with salt, pepper and oregano and cook for 35 minutes, uncovered at a gentle simmer. Don't mind the mess! 2. For the bechamel- Melt the butter in a heavy based saucepan over a low heat, then add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for two minutes (
Read more