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The Next Challenge- The Avoca Cafe Cookbook
So at last night’s challenge, the honor of picking the next cookbook went to the first guest who arrived– I think this might be a new He Runs, I Cook tradition. Our guest, DC, a lovely lad from County Cork, picked The Avoca Cafe Cookbook- a gift from The…
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The Meat Lasagna Challenge!
So, armed with my trusty can of Cherry Coke (and a complete disregard for the 6 week detox I’ve just been on), I’ve finally conquered most of my hangover and made it into the kitchen today and am about to start this week’s challenge- Apples for Jam’s Meat Lasagna from page 32-33. I’m feeling quite…
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This is *NOT* a dinner party…
That’s what I keep telling myself. I tend to go a bit OTT with dinner parties- multiple courses, flowers, lovely table setting. I keep reminding myself that this is not a dinner party. I’m cooking a meal, for the blog, and people are coming over to help eat it. So why do I feel so…
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The word of the day is….. Hangover….and Lasagna!!!!!
So last night, The Runner and I lost the run of ourselves slightly. We spent the day on Sydney Harbour on a fancy dress boat party yesterday that turned into fancy dress drinking at the pub. The Runner and I aren’t old, stay at home boring fogies, but we sort of are. He’s always training…
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A recap of the week in the kitchen….
So after being extremely slack Monday by not making a thing for dinner, I redeemed myself on Tuesday evening and made TWO (2) TWO(!) dishes on Tuesday night. Well, actually it was three, but who’s counting. However, my kitchen exploits were not without some drama…. So I bowed to pressure from The Runner and…
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An unexpected benefit…
So far, this little experiment is not only fun but is already yielding unexpected benefits: 1) An excuse to catch up with friends for dinner– did I mention I LOVE throwing dinner parties 2) A way to occupy myself while I’m in between paying gigs- a lot more entertaining than some of the alternatives…. 3)…
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Coming up next Sunday….. Apples for Jam!
Thanks to the randomness of the “Close your eyes and point” methodology, I’ve now chosen the cookbook for next week. Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros. This book is absolutely gorgeous, given to me by lovely friends as a birthday gift (I think?). The pictures are beautiful and it’s a fairly thick book with recipes…
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Our first attempt- Nigella Express Anglo-Asian Lamb Salad (p.7)
This recipe seems pretty straight forward to be honest. There are no super crazy ingredients and most of the ingredients were already in my pantry. I bought the lamb, salad leaves, mint and spring onion this morning thanks to Coogee Woolworths and the local Coogee butcher. The only issue I have…
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