As I mentioned in my previous post I recently started a new job. After going to Brisbane for work, I ended up staying the weekend with Alex. It was only natural we spent part of it in the kitchen. After making Alex’s grandmothers delicious raspberry slice, we decided what we needed was cheese and olive […]
Tag: savoury
Happy Fathers Day (Praised Chicken and Roasted Rostini)
Last Sunday (September 4th) was fathers day in Australia. To honour the occasion I wanted to make lunch for dad. Having just purchased a small chicken two days prior I decided to make Nigella Lawson’s Praised Chicken from Kitchen. The recipe was simple and while it has a cooking time of close to two hours, the wait was […]
Pumpkin Soup
Hi, It’s Mel. I find there a few things more comforting than soup. One of my favourite soups would have to be Pumpkin Soup. I could eat bowl after bowl of it and not get tired of it. There is very little that could be better than home-made pumpkin soup. As my sister is not […]
American Style Cornbread Muffins
I had a hankering for something savoury after all my cake baking and have recently been reading into American cooking. While I wasn’t inspired by anything in Jamie Oliver’s cook book (Jamie’s America), it did remind me of my Food Safari cook book. These muffins were featured in the USA section and described as “going […]
Apple Cinnamon Empanadas
These beauties were the direct result of an empanada maker I won at a Tupperware party. Yes, I’m 24 and I go to Tupperware parties. Willingly. The empanada maker also came with a little recipe brochure, which is where I got the recipe for these empanadas. These were made when I was feeling energetic enough […]
A Tale of Two Kitchens 