I found it hard for a few weeks to decide on a menu for the week; I kept bogging myself down with the 'didn't we have that last week' spiel in my head. It is all about me though, as I'm sure my husband and daughter don't care if they have the same meal twice in two weeks! As long as it tastes good.
I keep trying to buy as much as possible from the veggie store and the butchers and therefore limiting what gets purchased at the supermarket. This is rather hard though when you need stuff like dishwashing liquid, toilet paper and clothes wash. I know, they don't count. You're not eating them. Still, I like the feeling of spending as little as possible at a supermarket.
This winter I have tried a couple of new food things - rhubarb and kale. Although I think I tried using kale earlier on in the year. I found a recipe for meatball subs with kale topping. Sounds unappetising, but surprisingly good. The kale is blitzed in a food processor with parmesan cheese and pine nuts (I think) and makes for a really nice semi-crunchy topping to the meatballs in sauce. Good hearty winter food. The recipe was in June or July's copy of Coles magazine.
Rhubarb has been a favourite of mine this season thanks to Jamie (again!). He had a 'recipe' - really just an assembly job - for a rhubarb 'tart'. Cook down the rhubarb with a bit of caster sugar and vanilla essence, brown up the puff pastry and put the two together. Serve with cream/custard. Messy, but tasty.
I've been dining out on the rhubarb with some custard for a few nights now, but with less sugar in the rhubarb mix for that extra bite.
*sigh* back to the menu planning for the week...
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| Sydney, The Rocks - one of my favourite spots. My husband is on the stairs if you need a perspective. |
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