Grilled Chilli Cheese Sandwich

We’ve been away on holidays and it has been so difficult getting back into a routine of cooking and housework. All I want to do is laze around in post-holiday bliss. Not having the motivation to cook doesn’t mean we don’t have the motivation to eat. Unfortunately for us, post-holiday also means it is time to curb the spending, so going out for dinner last night wasn’t an option. I made some grilled cheese sandwiches and they were a hit with very little effort required!

Eggplant Pulao

This is a great vegetarian party dish. Really quick to throw together, the end result is super tasty, fragrant and very rich. I served it with my granny’s tomato pachadi. 

Basic White Bread

 

I’ve made this recipe so many times that I can’t believe I’ve never posted about it! It’s a really quick bread to throw together and the end result is an amazingly soft loaf or buns with a nice crusty exterior. This loaf makes for a very good sandwich.

Parmesan Croutons

These croutons are lovely over salad or soup. Really quick to prepare and are very moorish, so make extra!

Mangy’s Chicken Biryani

It’s a good think my grandmother doesn’t know how to use the internet, because what I am about to say could get me killed……..

Pesto Cheese Scones

Mangy came home one night from work and raved about the beautiful pesto scones he had at the cafeteria at work. I asked him to describe it, and he said it was incredibly tasty and he especially loved the pesto stuffed into the layers. Immediately I started to suspect that something was wrong. Scones with layers?? Huh?

Low Carb Roti

If you’re diabetic or on a low carb diet, the hardest thing to give up is rice or roti. I have yet to find a good replacement for rice, but this roti recipe isn’t too bad.

Croissants

We found a little store in Melbourne selling beautiful French unsalted butter in bulk. I’ve caught myself eating slices of butter (like cheese), it’s that tasty! Anyway, I though I better put a stick of butter to good use and decided to give croissants a go. I used this recipe, but cut down on the work by using my breadmaker. I also changed the butter technique.

Low Carb Oopsie Roll

This recipe has changed the lives of those who have adopted a low carb lifestyle. I came upon the recipe absolutely by chance, but had to try it straight away! It’s not quite like bread, it reminded me of a very light yorkshire pudding or a cream puff. But it’s still really tasty and I enjoyed it with peanut butter for breakfast. I also used a couple of rolls to mop up my prawn curry last night. The recipe only takes a few ingredients and it’s really quite easy.

Spicy Pongal

I’ve only ever had sweet pongal until I tried Venn Pongal in Chennai. I never liked sweet pongal and would usually refuse at the dinner table. When we were in Chennai, due to some planning issues, we were stuck before our next flight at 5 in the morning and the only thing the hotel had ready for breakfast was pongal.