FRIDAY: Takeaway Night

After my late night out on Thursday, I was just a wee bit tired, which made my day at work drag on and on. So when Shaun suggested his favourite, Chinese Takeaways for dinner, I jumped at the idea of just relaxing and not having to cook.




Our favourites for chinese are always Sweet & Sour Pork, Combination Fried Rice and Wontons. Especially Wontons!

The only place we buy our chinese from is Golden Key Takeaways in Maungaraki. Its a 20 minute drive from home but well worth it, and luckily our in-laws live in Maungaraki, so we just chow down at their house.

Tamara xx

TUESDAY: It Makes Me Human

Yes it is kind of embarrassing for a food blogger to admit that they had KFC for dinner last night. But I felt yucky, Tuesday night for me is renowned to be lack of cooking inspiration night, and to be honest, sometimes I really, really love good ol' Kentucky Fried.




My meal of choice, an Extreme Burger meal: Zinger Burger, Chips to dip in my Potato and Gravy, a piece of finger lickin good chicken and a pepsi!

While on the topic of KFC, being an international takeaway chain, you would think it would taste the same everywhere, Right? Well, wrong! When in Britain we had KFC and there were a few complaints: a, the chicken was lacking quite a few of the essential "11 secret herbs and spices" and b, there was no potato and gravy, instead it was baked beans. Who eats baked beans with KFC?

Back in the kitchen tonight, I promise.
Tamara xx

FRIDAY: Mama Mia's Pizzeria

Ever since my FABULOUS trip to Roma, Italy, i've been craving pizza, which suits my fiancee down to the bone as he adores Pizza. With a bit of spare time on my hands yesterday I was able to spend the time making the bases and a quick trip to the deli gave me a selection of toppings.

The finished products:

Pizza #1

Tomato base with courgette, mushroom, chorizo, semi-dried tomato, mozzerella and parmesan.

Pizza #2 (not so italian, but a fave in our house)

Sweet Chilli, Cream Cheese and Chicken

Tomato base with baby spinach, red onion, chicken, sweet chilli sauce, cajun spice, cream cheese, mozzerella and parmesan.

Mmm yummy pizza, posting about it now is making me want it ALL over again.

Tamara xx

WEDNESDAY: Munching Curry

I absolutely adore curry! Just over a year ago I refused to eat it, until some friends made me try it.....and ever since then i've been a full blown curry adict!

So dinner tonight was curry. I've had a go at making my own, buts it is never as good as the real deal, so it was takeaways from my fave curry restaurant, Tulsi.



Saag Aloo (Potatoes cooked in a spinach sauce). Its another case of not the prettiest thing, but damn tasty. Its rather healthy too as it contains no dairy products (so no cream) and its no oily, yet it tastes creamy and delicious.

Accompanied by Basmati Rice and Garlic Naan.

Tamara xx