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Even though I haven’t been posting here, I’ve become a bit obsessive with Paella lately.
I was walking past a Nando’s in a shopping mall last week and there was a poster outside the restaurant offering “Paella”
Initially I was a little excited as it’s not often you see Paella on a menu, but then I looked [...]

The traditional Spanish style paella is steeped in much tradition, The traditionalists will tell you that you must use a certain kind of rice,  a certain kind of pan, the rice must only be half a thumbs depth and it goes on.
I’m not much of a traditionalist so I was quite happy when I found [...]

There is probably a million different variations of this traditional chinese soup that you could find online. This is an easy one that doesn’t take long to make.
The other bonus is that it’s low fat, low carb and high on flavour!
Ingredients
300 grams chicken breast meat
3 litres of chicken stock (or substitute)
1 onion diced
2 celery stalks [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve updated, a lot has happened in the last six months,  traveled quite a bit for work, bought a house,  started renovating said house and it hasn’t left a lot of time for the kitchen or the website.
However the colder weather is upon us down my end of the world [...]

They’ve finally posted the 3rd part of Little Gordon. It probably wasn’t worth the wait as the shock value has worn off, Though if I imagine someone talking to the volunteer ladies at my school canteen like that then it does bring a smile. Still worth a watch

In the scheme of shell fish I would probably rank the humble mussel in third place after oysters and scallops. What gets mussels into third place is they are abundant (where I am), cheap and reasonably easy to cook.
They are a bit of a pain to clean, but if you get the farmed mussels they [...]

This soup is a great winter warmer on a cold day. The ginger gives it a real zing that warms you up on the inside. Another bonus is that it’s fat free and has a low salt content (depending on which stock you use).
Although this would qualify as vegan food I won’t advertise it as [...]

Everyone knows Gordon Ramsay as the foul mouthed belligerent chef that has risen to prominence on his in your face attitude.
A recruitment company has recruited “Little Gordon” to help promote their new site. Take a look and have a laugh.
Little Gordon – Part 1

Little Gordon – Part 2

There is a Part 3 coming soon, I’ll [...]

This arrived in my inbox today. For the people that have never heard of Margaret Foulton she’s written a lot of cookbooks in Australia, and possibly even had her own TV show (before my time)
Margaret Fulton’s way: Stuff miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice-cream drips.
The Working Mum’s way: [...]

Being a bit of a cook and a bit of a geek, I’ve had a look at my server stats and come up for the 5 most popular recipes on the site for April 2008.

Seafood Risotto
Thai Beef Massaman Curry
 Creamy Smoked Salmon and Fettucine (with asparagus) -don’t try this one yet, still needs some work.
Simple Chilli [...]