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I think as a parent you always need quick fix options for your children. Thankfully I don't have to worry about that, but my sister is a stay at home mum with two very busy children. Unlike a lot of my friends who do not work, my sister does not have a full time maid. … Continue reading Pizza Sauce
Sometimes you need to have a quick meal that you can prepare without too much fuss or hassle. For me that has to be pizzas. I have a bread maker and so use that to make the pizza dough. It takes me about 5 minutes to weigh out the ingredients and get the container into … Continue reading Bread Maker Pizza Dough
For the I made it challenge, I created this recipe for Smoked Ravioli With A Butternut Filling. Skip ahead to the recipe for Smoked Ravioli With A Butternut Filling This month I chose the I Made It Challenge based around the fact that I thought I could turn my electric frying pan into a smoker. The … Continue reading Smoked Ravioli With A Butternut Filling
This recipe for rustic basil pesto pasta was inspired by a reader event hosted by Fair Lady Magazine. I do most of my magazine reading at gym while I am on the treadmill. We do not have fancy televisions where I train and so to break the tedium I read. However, I am very far … Continue reading Rustic Basil Pesto Pasta
Time is not my friend most months as over and above work commitments I also have blogging commitments. This all has to fit in with going to gym, running a household, being a good wife and having a social life. Over and above that, house building is a priority most weekends. I try to schedule … Continue reading Linguine Marinara Con Ricotta
Using seasonal produce and locally sourced shellfish, I made Broccoli And Crayfish Pasta for the Secret Recipe Club. This month, my assigned blogger for The Secret Recipe Club was Sara from Cook with Sara. Sara loves to cook and eat and thankfully for us, share her recipes. I love her mom's philosophy on cooking as it … Continue reading Broccoli And Crayfish Pasta
I've wanted to make chocolate pasta for quite some time now and when I saw this month's We Should Cocoa challenge on Blue Kitchen Bakes I decided this was the weekend to get it done. There was a bit of trepidation with the pasta component as I didn't know how well it would roll through my … Continue reading Recipe For Chocolate Pasta
I was sent a copy of Top Ten Home Cooks to review by Soul Sisters PR & Events. This recipe book is a collection of recipes from people who subscribe to Leisure Books and was compiled by Christelle Erasmus and Alana van den Bergh. Top Ten Home Cooks is aimed in my opinion at the … Continue reading Top Ten Home Cooks
I am motorbike crazy and yet, I cannot ride. So imagine my delight this month when The Kitchen Witch was assigned to me for this month's Secret Recipe Club. Rhonda rides bikes, and says of herself that she is an above average home cook. She is a mum of 6 and a grandmother to 3 and … Continue reading Recipe For Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta
I am submitting this recipe for Smoked Marrow Bone Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Val of More Than Burnt Toast. I would love to smoke things but I don't have a smoker and each time I suggest to Dave that I turn my electric frying pan into one, he … Continue reading Smoked Marrow Bone Pasta
If you do not have an aversion to pink food then this roast beetroot risotto is one you would enjoy. Not having the financial means to see an optometrist at a regular practice, I was told about the St Johns Eye Clinic. I started going there in 2002 and they were fantastic. Great equipment and … Continue reading Roast Beetroot Risotto
I am submitting this recipe for Duck Egg Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Ruth, the founder. I am very fortunate to have a friend who uses ducks on his wine farm. The ducks eat the snails and sometimes if they are sneaky, they eat the grapes as well. … Continue reading Duck Egg Pasta
I am submitting this recipe for Chicken Pasta to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Ruth, the founder of this group. This is a weekly get together of bloggers around the world celebrating pasta. I was invited to attend a function by Astral Foods at Jenny Morris's The Cooks Playground. Astral … Continue reading Chicken Pasta
The Secret Recipe Club is a monthly challenge that I really love participating in! I have been taking part since August 2011 and each month I am get to meet a new blogger! This month I got to visit with SteakNPotatoesKindaGurl - Desi is a psych major (I am too) and has just listed her 30x30 - 30 … Continue reading Parmesan Meatballs
Meetah's Monthly Mingle is being hosted by Jeanne of Cook Sister! and is dedicated to Barbara Harris. My contribution is Saffron Pasta. Skip ahead to the recipe for Saffron Pasta My friend Jeanne who blogs over at Cook Sister! is hosting this month's mingle and has dedicated the challenge to Barbara Harris who recently passed away … Continue reading Saffron Pasta | Pasta Allo Zafferano
Usually made with veal shanks, osso bucco comes from Lombardia Italy. I have made mine using beef shin as that is what is locally available. I wonder what makes a person not listen when you speak to them? Recently Dave and I met a salesman at an exhibition stand at The Good Food and Wine … Continue reading Osso Bucco Made With Beef Shin
I have been making the same pasta recipe for years, and it works for me. This does not mean that the recipe is perfect for everyone, and it is not even the same recipe Giorgio Locatelli uses. The busiate shape of the pasta though is all his (well, as far as I learnt the technique from … Continue reading Busiate
I love it when The Secret Recipe Club challenge arrives in my inbox! Even when I am very busy and think I might not have time to get it all done for the month. This month I was assigned Melissa's Cuisine and I spent a morning reading through her blog. Melissa's husband Mike is certainly very lucky … Continue reading Pasta With Roasted Tomatoes
Shhhh, I have a guilty secret! I taste test so much when cooking that sometimes I don’t feel like eating when it comes to supper time! When that happens I make Tomato Pasta Sauce. I love to create savoury dishes as they are all about the process. They take time and most dishes can be left … Continue reading Tomato Pasta Sauce
I am submitting this recipe for Lemon Garlic Linguine With Prawns to Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Rachel, The Crispy Cook Skip ahead to the recipe for Lemon Garlic Linguine With Prawns The Secret Recipe Club challenge is a great way to meet new bloggers. This month, I got to read more … Continue reading Lemon Garlic Linguine With Prawns