Honey-slathered, cumin and chilli roasted pumpkin, slung together with barley, chives and parmesan. A deconstructed risotto of sorts. Easy autumn fare.
favourite recipes:
roasted lemon chutney
21 January 2012 4 Comments
Slightly burnt and ultra tart, this chutney is lemony good and very versatile – spread it on bread, eat it with grilled chicken or tofu, or top off a curry. Easy to knock up with pantry staples!
soba salad with mango + eggplant (and a go-to sesame dressing)
10 November 2011 7 Comments
An Ottolenghi recipe which combines sweet mango, earthy eggplant and baked tofu in a summery vegetarian salad of tropical southeast Asian flavours. My twist: a sweet-salty-sour sesame dressing.
baked eggplant + learning on the fly
28 September 2011 4 Comments
Eggplant with a crisp egg coating, bathed in a simple tomato sauce and baked with lashings of mozzarella and ricotta. Serve on its own or with pasta for something more substantial. This is comfort food, friends!
lemon + nutmeg porridge
24 July 2011 6 Comments
Lemon zest and fresh grated nutmeg add tang and spice to this creamy porridge, a quick and super-nutritious weekday breakfast.
oat pancakes w berry compote
10 July 2011 5 Comments
Light and fluffy and flecked with chia seeds, these oat flour pancakes are my new favourite weekend breakfast. Full of goodness, without being overly weighty. Decked out with a three-minute berry compote (sugarless), yoghurt, toasted sunflower seeds and honey.
broccoli + cannellini bean soup
24 June 2011 7 Comments
A thick, nourishing soup of broccoli, kale and creamy cannellini beans that’s nutrient-loaded and quick to prepare. Top with fresh grated parmesan and serve with buttery toasted muffins.
potato crust frittata
22 May 2011 3 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.
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 1 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.
pumpkin adzuki curry w coconut, lime + ginger
13 March 2011 8 Comments
A punchy little pumpkin curry with adzuki beans, set-off with coconut, lime and ginger. And a fair kick of chilli. Based on a Nigel Slater recipe, this dish has a great balance of sweet-sour-spicy. Serve with rice, lime wedges and coriander or Thai basil.
dark chocolate cake (a late valentine)
6 March 2011 2 Comments
A decadent but uncomplicated chocolate cake sweetened with agave syrup and mottled with gooey lumps of dark chocolate. Frosted with a whipped chocolate creme fraiche. If you only have one chocolate cake recipe in your arsenal, make this it.
bircher muesli
27 February 2011 6 Comments
A simple creamy bircher muesli flecked with green apple and cinnamon. One of the healthiest (and yummiest) breakfasts around (and why soaking grains is important).
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.
a couple of christmas salads
19 December 2010 5 Comments
A couple of healthy salads for summer days: sweet potato with roasted capsicum and basil, and a cumin-spiced couscous salad with parsley, mint, red onion, lemon and fresh dates. Plus lots of ideas to tweak these with what’s in your fridge.
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!
roasted baby capsicums w. fettucine
4 December 2010 2 Comments
A chunky, rustic pasta sauce of roasted baby capsicums, garlic + olives. Sweet with a hint of burnt-caramelly goodness. Simple, one-handed weeknight cooking, with minimal knife work. The roasted capsicums make a killer accompaniment to sourdough, in salads or as an antipasto.
coriander + chilli pesto
28 November 2010 3 Comments
With a headstrong garlicky fragrance and backnotes of coriander, chilli + cashew, this pesto is a punchy little number. Spread it on sandwiches/wraps, serve it as a dip with corn chips, or heap it onto burgers. Add a bit more olive oil and drizzle over roasted vegies + couscous or dress a soba noodle salad with it. Stores in the fridge for several weeks.
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.
