Creamy mushroom and bacon pasta

The Boy saw a friend of his post this recipe and asked for it. He said it looked good and wanted me to make it for us. Guess what? It is good.

Thai basil pork noodles

I love noodles. Doesn't really matter what kind of noodles, I love noodles. I especially love instant ramen noodles. They are a guilty pleasure of mine. These are not instant and they are delicious, but super easy to make. They really don't take more than 15 minutes to cook including prep.

Chili con carne supreme

I love chili con carne but don't have it often. I think I've only ever cooked it once or twice in the past. Of course, The Boy's mother makes a great chili con carne and he's used to the taste of hers, so I'm twitchy about him eating it and saying it doesn't taste like his mother's. He did that with a meatloaf I cooked once and I've never done it again. Now he only gets meatloaf when we visit his mom.

Chickpeas with tomato and fried eggs

I think I mentioned I've been watching a lot of cooking videos recently. They are my entertainment, relaxation, inspiration, and masterclass all rolled into one. I'm finding even if I don't cook the recipes I watch, I learn a lot of general knowledge about cooking and food, and some technique as well. It's generally a great education in bite-size pieces. I find it a fantastic learning experience.

Stir fried tomato and egg on rice

Over the years, my tastes have changed and as a result, my cooking has changed. This blog has seen me start to learn to cook. Experiment with all sorts of things. Buy a Thermomix (there are lots of Thermomix recipes here), go paleo, and now an Asian phase. There's still a huge mix of Western and Asian in my cooking but I'm expanding my horizons progressively. This is a journey.

Easy stir fried noodles

For years and years, I have said that I would not cook Asian food and if I wanted it I would go eat at my mum's house. Well, that's not exactly working right now with the quarantine and lockdown, is it? And recently, I've really gotten into watching Asian cooking videos on YouTube. I finally bit the bullet and started stocking Asian grocery staples in my pantry (don't even ask me about trying to find space in my pantry for it all!!) and started cooking my own Asian food. It's noodle and rice dishes mostly, but also some curries as well.

Asparagus and bacon frittata

A few years ago we went paleo and ate a lot of eggs. Lots and lots of eggs. While it didn't necessarily put me off eggs, after we went off the paleo diet we didn't eat as many eggs as we did during the diet. I guess I needed a break. The Boy has been asking for dishes with eggs more frequently because I guess he's missing them.