A sweet, earthy beetroot and apple relish spiced with star anise and cloves. A naturally fermented probiotic food. No sugar, no cooking. Great as a topping for sandwiches, warm autumn and winter salads and grilled meats.
autumn:
potato crust frittata
22 May 2011 2 Comments
A robust frittata for the cooler months, with acidic tomato, sweet zuchinni, salty feta and a crispy potato-base crust. With endless variations on the potato-crust theme, this is a quick weeknight, one-pan meal using whatever fresh veg you’ve got.
poached quince + a little news
15 May 2011 8 Comments
Deep ruby pink and garden-fragrant from a dash of rosewater, these poached quince go with muesli or on toast, in tarts and cakes, or simply on their own. This is slow food, best made on a pottering about kind of day – but pounce while the season lasts.
tomato, chickpea + paprika soup
8 May 2011 9 Comments
A quick and unfussy soup of sweet tomato and capsicum (bell/sweet pepper), chickpeas (garbanzo beans) and smoked paprika. Requires little more than pantry staples. Half an hour (tops) and you’ll be slurping down a bright red bowl of goodness.
whole pumpkin soup
24 April 2011 2 Comments
A simple, rustic and full-flavoured pumpkin soup which makes use of the whole pumpkin. Topped with toasted pumpkin seeds spiced with cumin, coriander, sea-salt and chilli. And a dollop of yoghurt or sour cream.
caponata style beans
6 April 2011 Leave a Comment
Two recipes in one: a warm, chunky caponata-style salad of eggplant, zucchini, tomato, red onion, olives and fresh herbs; and a chilli bean dish with caponata-style vegies. Take one or both and you’ve got a peasant’s feast in no time at all. Serve the salad as a side or the beans as a main. Warming autumnal fare.
spicy pinto beans w. pumpkin
2 February 2011 2 Comments
Perhaps I jinxed things with overzealous descriptions of a return to normalcy. Tonight, along with most people around Australia, I’m anxious as cyclone Yasi – tipped to be the worst storm ever to hit Australia – will hit the North Queensland coast. The second unprecedented severe weather event to hit my subtropical adopted state in [...]
miso-glazed tofu
9 January 2011 4 Comments
Miso-glazed tofu with greens + soba noodles: a wholesome bowl that feels good and is incredibly more-ish. Perfect food for whatever ails you.
baked beans + poached eggs
10 December 2010 3 Comments
An easy little weekend fry-up of eggs poached in home-made ‘baked’ beans. Real flavours for a late Sunday breakfast. Pan to plate in under 20 minutes. Make with coffee in hand, serve with the papers!
dry-roasted cauliflower curry + eggs
21 November 2010 Leave a Comment
A dry-roasted cauliflower curry with chickpeas, chilli spice and a clean zing of lime. Served with folded eggs + steamed rice.
thai green chicken curry (& how to make perfect steamed rice)
6 November 2010 6 Comments
My favourite Thai green curry, fragrant with kaffir lime, punchy like a king-hit. Thai basil, beansprouts and lime juice keep it clean. Stupendous weeknight fare. And how to make perfect steamed white rice without a rice cooker.
the creamiest roasted eggplant ever
23 October 2010 4 Comments
Ottolenghi-inspired roasted eggplant, seasoned with olive oil, sea-salt and pepper. Fluffy, creamy, almost cloud-like. Served with assorted roasted spring veg and herbed buttery couscous. Hands-off weeknight fare that’s light and super delish.
eggplant with polenta
3 October 2010 1 Comment
Silken fried eggplant in a simple tomato sauce, served over creamy polenta, with liberal dustings of peccorino. This is simple, comforting couch food, adapted from Yotam Ottolenghi’s sweetcorn polenta and aubergine sauce.
quick poached cumquats
6 September 2010 Leave a Comment
Straight-backed and tart, these poached cumquats are bursting with citrus punch and background notes of cinnamon and star anise. Spoon over muesli/porridge or across toast.
grilled portuguese chicken
30 August 2010 4 Comments
Grilled chicken with a spicy marinade of Portuguese flavours – loads of sweet paprika, garlic, lemon and lime, olive oil and cayenne pepper. Serve with rice or on flatbread with a simple tomato-yoghurt salad.
warrigal greens w. pepperberries & lemon
20 August 2010 1 Comment
Wilted warrigal greens with red cabbage, lemon, garlic and Australian native pepperberries – a quick side dish that can be gathered and prepared at the beach or at home.
quick lime crunch coleslaw
10 August 2010 5 Comments
A fresh, crunchy, summery coleslaw to make on the hop when you’re craving something healthy and light. Add mint, coriander, cashews or chicken, or get fancy with a sweet-salty-sour dressing.
coconut lentil soup
29 July 2010 5 Comments
A warming, spicy and slightly understated coconut curried lentil soup with bursts of plump raisins, cinnamon and fresh coriander.
banana & poppy chai pancakes
25 July 2010 3 Comments
A healthy, wholesome banana pancake flecked with poppy seeds and spiced with chai. No sugar, but plenty sweet. Bowl to breakfast table in under 15 minutes.
shiitake and tofu broth with soba
18 July 2010 1 Comment
A restorative broth of miso and dashi (Japanese ‘sea’ stock), with fresh shiitake mushrooms and silken tofu over a base of buckwheat soba noodles.
