the australian food dilemma

I have been finding it hard to cook in Australia.  The dishes I knew and loved in the London summertime don't feel right here.  Christmas and a fortnight's babysitting for the nephews put the issue on hold as we mostly fed them pizza (CNN makes homemade dough that I reckon is better than in a lot of restaurants) and fajitas (the avocados and tomatoes here are amazing - actually, all fresh produce here is lovely and tasty).

I have been on a roll with our last two meals though.  When CNN was out having boy-time at the cricket, I watched Luke Nguyen make tofu in tomato sauce and, being low-tech (I didn't realise I might be able to find it online), made a list of the ingredients after the show.  I made it last night (having forgotten all about the black pepper) and it was highly reviewed by my loving husband as one of the best things I've cooked.

Today's lunch -  laksa - wasn't quite as enthusiasticly received because CNN sees it as a soup dish and thinks it should have a higher soup to noodle ratio than I do, but we did agree that the flavours were yummy.  We finished the meal off with cold sweet limes to counteract the heat (both temperature- and spice-wise) of the meal - something delicious I would have never done in London.