Ah! The little simple pleasures of fresh and simple food !
Finally, I am back! But where has she been ? Some of you may wonder. A range of reasons have kept me away from my weekly post. A lot had to do with hydrogeological work, getting ready for a field trip to Darwin and eventually going there. “Mais qu’allait-il donc faire dans cette galere?” (Moliere, borrowed from Cyrano de Bergerac). 
Good question! It was very hot and humid over there and working ourdoors long days in the heat was difficult. Then coming back and eventually getting some rest, or maybe not that easily. Indeed, this is without saying that my beautiful girls wanted my attention (I was not to sleep more than 2 hours that night (night flight back), oh no! So be it! And since the weather was awesome, a 
trip to the seaside was a necessity!
These last two weeks, I scaled a little down the cooking. Not that we ate cheesy maccaroni and bang and mash so much (it did happen, rest assured). It is more that I didn’t embark on grand cooking plans and enjoyed the simple pleasures of fresh beautiful produces when they require very little preparation.
To be fair, there was a cooking afternoon, temptation won. I tried to reproduce a delicious tart I had eaten 
on a market.
See my recipe is all scribbled on the back of my child’s drawing (almost got into trouble there but Oceane’s dear sibling had already written all over it!). 
With the days passing, the recipe, if we dare calling those hurried notes, such a thing is now competing with Year 2 math exercises. Let not go into the expectations of a curriculum vs the means the curriculum is providing (at least the teachers are really good!), that just drive me insane, no wonder Australian kids lag behind compared with many of their peers overseas. ……..Back to today’s topic now. 🙂
Fried sardines
Easy!
- go to the fish market or super fresh fish monger
- mix 2 tablespoons of flour with 1 teaspoon of salt,
coat the sardines. Depending of the quantity, you may need more. Adjust the salt if you prefer more salty. - Heat up 1 cm of oil in a thick based fry-pan, when the oil is hot, place the sardines, reduce
slightly the oil, turn over when golden-brown. Serve immediately with fresh lettuce leaves.
Yoghurt with fresh berries
Of course, so simple and delicious!
In a large bowl, sweetened slightly some natural yoghurt with caster sugar. 
Wheezzz (I can hear the sound of it) a handful of fruits in the food processor or bar mixer. You may need to add a little water and if one or two teaspoons of sugar (try as you go to avoid overdoing it). You will obtain a puree.
Place the yogurt in individual pots and place some of the puree on top. With a fork, give a swirl for aestetics. Top up with extra berries and mint leaves (if you hapen to have mint in your backyard or anywhere handy).
