A couple of confessions to start. Firstly: I have been writing this post for 3 weeks now, somehow by leaving my job I became too busy to complete anything. Something about the impending new chapter in my life, entitled Never Too Old To Decrease The Salary And Increase The Joy, overtook every cell of my […]
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Cannelloni Di Magro: Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
June 14, 2012 
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This months Daring Kitchen Challenge provoked my fading memories of a life briefly lived in Italy. How incredible to tap back into the warmth of Tiziana’s Sicilian kitchen where I learn how to make pasta, with a strong flour milled mere kilometers away and eggs from the galina’s that roost outside our window, my flour covered hands […]
Read more Home-made brunch time: vege sausage & egg on a spinach leaf & capsicum salad
May 13, 2012 2 Comments
Brunch is definitely a favorite pastime of mine come Saturday and Sunday mornings, however this compulsion is simultaneously expanding the waste line (as much as I tell myself that ordering the granola is a good idea somehow I always end up eating a big breakfast) and depleting the bank account. I’m on a mission to flip the balance, that’s where this snazzy recipe […]
Read more Green Papaya Salad Served in Betal Leaves: inspired by Longrain Sydney
May 4, 2012 8 Comments
Longrain Sydney is currently my happy place, and for me the pinnacle of the Longrain experience are their Betal Leaves. They are served encasing smoked trout for the meat eaters and for the vegetarians they put together a delicious green papaya and mango salad which is full of crunch, zing and attitude. A few weeks […]
Read more Crispy Mushroom Bites with Asparagus Aoli, Cider Vinegar Onions and Crispy Potato Spheres
March 7, 2012 0 Comments
Coco, published by none other than Paidon, has been my favourite food-related book for about a year. It’s a study of 10 world-leading chefs who collectively chose 100 contemporary chefs to feature, the pages present information and recipes from all 110 of them. In a nutshell, it’s awe inspiring and I’ve been too intimidated to […]
Read more Pork Stroganoff and Vegetarian Stroganoff
August 25, 2010 1 Comment
One of the small challenges I regularly face in the kitchen is that my lovely fiance is vegetarian and I only moonlight as one. It may sound like a difficult situation but it’s not. At all. For the most part it’s great – I experiment much more with nut recipes, legume recipes and soy product […]
Read more Zucchini Leaf Stuffed Tomato Recipe
August 10, 2010 0 Comments
I might be behind the times but I’ve only just found out that you can eat zucchini leaves. And they’re really delicious. I know. Amazing. Did you all know this already?? I’m fascinated by this no-waste mentality towards food, and plan to experiment further with this lovely new ingredient whenever I can get my hands […]
Read more Spicy Pumpkin and Silverbeet Cumin Samosas Recipe
August 8, 2010 0 Comments
I always crave spicy food more when it’s cold out, so the second recipe on the agenda for our rainy day of cooking was a spicy samosa recipe. The key to a good samosa is to get the lovely crunch (pastry) to smooth (the filling) sensation. By making sure the pastry is rolled very thin […]
Read more Parsley Crumbed Cheese Fritter Recipe
July 21, 2010 4 Comments
Recently I posted a parsley crumbed beef recipe, and this is a follow on vegetarian version of that dish – Parsley Crumbed Cheese Fritter recipe. It’s a very light, fresh crumb and is a perfect lunch if served with salad or an easy dinner if coupled with a serving of bruscetta. I learned this recipe […]
Read more Honey-Tahini Tofu and Carrot Stack
July 11, 2010 1 Comment
This recipe was inspired by a honey tahini tilapia recipe on Cara’s Cravings blogspot; after reading her recipe I just had to try this greek-inspired honey tahini sauce because it’s the first time I’ve ever found the thought of tahini mouth-watering. I’ve never been a huge fan of tahini and I’ve always viewed it as […]
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