Are These Grounds For An Argument?
by“Is that for me?” Tracey asked me this morning as I made myself a coffee. “Not this one,” I muttered. “I didn’t sleep real well last night.” Mistake…
big family
Easi Risi E Bisi
byWe had everything we needed for this recipe in the pantry and fridge, except the shallots and fresh peas (although we’ve a few packs of frozen peas, so we could have coped quite well).
Apple Pie – Homemade Pastry Option
byMy simple apple pie filling, with a homemade pastry. Takes a little longer but wife loves it more than pie made with frozen pastry sheets and she ‘pays’ well.
Apple Pie – Easy Pastry Option
byI usually don’t put up two recipe posts in one week, but this seems to be the month for pies. A friend gave me this recipe a few weeks ago. When I say gave I mean he posted a pic on Facebook of one of the pies he and his wife had just made and it looked so good I insisted he give me the recipe. Same thing, I say.
Grandma’s Cheddar Cheese Biscuits
byThis fantastic recipe alleviates the drudgery of slicing cheese and finding a biscuit to eat it on by combining the two. Brilliant? I think so too.
How to build up a kid’s immune system
by“Tracey! The baby is putting all sorts of stuff in her mouth. You know you shouldn’t trust me with this sort of thing. It’s very irresponsible of you!”
Our Too Cute To Boot Theory
byTracey and I have been developing a theory these past fifteen years we’ve been raising kids together: the reason mother nature has made young children look so very, very cute is you wouldn’t put up with them if they weren’t.
Cuckoo Coconut Cake
byWith only four ingredients and each of them with the same measurements, it’s as near as you’ll get to a one step cake.
Karaage Bowl
byIt seems the older I get the more I love all things Japanese – sushi, karaoke, Iron Chef. And now karaage bowls.
Spinach & Ricotta Slices
byThe best spinach and ricotta slices we’ve found. In point of fact, Tracey loves it so much I can usually elicit bedroom favours when I make it.
Mr Big’s Beer Battered Fish
byA simple beer batter around a nice white fillet of fish. It’s so simple, even I can do it.
Secret Squirrel Meat Pies
byWe’re always looking for new things to do with mince – simple things and cheap things. Secret Squirrel Meat Pies fits the bill. The secret is these pies are full of vegetables – potato, pumpkin, onion, peas and carrot. And yet the kids still love them.
My favourite Caesar Salad
byI found this recipe in The Backyard Barbecue Cookbook a few years ago and I’ve been pretending I invented it ever since.
Cinnamon Tea Cake
byThis is an easy recipe I make with my young daughters.
Saucy BBQ Pies
byJust to be clear – BBQ sauce in pies, not pies cooked on a BBQ. Well we didn’t, but I guess if you had a decent supply of cold beer you could.