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Continue reading →: I feel like Chicken Tonight, Like Chicken Tonight….
Maybe it’s an American thing, but I definitely remember those ads from being a kid. My mom was always pretty good and making things relatively from scratch- but for a fleeting moment in time, we too got sucked into the Chicken Tonight jingle and bought Chicken Tonight….. (What can I…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
