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Syrah

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  1. Anything I cook all day tends to have this effect on me. Also desserts, I love the idea of them but when it comes down to it, I only want a tiny piece.
  2. Have you tried Abby Dodge's recipe for emergency blender cupcakes? I think they fit your bill.
  3. Syrah

    Leftovers

    Would it be worth making something freezable like mini pot pies or something? Or a version of pasties?
  4. Probably. However a good use of leftovers is important in a small household. I find it impossible to cook for just one meal for two.
  5. Left overs are great when re-invented into a new dish. We are empty nesters now but I have been very good at making new dishes from the previous nights meal for years. ← I once made a indian mixed vegetable dish that sucked. It was bland and really didn't work well as what it was. I combined it with some chicken stock, simmered a bit and pureed into a luscious tasty soup. A lot of leftover vegetables will make a good soup. One the weekend I BBQ'd some fennel, zucchini and eggplant. Husband didn't fancy eating them again, so I blitzed them up with some olive oil and feta and called it a spread. Served with toasted bread, and it went down very well. I think it would go well in some sort of stuffed chicken breast type thing. Basically, for my husband, making it look different is key.
  6. I've done that with potato gems. (otherwise known as Tater Tots). Seriously good. Tonight's dinner consisted of macaroni cheese with cocktail frankfurts stirred through. Dessert will be one emergency blender cupcake (okay, maybe two)
  7. The Australian burger has no beetroot or pineapple so is a definitely a misnomer. I have always thought this was the coolest thing. Truly.
  8. I want to really thank you for this suggestion. It's wonderful. I've made it more than once and each time the chicken is delicious and tender. Served with either mashed potato or soft polenta. I do wonder how it would go being roasted rather than on the stovetop. My electric frypan is slightly difficult to manage in the low temps so I'd be willing to give it a go.
  9. The desk drawer challenge is one for me. I try to have ready made meals in the freezer (that I have made not bought) ... either leftover curries and rice or soups or even baked pasta. I often have just a tin of baked beans and some toast for lunch with fruit. I also find a little planning can result in really good lunches. (as in ones that make your colleagues envious) I was recently the butt of the joke at a work function where someone asked how I don't put on weight with all the chocolate I eat, the only answer I had was that I stop when I'm full. It was such a hard thing to learn how to do, but I am so much happier for learning it. I don't eat that much chocolate, but I do always have it on hand. I do exercise too, but not nearly as much as I should.
  10. It is not weird it is really good. I have also seen grape/feta as a suggested combo. I'm hanging out for summer to try it. I do not enjoy salad in the winter. The most I will do is make DH bean salads for lunch.
  11. Dougal, how old is your microwave? I've yet to see one that doesn't have a timer (and it doesn't require the waves to be on)
  12. Pavlova. Top with whipped cream and whatever fruit you like. Delicious.
  13. Even vegetarian pizzas are good, and quick if you have dough ready to go. I keep portions in the freezer.
  14. Yes... they cut them off and crumb them for sale in the frozen section. Rubbishy food, but sometimes it is exactly what you want.
  15. I have eaten 4 tortillas tonight, and I am cooking bacon in the oven. I do believe that will be dinner. (Secret confession.... I was this close to buying fish fingers at the supermarket on the way home tonight Disgusting I know)
  16. Me too. I like the fresh rice noodles that you have to cut best. And you gfron are not hopeless!
  17. Syrah

    Forgotten Cake

    Unless you make it like my MIL does. She says hers is the New Zealand version.
  18. Syrah

    Savory Pies

    There's the meat pie which is an Australian institution. I am also quite fond off bacon and egg pie when I need comfort food. Pizza rustica is a pie that I have made over the last 5 years or so and always to raves (basically a deli meat/cheese pie)
  19. Snort... because let me guess "curry is what they do to hide bad meat"? That's hysterical.
  20. I have been known to eat popcorn for dinner. Generally though, I favour salt or chocolate or masses of protein. I am famous at work for my drawer of chocolate. It has to be there, just in case.
  21. Hello everybody... I am looking for somewhere to get the bonboniere for our wedding in April. We both love chocolate and it seems romantic, so we figured it would be a good and easy choice. I plan to check out Haighs on George St, as I have been gifted with a few boxes over the last few years. http://www.bellefleur.com.au/ looks positive too, but I wondered if anyone had any other suggestions to offer?? TIA
  22. Aw, common. There's nothing wrong with bagged salads. All the ingredients are pre-washed and in mostly-appropriate ratios. Why should I buy an entire head of four kinds of greens for the one night a week my wife and I want salad? The cost is the same, and I save time and refrigerator space. ← You don't have to. I buy loose mesclun with a variety of salad leaves that I pick myself out of bulk boxes. The salad packages often have a very soapy taste to me. It never seems to go away, and I don't like it.
  23. I once used clams as a substitute for oysters in Carpetbagger Steak. Was cheaper too.
  24. I will never set foot in an Asian restaurant with my stepfather ever again. Ever.
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