For the love of food
‘I’m going to turn into a burrito soon.’ That was Will last night. I’ll admit, I have been on a bit of a Mexican roll lately. We had it last Tuesday, then twice on the weekend and again last night. In the last 10 days I’ve made 48 tortillas! Last Friday night’s Mexican feast (the [...]
Hola amigos y amigas. Why the Spanish? Today is Mexican fiesta day. It may not be an internationally-recognised day but Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day is. ‘Food Revolution Day is a global day of action for people everywhere to celebrate real food, where it comes from and how to cook it. It’s a day to [...]
I may have fooled you into the illusion that here in the Claire K Creations household, we eat a great variety of food with some new creation landing on the table ever night. That would be my ideal but in reality, there are a few dishes that are in high rotation around here. Monday nights [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that ‘ethical’ eating is not the easiest thing to do. I say ‘ethical’ because to me, everyone has their own idea of what the means. As I said yesterday, to me that means knowing as much about the food I’m eating and where it has come from as I [...]
‘Ooh that’s exciting.’ It’s normally a fun little positive phrase that isn’t it? It’s not when it’s coming from your optometrist when he’s looking at your eyes through some crazy machine. The ‘exciting’ thing was a nice little dry spot on my eye – a result of my inability to shut my eyes properly when [...]
Chicken enchiladas used to be the one thing I always made for my family when I was at home. Dad used to request them frequently, the deal being that he’d cut up the chicken and I’d do the rest. It wasn’t really all the tricky considering the corn tortillas came in a packet and the [...]
Are you a taco or burrito fan? Growing up, I always thought that tacos were the hard shells that are sort of like a giant corn chip only round and folded and burritos were what you got when you wrapped a soft flour tortilla around delicious filling. The arrival of a few Mexican restaurants lately [...]
I wanted somewhere the eight of us could meet. I wanted a shared style of food where everyone could just pitch in an amount of money and have a feast. It had to be reasonably priced and a good layout so we could all share the table. This was my list of desires for the [...]
Never have I been to a place that so lived up to its name as El Loco. For those of you who need to brush up on your Spanish, El Loco = the crazy. This place was definitely that. It’s a serious hot spot especially on a Saturday night which is when we chose to [...]
Mexican food is my favourite cuisine after Italian so when I’m eager to get dinner going and not in the mood to flick through recipe books I often turn to Mexican basics. As long as you have cumin, some chili and salsa you can whip up a Mexican dinner in no time. This recipe is [...]
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times, I love Mexican food. In the past, I’ve used the packet mixes that Old El Paso makes because I thought making something so tasty from scratch must be difficult. As it turns out, creating your own Mexican feasts at home from scratch is actually [...]
Brisbane might not be as hip and happening as Sydney and Melbourne but it has caught on to the casual-Mexican-restaurant-phase that has seen them pop up all over the place. They’ve been around for decades in the USA but have only started opening in Brisbane in the last 2 years. It took me a little [...]
I am Claire & I love food. Here you'll find my favourite recipes, tips, tricks, restaurants & plates full of frivolity with the odd crafty post. New inspiration posted daily.
