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 […]
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Home-made brunch time: vege sausage & egg on a spinach leaf & capsicum salad
May 13, 2012 
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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 passionfruit and wasabi dressing
January 18, 2012 0 Comments
Passionfruit are in season. Quick, stock up! Now what to do with them all… Substitute the noun in that sentence and that is pretty much what happens every time I go to our local grocer (Harris Farms in Broadway Shopping Centre – mostly locally sourced food stuff, great deli, seasonal foods only. Basically all the […]
Read more Baked Savoury Figs
August 25, 2011 0 Comments
The lovely property that we’re care-taking has four Adriatic fig trees that are giving, and giving, and giving. The figs are plump lovelies; sensual beauties with an understated sweetness and a beautiful yellow-green hue that are delicious eaten straight off the tree. But with such abundance, I decided to mix things up and try a […]
Read more Eggs Benedict (and the Perfect Poached Egg)
December 19, 2010 4 Comments
Once again The Daring Kitchen has managed to challenge me with the very technique that I’ve been struggling with. Just the other day I was saying that the main reason I go out for brunch is to get perfectly poached eggs, so now that I’ve perfected the technique there’s no reason to leave the comfort […]
Read more Savoury Souffle Recipe: Watercress and Parmesan Souffle
November 23, 2010 3 Comments
This months Daring Kitchen challenge had me revisit a previously unsuccessful dish – the Souffle. Ignited with encouragement and advise from the Monkeyshine-ers I tackled this dish with confidence and determination – and it paid off with some delicious, (almost) perfectly risen souffles. Gone are the days of the sou-flops! A souffle can be either […]
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 […]
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