A catch up from Miss Too Damn Busy

Hello to all my readers,

I do apologise for the lack of posts around here lately, it has been so busy lately. With busy-ness came to many takeaways rather than home cooked, nutritious meals; then there was the 'my camera doesn't won't to work' days, followed by a desperate need for vege intake. And lets face it, a meal of steak or chicken with a massive serving of steamed vege is just not that exciting to either photograph or to look at.

So the first photo I managed to take was of last Thursday's (4/10) meal. A warm salad of lamb, kumara, courguette & asparagus, dressed with a tahini, yoghurt & orange dressing.





Very tasty and very healthy!

One of the meals I very much enjoyed, but due to the cameras hissy fit, couldn't photo, was a Middle Eastern inspired Cottage Pie. I will be making this again shortly and this time, I promise I will be taking photos......even if I have to use my camera phone to get them!

THURSDAY: Food Memories

Growing up, seafood was a rarity in our house. We lived right inland, over an hour to any beach, Dad wasn't the fishing type and lets face it, feeding seafood to a family of six would be a very expensive exercise! On the rare occassion we were given some fish, I remember Mum making this delicious and simple fish dish, always accompanied by rice. Its probably been 10 years since i've had it and it has stuck in my mind. I've asked Mum for the recipe a few times, but always forgotten to follow her up. Last night, knowing I had fish to cook, but not wanting the frequented potato to accompany, I thought, "stuff the recipe" i'll just work from memory. And so came 'Mums Fish' with rice and salad.




And heres the recipe:

400g terakihi fillets (or other firm fish)
1 red onion, sliced
1 Tbsp wholegrain mustard
juice of 2 lemons
1 cup cream (or evaporated milk with 1 tsp cornflour)
salt & pepper
Cut fish into large chunks and put in a bowl. Add onion, mustard and lemon juice. Mix together well and leave to marinate for about 2 hours.
Heat a little oil in a hot pan and add fish & marinade. Cook for a few minutes, then add the cream. Simmer for 5 minutes or until cream has thickened. Season well and serve on a bed of basmati rice, with salad to accompany.

Have a wicked weekend everyone.
Tamara xx

TUESDAY: Garfield's Favourite Meal

Yup, thats right, tonights dinner was Lasange.




Sheets of lasange, layered with beef ragu and vegetables, topped of with a cheese (bechamel) sauce and accompanied by fresh salad.

A time consuming meal to make, but well worth the effort.
Tamara xx

WEDNESDAY: An old favourite on a new continent

In this house, we love homemade burgers, but they can be a bit repetitive. So with my latest middle eastern food craze and some inspiration from Jane Lawsons new book, Grub, last night we dined on these:




Middle Eastern Lamb Burgers
A tasty lamb mince pattie filled with cumin, cinnamon and paprika, salad and mint infused cucumber with beetroot chutney and tahini cream all upon a Turkish Pide.

And damn it was go-od!
Tamara xx

MONDAY: A meal Jamie would be proud of

Jamie Oliver that is, one of my favourite celebrity chefs.



From his 'Happy Days' cookbook, I was inspired to make Penne Cabonara, with a few changes of course. No penne in the house, so lets swap spaghetti and to boost up the flavour lets add some tender, sweated onions and fried, chopped mushroom. Mmm.

To counteract the richness of the meal, I served a green salad, dressed with a sharp vinaigrette, mixed together in Jamies 'fairy fingers' method.

Now thats some pukka tukker!
Tamara xx