by The Klutzy Cook | 4 Nov, 2009 | Baking, Breads
Fruit breads are always popular, particularly banana bread (and Strawberry Bread). This Chocolate Banana Bread adds a nice twist to an old favourite and of course, tastes delicious. Just a small amount of dark chocolate goes a long way and you can justify using it...
by The Klutzy Cook | 3 Nov, 2009 | Main Meals, Poultry Dishes, Salads
This Vietnamese Noodles dish is a wonderful fresh salad and is perfect in the warmer months. It combines soft rice vermicelli noodles with lemongrass chicken and crunchy salad vegetables all doused in a traditional Vietnamese dressing. With all these ingredients, it...
by The Klutzy Cook | 2 Nov, 2009 | Menu Plans
The weeks are really starting to go fast now that Christmas is looming. Lot’s of things going on at school and sports, plus we have a lot of birthdays in our family between November and February. Just about every other week! Despite living in Australia, Halloween was...
by The Klutzy Cook | 30 Oct, 2009 | Salads
One of my oldest friends, Shirley, married a Frenchman. There were many benefits to this multicultural union (Shirley is very much Australian), not the least being that she got to learn a lot of great recipes from his Grandmother. This Easy Potato Salad is one of...
by The Klutzy Cook | 28 Oct, 2009 | Desserts
Pavlova is a wonderful meringue dessert. Essentially it’s like a big meringue pie that’s topped with whipped cream and usually fruit. While you need to allow a bit of time when preparing Pavlova (a couple of hours for cooling), it is not a difficult dessert to...