Tag: Recipes

  • Meal Planning Monday – 22 April 2013

    I’m stuck in this limbo between Winter and Spring.  I know it’s supposed to be Spring but I kept finding myself still choosing winter comfort food when planning my meals this week; Two Bean Chilli, Sausage and Puy Lentils and Spaghetti Bolognaise. I’ve never made the Salt Cod before and in truth I’m using up…

  • Meal Planning Monday – 15 April 2013

    My daughter has now been off school for 18 days!  18 WHOLE DAYS!  I’m gagging for her to get back to school tomorrow and a semblance of a routine restored.  Her school had an inset today (just what we needed after two weeks off),  but  she was still supposed to go to child-care but threw…

  • Slow Cooker Tomato and Basil Soup with Olive Bread

      Slow Cooker Tomato and Basil Soup with Olive Bread Recipe Type: Soup Cuisine: Slow Cooking Author: Mediocre Mum Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 3 hours Total time: 3 hours 10 mins Serves: 6 A lovely, easy to make soup using ripe tomatoes. Much better than the tinned variety and a lot less sugar.…

  • Slow Cooker Sunday: Sweet and Tangy Meatballs

    This isn’t the normal type of meal I would cook.  I tend to lean toward fresh ingredients but I do love a cheat sometimes.   A while back I was in Ikea and got caught up in the moment and bought a 1kg bag of their frozen meatballs.  They’ve been clogging up my freezer ever since.…

  • Slow Cooker Sunday: Special Edition – Food Styling with Ren Behan

    I find it very difficult to make brown gloop look appetizing!  The lovely Ren Behan, a friend and local food blogger, kindly invited me around her house for a session on Food Styling.  I had no idea there was actually such a thing.  Apparently, there are people who do this for a living!  They travel…