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.
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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.
noodle + bean soup
27 March 2011 7 Comments
Traditionally served in Persia to bring good luck for the new year, this is a simple soup of beans, grains, noodles and herbs. A fragrant broth spiced with tumeric, cumin, chilli, pepper and lime. Hearty but not heavy, comforting but healthy. A perfect meal not just for celebration, but recuperation from world-weariness. It satisfies the core. Based on 101 Cookbooks’ adaptation of Greg and Lucy Malouf’s recipe from Saraban: A chef’s journey through Persia.
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 [...]
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.
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!
warm pumpkin salad w. sesame salt
15 November 2010 2 Comments
A simple warm salad of roasted pumpkin, asparagus and cannelini beans, dotted with feta and sesame salt. Hands-off weeknight fare. So good, you’ll want to make extra for leftover lunches! The sesame salt adds spark to salads, rice dishes, stir-fries and only takes a few minutes.
roasted tomatoes and lima beans
19 May 2010 Leave a Comment
Sweet roasted roma tomatoes, onion, garlic and rosemary in a creamy lima bean stew. Deep, slow flavours to warm you up from the inside as the cooler weather starts to bite.
red bean and rice salad
5 May 2010 2 Comments
A light and fragrant rice and red bean salad packed with lemon zest, parsley and dill. Inspired by a beach picnic, this would be fabulous with grilled chicken or fish, barbecued vegies or felafels.
piedmontese white bean soup
20 April 2010 Leave a Comment
A hearty, full-bodied white bean soup to enjoy as the weather cools. Very hands-off and requiring only pantry staples – no blending and an hour in the pot. Serve with shaved peccorino and toasted pitta breads topped with anchovies and oregano.
