Jac cooked a beef and mushroom casserole for dinner. She served it with garlic mashed potatoes. The kitchen smelled wonderful as the pot of casserole simmered away on the stove. I’m not sure exactly how long she cooked the casserole for, but it was ages. The carrots and celery were soft and sweet, the beef […]
Jac said: “I know you had a crappy day at work, so I cooked something nice for dinner.” I was exhausted and feeling blue from a very long day at work, but I felt instantly better when I walked into the kitchen and smelled our roast dinner. You guys know how much I love roast […]
Dinner: corned beef with mustard sauce and vegetables Jac cooked a chunk of corned beef (sometimes called silverside) for dinner recently. I think my US readers will know this as boiled beef brisket. We get our corned beef from the supermarket. It’s a great dinner, with meat and vegetables all cooked in the same pot. […]
My workmates and I have a new favourite food place in East Perth – it’s the City Farm Cafe at City Farm, on the edge of Perth city, next to Claisebrook train station. The City Farm site was previously a scrap metal yard and a battery recycling plant before being transformed into an organic community […]
We went to Pancakes at Carillon in Perth recently for breakfast with Jac’s niece and nephew. Max ordered the Mini Stack (AU$5.90) off the kids’ menu, 3 mini pancakes served with a perfect scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. On our table (as on every table in the restaurant) was a tall bottle of […]
Every year for her birthday morning tea, my workmate B brings in a box full of cannoli from Corica Pastries for everyone in our team. I’ve been working with B for over 3 years now and the birthday cannoli is something I really look forward to. I only eat cannoli once a year – at […]
Jac made meatloaf for dinner and served it with sauteed vegetables (cabbage, onion, mushroom, zucchini, green beans and peas) and garlic mashed potatoes. Jac knows I love meatloaf that has hard-boiled egg in the centre, so when she makes meatloaf she always makes sure to include the hard-boiled egg. I love the tomato sauce glaze […]
A quick dinner I whipped up for myself one evening I was home alone. Cubes of SPAM, potato and fresh tomato with crisp green beans, stir-fried with garlic and a dash of oyster sauce. If I’d found mushrooms in the fridge, I would’ve included them too. I can eat this dish with a spoon, but […]
I took a rare day off work yesterday to go to the Good Food and Wine Show Perth with Jac. Cooking School I’d booked us in for the Gourmet Garden Cooking School’s Go Local class. Not that Jac needs to learn how to cook :), but we thought it would be a bit of fun. […]
A meat pie for breakfast on a chilly Saturday morning? I love pies and I love meat, so yes please! I love the smell of pastry, hot, fresh and golden-brown out of the oven. Note to self: stop breathing in that glorious hot pie smell – hurry up, take the photographs then EAT! The Mrs […]