Breakfast on day 1 of my taller half’s weekend away was the above. I had taken along some fresh chives from our garden so the recipe goes as such. 1 large potato boiled and mashed 2 tablespoons of chives 2 tomatoes chopped 1 whole head of garlic, coves peeled 4 eggs I mix the mashed…

So we trundled up to a beautiful cottage near Bombah point on the Myall Lakes aptly named Bombah eco retreat for wining, dining and general relaxation. I organised a menu fit for a special birthday treat and we swung by the fish markets on our way out of Sydney and stocked up on great fresh…

This a super food extravaganza. If you want optimum nutrients and optimum flavour I highly recommend this dish. 3/4 cup of red quinoa 1/2 a medium rainbow trout, smoked then meat flaked apart 5 small vine ripened tomatoes or roma tomatoes 1 tub of labneh (I bought one marinated in smoked paprika) Make 5 heaped…

We have gotten a bit slack lately so the taller half and I have made a pact to focus more on vegetarian dinner dishes. My first committed effort was this fabulous mushroom risotto. It takes a while and a constant attention but it’s rich and well worth the effort. Meat lovers would definitely not miss…

Arrrrgggghhhhh. Summer has seen my life be way to hectic to keep the blog more up to date. Aside from altered eating habits over the Christmas season there has been a fair amount of time spent away from home. Less cooking and fewer photos has led to a bit of a hiatus. Fortunately life has…

Ok. So I made the last meal twice now and have that down pat. Thought I’d have a go at something I’m more familiar with, that being teriyaki and wanting some veges with it I found a great recipe for japanese pickled vegetables that can be done an hour before serving thus suiting week night…

I was feeling the need for an old habitual meal from my childhood with a bit of my own modern twist. I made a roasted tomato and caramelised spanish onion relish. I roasted the tomatoes slowly on a low oven heat for about an hour, caramelised the spanish onion in a saucepan over low heat…

My lovely friend Katie and I went a did a great little Japanese Comfort Food course at the Chef’s Armoury a couple of weeks ago and I’m finding it fun attacking this cuisine in a different way. The first thing I did was to replicate exactly some of the dishes that were made on the…

I am loving the surplus NZ salmon we have in our freezer from our smoking day a few weeks ago. This was a breakfast of home smoked NZ salmon, chive and potato rosti, poached egg, wilted silver beet from the garden and roast tomato. For the rosti I boiled two medium peeled potatoes with the…