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Spicy Chicken Tagine & Ferrero Centerpiece!

Kimberly Peterson

I know I’ve just literally come back from a holiday just days ago, and I should be tired and couldn’t be bothered to cook especially after feasting on too much good food for 10 days while we were away – but surprisingly my new tagine has been motivating me. As for my other chores, yes I have been slacking and really cannot be bothered cleaning and washing. But that’s another story. Tonight I decided to cook a Spicy Chicken Tagine. The chicken pieces were marinated with garlic, chilli, lemon, paprika, turmeric, cumin and coriander and salt and pepper to taste … Continue reading Spicy Chicken Tagine & Ferrero Centerpiece!

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Moroccan Lamb Tagine and Cruise Photos!

Kimberly Peterson

I have to admit it feels good to be home… BUT I didn’t like the cleaning and vacuuming and the washing, as for the cooking.. I don’t mind it as much, hehe. It does feel good to cook up food that makes my kitchen smell good. First night back, I was too lazy to cook anything fancy since we only just got home at 4.00pm and spent the afternoon opening Christmas presents, making a mess, and then I had to tidy up the mess. So I whipped up some fettucine with pasta sauce (not even meat or anything since my … Continue reading Moroccan Lamb Tagine and Cruise Photos!

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Greetings from Sydney!

Kimberly Peterson

Hello everyone, I am writing this blog entry from the Qantas Club Lounge @ Sydney Airport. We have about an hour to our boarding time before we fly back to our home in Melbourne. Our cruise vacation was indeed incredible. When I get home I will have about 32GB worth of photos and videos to sort before deciding what to do with them. Do I upload photos onto Flickr? Or Facebook? Or do I blog about each day, which will be very difficult with so many photos and videos to share! Basically our trip consists of a lot of eating, … Continue reading Greetings from Sydney!

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Birthday / Christmas Party Weekend in Sydney .. and a special surprise!

Kimberly Peterson

Hello everyone! I know I said I might be “MIA” for a while but the cruise is still 4 days away and I’ve just had a pretty exciting weekend I would like to share with all of you! Apologies for the quality of the photos in this post – they are not as “fancy” or as “vibrant” as my usual photos taken with my DSLR… and that’s because all photos in this post were taken with my BlackBerry Torch mobile phone. This post will not be my usual Kimba’s Kitchen blog post anyway, so I won’t be posting it up … Continue reading Birthday / Christmas Party Weekend in Sydney .. and a special surprise!

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Guest Post: Red Velvet Cake by FriedWontons4u

Kimberly Peterson

I am very pleased to introduce you to my dear friend, Shao from FriedWontons4U.com. She’s a wonderful food blogger with artistic photography styles AND she’s a sweetheart on Twitter. If you’re not following her already, make sure you check her out! Thank you, Shao for sharing this wonderful recipe šŸ™‚ As much as I talk and tweet about craving sweets late at night, when it comes to satisfying my sweet tooth I am quite picky.Ā  I prefer sorbets over ice cream. Iā€™m not a big fan of chocolate. I enjoy cakes with light fluffy cream over rich frosting. I only … Continue reading Guest Post: Red Velvet Cake by FriedWontons4u

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Braised Lamb Shanks with Mushroom and Carrots

Kimberly Peterson

I bought a couple of lamb shanks recently but wasn’t sure if I had red wine in my pantry to cook the “proper” lamb shanks. I did not have red wine, so I basically whipped up a spontaneous mixture of flavors to cook these beautiful lamb shanks in a flavorsome stew with whatever I had in my kitchen. The ingredients were: 4 lamb shanks 5 large cup mushrooms, sliced 2 carrots, chopped 1 red onion, roughly chopped 1 tbsp minced garlic 1/2 cup tomato sauce 4 tbsp dark soy sauce 1 tbsp rosemary 1 tbsp tarragon 1 tsp chilli paste … Continue reading Braised Lamb Shanks with Mushroom and Carrots

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Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Kimberly Peterson

Recipe by Betty Crocker Recipes Peppermint Choc Chip is my favorite ice-cream flavor in the world. So I thought, why not Peppermint Choc Chip Cookies with green coloring and everything. This is a bit of a “cheat” recipe because it’s Betty Crocker.. BUT who cares! I still had to mix the cookie dough, and I still had to spoon cookie dough onto a baking sheet, and I still had to bake the cookies for 10 minutes! This is brilliant.. except I need people to help me eat again. I have way too many yummy gooey cookies now, and I really … Continue reading Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies

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A Poem for December

Kimberly Peterson

Hey everyone! Sorry I have been away the past few days, life has been hectic. I will get around to visiting your blogs and returning comments very soon.. and also blogging a new exciting recipe that will get you drooling, I can almost guarantee! But in the mean time, I’d like to share a little “spontaneous poem” I wrote for the month of December. It is my favorite month of the year for many reasons, and I am so excited that it’s here! It goes a little something like this…. I love you December I will always remember When I … Continue reading A Poem for December

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Satay Boxing Chicken & "Thanksmas" Dinner Party

Kimberly Peterson

“Boxing Chicken” is a common dish served at dinner banquets in Malaysia. It is basically a marinated chicken wing with the meat pushed off the bone and up the end to form a “boxing glove” effect… thus the name. This is my version of the Boxing Chicken. Ingredients: 1kg chicken drumettes, pushed up. Satay sauce Breadcrumbs Peanut oil for deep frying Method: Marinate the chicken in satay sauce, refrigerate overnight. The next day, coat the marinated chicken in breadcrumbs and deep fry in hot peanut oil for a few minutes, just until it is browning. Place the fried chicken on … Continue reading Satay Boxing Chicken & "Thanksmas" Dinner Party

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Guest Post: Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream

Kimberly Peterson

It is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to a fellow food blogger from Melbourne, Australia – Celeste @ http://www.berrytravels.com. Celeste is a very talented food photographer as you can clearly see from her blog. She has a very balanced mixture of recipes as well as extremely helpful restaurant reviews from places around Melbourne… A LOT of places around Melbourne, I must add haha. Please join me in thanking her for this wonderful recipe! It looks amazing – Celeste I’m coming over for some ice cream!! _______________________________________________________________ I had my first spoonful of Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream while I … Continue reading Guest Post: Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream