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

WEDNESDAY: Takeaway Treats @ Home

Shaun and I both love kebabs, my favourite has always been Falafel, as has Shauns in more recent times. But realising our 'healthy' takeaway treat is in fact deep fried (the falafel that is), prompted us to make our own healthier version at home, which after all is really quite easy, with all the neccesary ingredients (including sauces) staple items in our household. So here is our homemade version of Falafel Kebabs:



(Not the best pic, sorry)

Falafel (dry fried in a pan) with lettuce, onion, carrots, sauced up with tahini, garlic yoghurt and sweet chilli, all wrapped up in a gourmet sundried tomato and basil wrap.

Thats a wrap.
Tamara xx

WEDNESDAY: More Mexican

Believe it or not, we don't actually eat mexican that often. Its just that lately i've come to recognise how useful it is for quick nutritious meals, and with life being somewhat hectic recently, i've really needed those quick meals.


Tonight was Vegetarian Nachoes





Chilli beans, nacho chips, sour cream and cheese.

Hopefully no more mexican for a while though, i'm kinda mexed out!
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

WEDNESDAY: On the American Continent and Heading South

Dinner tonight was of the mexican theme:




A big bowl of chilli mince, rice, toasted tortillas finished off with sour cream and a smattering of corriander (cilantro).

Just the thing to warm our insides on a CHILLI night.

Sorry about the lack of Tuesday update. I got a bit distracted and forgot to take pics because we had friends round for tea, but for those interested, heres what we had:
Steak with roasted vege (potato, kumara, pumpkin, carrot, parsnip and onion), accompanied by traditional Yorkshire puds and gravy.
Dessert was a delicious Double Choc Self Saucing Pudding (which was v. yummy and I will make again soon and post the recipe).

Off for now, a night in front of the box awaits...or maybe just crawling into bed.
Tamara xxx