Category Archives: Cooking

For this 2nd attempt I decided to do another fold over. The actual cooking is very familiar to me… and the recipe. I have been doing this as a Savory Mince for years to have on a bed of Basmati … Continue reading →

Al’s Kitchen- Chicken Curry coming up to simmer so now pop on the lid and start washing up – then have a rest.

Al’s Kitchen – Shepherds Pie follow-up A few of my FB friends including Cheryl Elsey have asked for the recipe. Some of you who are old enough will remember this – late 70’s through to 80’s. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY RECIPE … Continue reading →

Al’s Kitchen – Shepherds Pie Can’t remember the last time we had this but I can remember the taste – yum.

Shoppers rush to get their hands on Kmart’s stylish new $30 cast iron pot – and it looks JUST like the Le Creuset version that costs $450 I have quite a collection from the ALDI Crofton range, maybe to many … Continue reading →

This is much the same as my Chicken Curry but first the balls need to be prepared. Finely dice medium onion and in a bowl mix that into 500G of mince along with curry powder (Mackenzies Clive of India) and … Continue reading →

Finally gave in and bought a rice cooker- What triggered the purchase was that my older daughter  could not get one at her local Kmart so I did the walking and managed to do a click & collect at out … Continue reading →

Nasi goreng on the left and a mild madras curry on the right.That’s an ALDI Wok, one of my favorite  cooking utensils. No recipe – I did my own thing which is always a bit of a gamble; will it … Continue reading →

Mum’s recipe which was handed down from her mother which was handed down from…never mind. It’s the same recipe for chicken curry except for beef stock cube – use chicken.