Is there ever an end to how many ways you can cook breakfast with a small number of ingredients? It never ceases to amaze me the number of different combinations that arise when you hunt around for a bit of inspiration. I was on a bit of a mushroom tangent recently and decided to bake…
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Lemon zest and kale risotto with congo potato chips and smoked chicken
So I tried kale for the first time on Sunday. I’ve never really had much motivation to buy it with spinach on hand in the garden at all times but curiosity got the better of me on the weekend and when I saw a bunch of it at the markets on Saturday I decided to…
BBQ fare
I finally mastered a roast garlic hummus for a recent BBQ which is definitely worthy of a belated blog update. I spent Friday making dips and Saturday morning putting together the salads and everything was a hit. Roast garlic hummus 2 cans chickpeas or two cups cooked chickpeas 2 tablespoons tahini 4 tablespoons olive oil…
Spanish countryside?
I’m dying to go to Spain and eat. Western Europe has never been high on my travel agenda but oh how I would love to just go to Spain and eat. I think this meal would make a Spaniard proud. The salad in particular is a Spanish salad I observed on a random cooking show…
Lemon thyme and pea risotto with sauteed wild mushrooms
There is a great mushroom stall at Marrickville markets that is ever so inviting. I bought some trumpet, swiss brown and portobellini mushrooms and sautéed them in white wine and olive oil. To make the risotto 4 cups of vegetable stock 1/2 cup white wine Grated half a lemon rind 1 onion finely chopped 1…
Spanish potatoes with pan fried salmon
I saw this dish made on TV. I have no idea what the program was as I came in part way through but they were in the north of Spain and it looked great so I gave it a try. Cut the potatoes in slices about 1 cm thick and boil until just done. In…
Quick week night lamb, couscous, tomato and lebneh
Well the blog has been on the back burner. We were lucky enough, after nine months searching, to have found, purchased and moved into our own home so life has been more about boxes then fine cuisine. We have been eating pretty well throughout the process and making good use of our fantastic new SMEG…
Vegetarian stuffed baby pumpkin with a side of halloumi
So my taller half’s mum has an amazing fruit and vegetable garden on her small farm and she recently gave us some of the cutest little pumpkins I’ve ever seen. It seemed a crime to cut them up so I opted for baking them whole and stuffing them. I went for a red quinoa based…
Marinated spring lamb roast with minted broad bean salad and lemon vinagrette
Spring has spring and I’ve been itching to make use of the wonderful produce this time of year has to offer. In keeping with my obsession with broad beans at the moment I made this wonderful broad bean and pea salad with mint from the garden which has gone crazy with spring growth. Roast lamb…
Zesty spelt fettucini with ocean trout and peas
This is quick and simple. Serves 2. 1 reasonable handful of spelt fettucini 1 large piece of ocean trout cut into thin slivers 3/4 cup of peas – thawed 1/2 cup of freshy grated parmesan 1 small chopped chilli 1 tspn greated lemon zest Juice of half a lemon 1 tbspn olive oil Boil spelt…
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