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French onion soup

I am back! Well, I was always there, just keeping quiet on the blog.  2021 held so much promise. Like many people, we looked forward to a year of relative normalcy:...

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OUR 2020 COVID Christmas

Christmas 2020 was always going to be different. We are used to festivities where half of the family is missing, because they are either living overseas, visiting in-laws or just decide...

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November happenings and miso peanut roasted pumpkin

November has come and gone, and what was supposed to be a quiet month, free of the usual travel and social gatherings ( thanks to COVID ), proved to be quiet...

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Early Halloween, Celebrating the Day of the dead

Halloween is near and as in the past four years, we celebrated a week early as it clashes with a family birthday. It is no surprise that 2020 has been a...

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3 ways with red wombok

Have you ever had red wombok before?  It is similar to a traditional Chinese cabbage, otherwise known as wombok, except that it is well, red. Bordering on purple. It shares the...

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This is what happens when Sunday dinner plans change at last minute and I think on my feet to come up with an alternative before the family shouts “let’s get take away!! “
Happy thanksgiving to our American friends !
Been channeling the French connection since our return home. In my view, there is no better comfort food than roast chicken and a gratin. Ok, this is not the prettiest meal, but it is certainly the tastiest. Inspired by @mimithor #akitcheninfrance cookbook, this brings me straight back to my family’s table for Sunday lunch: roast chicken with crème fraîche and herbs on a bed of mushrooms ( I used Marylands instead of a whole chicken ), cauliflower gratin and tomato tartlets.
I was told to travel light while on the road. “No room for your usual library “ he said “ download recipes along the way”. I still sneaked in these #cookbooks, just offloaded a few bottles of wine instead. That, I knew I could purchase along the way.
Dinner on a rainy day. It was one of these nights when we were stuck in the truck in abysmal weather. We were parked beachside in Kingscliff and after nearly a week of cooking inside, I was keen to eat out. So we grabbed the umbrella, rugged up and headed off next door to @kingybowls for some good old fashioned comfort food . Texas smoked BBQ beef brisket for me, beef stroganoff special for him. We thought we’d snack on chicken wings too. Full bellies for sure!!
Van cooking in action! I present you my special fried rice, prepared in the middle of the Simpson Desert.
The simplest of food in the simplest of settings.
Sometimes we eat weirdly. Especially #lunchtime. While I always make a point of cooking #nutritiousanddelicious breakfasts and dinners when on the road, lunches are a free-for-all kind of meal. Most times Mr T only feels like a snack, either because he doesn’t want to stop what he’s doing or he’s saving himself for dinner. I used to be annoyed not having a “proper” midday meal but now I actually enjoy the freedom of not cooking and simply putting something together instead.

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