Pie?

I love Pie.

I love to make all sorts of pies. The other night we had plain meat pie.

It was good ... so good the eldest child requested I make another pie because Grandpa and Daddy ate what was left of this one.

So here ... two pies

Too good not to share ...

I go through phases of being a foody, where all I can think about is cooking or baking and playing with ingredients and then it seems to just fade away while I get inspired with my sewing or other crafty stuff.

This week however was a food week, we had a few dinners based around simple fish and squid and they were so delicious I just have to share them ...

1. Grilled Sea Perch with a Chilli and Lime crispy outer on a bed of Thai Salad (cucumber, tomato, coriander, basil, red onion, rice vermicilli and carrot dressed with a *secret* Thai sauce

2. Grilled Sea Perch with Cajun Spice (homemade) on a bed of mint salad (mint, cucumber, spring onion, tomato and a dressing of garlic mayo

3. Salt and Pepper squid with a crisp rocket salad

4. Can't deny oneself of tea ... so have to top it off with some iced tea and mint!

Yum Yum

If you would like a recipe please comment here with your e-mail address and I will send it to you ...

Meatloaf ... blech? Not in my house!

I am always surprised that although I can't get Sam to eat regular food he'll eat random "grown up" food like it was his last meal.
I have been blessed with a little girl who will eat whatever gets put in front of her ... even if it does take her 40 mins!
However the flipside is I have a little boy who wont eat much at all.
But they eat the meatloaf!
When I was a kid I wasn't a big fan o' meatloaf. It usually didn't have a lot of flavour to my opinion and was always just a wee bit dry.
Now this was not my mothers fault (I don't think) as much as the recipe. At least I hope my mother didn't deliberately make dry, grey meatloaf to appease some social norm.
So I avoided meatloaf like it was .... well Meatloaf.
Until I tasted Pete's Grandma's meatloaf. Oh dear. I am a reformed mince meatloaf eater.
It inspired me to make my own and here are some pics of the deliciousness which was for din din!