Archives for January 2016

Cheat’s Chicken Rice

January 28, 2016 by Flynn & Tonic

Chicken rice without the hassle: one pot to rule them all

For the past week I’ve been dealing with the ultimate in #whitegirlproblems – in fact, it’s a #whitegirlproblem wrapped up in a #middleclassproblem mixed with sheer hell. You see, my dishwasher hasn’t been working. I know, I know – there are far greater problems facing the world right now… entire populations displaced, Zika virus, global warming… But when you like to cook (and don’t fancy eating off paper plates every night), let’s just say a non-functioning dishwasher isn’t exactly funsies.

Therefore I’ve put any thought of elaborate concoctions well and truly on the back burner (haha) for the next two weeks until the spare part I need arrives from the remote corners of Uzbekistan or wherever it’s coming from, and have been looking for easy things that don’t require 47 different implements.

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Cold Soba Noodle Salad

January 19, 2016 by Flynn & Tonic

Ah, summer. Long days and balmy evenings… Picnics in the park and dodging irate ibises… Barbies in the backyard while being eaten alive by gigantuan mosquitoes… Really, what’s not to love?

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Chocolate Fudge Brownies

January 10, 2016 by Flynn & Tonic

Chocolate fudge brownies. Need we say more?

So it’s that point in January where you’ve eaten your body weight in plum pudding and never want to see another mince tart again. Or for at least a few days. For most people that also means it’s time for the New Year detox to kick in – and in particular for Australians to actually start eating the sort of food you SHOULD eat in summer, rather than borrowing festive fare from our northern hemisphere friends.

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