Anzac day cooking
April 25, 2010
We ‘re back from Melbourne after an amazing wedding on Friday, congratulations Trav & Simone! It was so great catching up with friends down there. Once the munchkin and very hungover husband were in bed last night I watched Julie and Julia. What a great movie! Have you seen it? Inspired by all things culinary and weddingish I’ve been cooking up a storm in the kitchen this morning. All the shops are closed for Anzac day so the challenge was to whip something up out of ingredients we already had. I made a sweet potato soup with cinnamon and smokey spanish paprika. Paprika has always been a bit of a mystery spice to me but I’m determined to figure out how to use it. This very cool tin was a bonbonierre gift from Melbourne friends (Belinda and Tyson) wedding over a year ago. Bea does this beautiful roast chicken with paprika mediterranean vegies that I’ve always been jealous of.
I do this experimenting thing with recipes a lot. Sometimes it’s great, other times… a complete disaster! Thankfully this one was in the first category. I think it could use some pancetta or smokey bacon to lift it a bit but Mr Schmaft said “awesome”.
We had it with cheesy damper, just to keep on the Aussie side for Anzac day.
What are you cooking this weekend?
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April 25, 2010 at 2:03 PM
That tin is fabulous!
I have been cooking too. Last night was mac and cheese, today banana muffins and batches of baby food.
April 25, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Like you, using up ingredients in the pantry but ANZAC biscuits of course, i’m married to a soldier who is serving overseas in a war zone, it’s compulsory!! The wedding sounded lovely & that tin, adorable. Love Posie
April 25, 2010 at 3:06 PM
*hehheh* I watched Julie and Julia for the first time last night too!
And today for lunch after the Anzac parade I made free range roast chicken with homeade bread crumb/bacon/onion/curry stuffing (the stuffing is TO DIE FOR. YUMZ), along with a three veggie bake.
Then a kick arse (if I do say so myself) chocolate self saucing pudding made from scratch, with a generous dallop of thickened cream.
I can barely move now for all yummy food, but hey, you have to do that every now and again I reckon!
April 25, 2010 at 5:38 PM
Yum Claire, that soup is an amazing colour, looks awesome.
April 25, 2010 at 7:14 PM
Looks like a great day of cooking over there. Our cooking was, of course, Anzac Biscuits
April 26, 2010 at 9:41 PM
yuuuuuuuuuuuum, what a cute tin!!!!!! love damper!
I did a lot of cooking including anzac cookies!
corrie:)