I cheated. I totally cheated. I didn’t use black-eyed peas that had soaked overnight and then boiled for an hour. Nope, I just grabbed my can opener and a few seconds later we were good to go. It is justified to cheat where you can if your ass is harried. Moral of the story? Don’t discriminate against…
Month: January 2017
Whatdya Mean I Can’t Have a Cocktail for Breakfast?
Life’s rules are meant to be broken. Every day should feel like a party, otherwise what the hell is the point? I try to think of little ways to make the mundane feel festive. So, when I made this yummy Thug Kitchen Fruit Salad Smoothie for breakfast I decided to give you two options. You can…
Go Go Dancing Breakfast Bars
Count down: 158 days left, 59 recipes down and 56 to go. So the Thug Kitchen To-Go Breakfast Bars (p. 16) really are the all-singing all-dancing bars. These little crunchy bastards will see you through every single possible situation. You need breakfast to go? These bars got you covered. A hungry four-year-old whining in your face? Got…
Maple-Oat Banana Bread and Thugged Up Dreams
Count Down: 163 days left. 58 recipes down and 57 to go. So…I dreamt about Thug Kitchen last night. It was all a bit friggin’ weird actually. But I guess dreams usually are. I dreamt that the Thugs invited me for dinner, but knowing that I lived so far away, and overseas, they said I could just send…
Weekend Treat? Thug Kitchen Biscuits with Lentil Gravy
Count down: 164 days left, 57 recipes down, 58 recipes to go. Want a hearty breakfast? Whether you have a hang over, or hungry kids to feed, or just an annoying cat….Look no further. These mofolios are just the thing to start your day. My favourite thing about this recipe’s instructions is when the Thugs…
Not So Lazy Lasagna
Count down: 168 days left, 55 recipes down, 60 recipes left to go. I decided to make the Mixed Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna. We had guests coming from the UK, so I thought I’d save time and put together a lasagna so that it would be ready to throw in the oven when they got here. That way I…
Ode to a Burnt Waffle
This went all wrong. You know when you make waffles or pancakes and the first one you make is always a bit off? Weird looking, like the runt of the litter? Well all my waffles turned out like that today. ALL OF THEM. Except for one. I’m not sure what went wrong. I followed the instructions to…
Noodle Your Way into the New Year
I’m not one to do new years resolutions, because I have no willpower at all. (I should probably have thought about that before I set myself the challenge of cooking every single recipe in this book.) But if you are into all that healthy-eating-good-start-to-the-new-year-shit, then this is motherfriggin dish for you. (And may I just…
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