Bee’s Kitchen

Heaps of Thanks for all the well wishes and birthday presents!!

My Big Bro A, Little Bro C and Little Sis D suprised me something i’ve wanted for a long time! The super duper BREVILLE WIZZ MIX PROFESSIONAL BEM400!!! I has 3 super duper attachments (dough hook, flat beater, wire whip) to make preparation a breeze. Will definately return the favour and drop off heaps of creations made from this monster.

Thanks to the lovely B & E couple for the sweet gift of MAXWELL & WILLIAMS SNOWMAN Salt & Pepper Mills. It will go perfectly will all my other stainless steel things in the kitchen.

Thanks to my Man’s parents for a very thoughtful gift, i’m sure to put it into good use!

But i don’t think anybody can top the present i got from my darling ‘MAN’, onto ebay my much loved and cherished Canon IXUS 430

BYE BYE

HELLO CANON IXUS 65

With whopper 3 inch LCD screen at the back and weighing heaps less and slimmer then my old camera! 6 megapixels, cool touch control dial ahhh its endless, i love it!!

I actually havn’t had a chance to try out all the functions and capabilities of my little toy, luckly the weekend is just around the corner!

LOVE YOU ALL

xoxoxox

Bee

In Winter having porridge for breakfast is a great alternative to cereal or greasy bacon and eggs. And it’s a great source of fibre, complex carbohydrates and calcium! Triple +++’s in my books.

Preparation Time – 5 minutes
Cooking Time – 5 minutes

Serves – 2

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
2 cup water
1 cup milk
4 tbsp raw sugar

Method

In a saucepan mix together rolled oats and water, bring to the boil, simmer on medium heat for 3 minutes. Constantly stirring for a smooth porridge. Add sugar and milk, stir till combined and heated through.

Look what i found on top of my mobile the other day. Not edible but still sweeter then any chocolate around!

Sweet Sweet….

While we headed home to Sydney we saw in the distance very low and dark storm clouds, it started off as a slow sprinkle of rain then we encountered the hail storm!! Luckly for us we were in a hire car. Gosh it was scary though, i’ve never been stuck in a car in the middle of a hail storm.

   

How cool is this, on the side of the road while we were driving there is this trailer that sells fresh hot jam donuts! YUMMY!!

You’ve probably been curious and wondering where i have been while missing in action lately, well i’ve been down at Melbourne. I’m back now!!!

Tasty and healthy side to roast dinners, who would have thought something so simple would be this good. Another dish i learnt from Lynda, Thanks!
2 medium zucchini (grated)
1 tbsp butter
salt & pepper

In a large fry pan, saute zucchini until tender adding butter then seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

I love the freshness of this salad, with the Asian inspired flavours of sesame and the Maggie seasoning. Great to have with a meal, or just add a bit more pasta and it transforms into a satisfying meal by itself. I learnt how to make this while over in Melbourne at Lynda’s place.

500 g baby spinach
1 red onion (sliced)
1 red capsicum (sliced)
250 g snow peas (sliced)
125 g angel hair pasta
1 tbsp sesame seedsDressing
2 tbsp Maggie seasoning
1 tbsp sesame oil

Wash and prepare all the vegetables, cook the pasta and drain well.

Combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl, adding the dressing and stirring through.

Who would have thought this would make such a good combination, many people don’t really go for the surf and turf arrangement but this you have got to try! A BIG THANK YOU to Mr H for teaching me how to make this fantastic meal, it turned out super and all the flavours really tasted unbelievable, and it was such great fun cooking together!
Here’s a bit of a history lesson about Carpetbag Steak.

To make this delicious recipe you need the following ingredients
6 sirloin eye fillet steaks
1 dozen fresh oysters
6 bacon slices
12 toothpicks
oil

With a sharp knife make a slit into the side of the steak, then move the knife cutting to make a pocket inside the steak.

Stuff with an oyster so that it fits inside the steak, repeat this process on the other side of the steak.

Using the bacon warp firmly around the steak and use toothpicks to secure while cooking.

Lightly oil a griddle pan and cook according as desired.

Perfect with salad and a glass of red wine.