What a crock!
That crock pot fiend has done it again. Her Spanish rice casserole is totally brilliant comfort food. I upped the rice quantity (and pre-soaked it overnight). Instead of Italian seasoning, I just...
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Despite Tuesday not being a work day, I spend an awful lot of it at work. Lil Miss has her swimming lesson in the morning and First Born has his in the evening. By the time we get home from the evening...
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Poor old First Born is a bit under the weather but we still had slow cooker night even without swimming. He just has a cold but I’m worried that his hearing may be affected. After all he did tell me...
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View ArticleSlow Cooked. Persian Lamb and Rhubarb Stew.
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The Kitchen Playground method of surviving the school term with a working mother is to use school holidays to do some bulk cooking. The idea is that I will end up wit lots of baked goods for lunches...
View ArticleWhat a crock!
That crock pot fiend has done it again. Her Spanish rice casserole is totally brilliant comfort food. I upped the rice quantity (and pre-soaked it overnight). Instead of Italian seasoning, I just...
View ArticleMan Flu
A conversation. Me: You know you’re dying of nothing more than patheticness don’t you? BW: Don’t cry for me, I’m already dead. Yep, man flu. It’s highly symptomatic, lingering, debilitating and...
View ArticleJohn McCain Ribs
I asked for some dog bones at the farmers market the other day. I was given a couple of kilo of beef ribs for $3. For the first time ever, Little Creek Beef disappointed me. There was no way I could...
View ArticleTuesday is slow cooker night at chez KP. Asian shredded beef and cabbage.
Despite Tuesday not being a work day, I spend an awful lot of it at work. Lil Miss has her swimming lesson in the morning and First Born has his in the evening. By the time we get home from the evening...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Black Bean Chilli Con Carne
Poor old First Born is a bit under the weather but we still had slow cooker night even without swimming. He just has a cold but I’m worried that his hearing may be affected. After all he did tell me...
View ArticleChicken Tikka Masala and Chocolate Filled Brioche
A while back I compiled a document full of slow cooker recipes from a variety of sources. Unfortunately, I didn’t note the original sources. Which was not very bright of me. I think they largely came...
View ArticleRefried beans without the fry!
I found this little gem whilst trawling the internet recently. We adore refried beans but I do have a problem with the amount of (usually saturated) fat they contain. I also hate buying canned bean...
View ArticleSlow Cooked. Persian Lamb and Rhubarb Stew.
Monday night. Swimming night. Dinner needs to be made ready in the time it takes the Ankle Biters to shower and change. So Monday is generally a slow cooker night in the colder months. I do all the...
View ArticleSlow Cooker. Cheese and Two Potato Soup
The Kitchen Playground method of surviving the school term with a working mother is to use school holidays to do some bulk cooking. The idea is that I will end up wit lots of baked goods for lunches...
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