Previous attempts: 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009

Last year's showing: rotten. Think we managed about 35 or so, but I completely failed to record anything after study got heavy. I'll try and do better this year :)

January

01 Baguette - (Trueille & Ferrigno, Bread, p. 79)
02 Caldereta de Cordero
03 Braised pork with fennel & borlotti
04 Ginger & ( Read more... )

Previous attempts: 2011 - 2010 - 2009

January

001 Kottopoula rigani (Kershner, Greek Cooking) - K
002 Beef, cashew and Thai basil stir-fry - K
003 Chicken marsala with portobello mushrooms - K
004 Boeuf Bourgignon (recipe online) - J
005 Greek Roasted Lamb (Parmenter, Ian - Consuming Passions) - K

Fegbruary

006 Chicken and Potato Provencale - K ( Read more... )

Lovely long walk in the wet part of Tallaganda (State Forest section, Main Range trail) today - not many photos, other than a lovely big probably fallen fungus. Not too cold, few drops of rain, but otherwise very pleasant. Huge contrast to last weekend (National Park section, Bald Hill trail) - very dry, very cold, very windy to the point where ( Read more... )

Survived first work-bloc week intact, despite working one day each in toddlers, preschool and babies. Pls not to be repeating, universe; Do Not Want. Knackered, but good news is that Thursday = Day with Dad = went well; we spent it more or less socially for the first time in a long while. The man is slowly but surely coming back to himself. ( Read more... )

Bastardised cajun mix for roast ( Read more... )

Previous attempts: 2010 - 2009

Totally failed at this one last year :( ah well, third time lucky... and it's a joint effort.

January

001 Chicken w Lemongrass & Cashew Nuts (DO VAN, Vietnamese Cooking) - J
002 Gallina en Salsa (Cocina tradicional: Navarra) - K
003 Chicken Diavolo (RAJAH, Makan-Lah: the true taste of Malaysia) - K

February004 Leg ( Read more... )

Brazilian marinade recipe calls for flour, bicarb, white wine, garlic, lime juice and black pepper. Due to circs beyond, we used lemon juice and red wine instead, and came up with something that looked like spoiled blueberry yoghurt ( Read more... )

- apple & mint jelly
- ekmek (Turkish bread)
- apple crumble variant
- zucchini, bacon and pepperoni soup

No wonder hubby likes it when I'm off sick. Y'know, I could get used to this... just spend the day pottering about.

Otherwise, have achieved nothing at all except watching a lot of Mrs Muir. Out of order, which is weird - same disarray in ( Read more... )

Made dumplings as per here. They were rather nice (as was the casserole ( Read more... )

Hubby has decided he's doing this too :) We're keeping his masterlist here because he's crap at writing things down (and in any case has no online presence or whathaveyou).

January

001 Beef Vindaloo (Baljekar, Mridula - 150 Curries)

February

002 Chili Meat with Curry Leaf (Baljekar)
003 Chicken Dopiaza (Baljekar)

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