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!
quick recipes:
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
bulgur salad w. lemon + rocket
25 January 2011 Leave a Comment
A lovely little wholegrain salad with simple flavours of lemon, pepper, garlic and a kiss of salty goodness. Quick to prepare. Amazingly good for you. Feels like summer.
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!
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.
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.
falafel with red slaw
31 October 2010 3 Comments
Falafels: totally underrated, quick and damn delicious. Served with a simple slaw of red cabbage, yoghurt, mint and lemon. Simple summer food.
sardine toasties w. fennel & radish salad
6 October 2010 Leave a Comment
Sardine, lemon and dill toasted sandwiches (think fish fingers for grown ups), served with a crunchy salad of fennel, cabbage and radish. Lunch in under 10 minutes, or pair the salad with grilled fish or calamari for a light dinner.
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 fried rice
26 September 2010 Leave a Comment
Simple bowl food: warmed brown rice, slivers of ginger, chopped baby spinach, omelette style eggs and beansprouts. Season with sesame oil and soy. Quick as, super healthy, utterly delish.
strawberry thyme jam
19 September 2010 1 Comment
Strawberries and thyme, muddled and simmered for five minutes into a rough jam. Ever-so-slightly savoury meets minimalist sweet. Serve warm on buttery sourdough toast.
warm zucchini salad w. chickpea & fennel
10 September 2010 6 Comments
A warm spring salad of white zucchini, chickpeas and fennel, browned in the pan and dressed with lemon, feta and mint. Serve with grilled meat and a glass of something chilled on a warm night. Or mix it up with brown rice and spinach for a workday lunch.
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.
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.
