Made in minutes, this stir fry is everything I love in a dish. It’s spicy, salty, sour and just a little bit sweet. If you’re a newbie to cooking (and eating) tofu at home, then this recipe is for you. All you have to do is throw a wok on the stove to get nice […]
Don’t buy hummus. Make it instead. Here you’ll find a wonderfully simple yet delicious recipe for my homemade sweet potato hummus. Made by simply blitzing up some roasted sweet potato and a tin of chickpeas, it not only tastes a lot better than the store bought variety, it’s more economical, is impressive for your guests […]
I thought up of this salad while writing the recipe for my parsnip, pepita and parmesan side dish. Here I was banging on about my love of alliteration. At the same time I was adding curry powder to some yoghurt to make the base for a coleslaw dressing for my lunch – seeing as though […]
Parsnip. What does one do with a parsnip? Bar throwing them into a beef stew, the only way I know how to cook parsnip is to roast in the oven. I created this dish partly due to the fact that I have a thing for alliteration – the “parsnip, pepitas + parmesan” seemed to roll […]
Eating salad doesn’t have to be boring. It shouldn’t be hard to make. You don’t need to overcomplicate things. Take this humble roasted Brussel sprout number made with a tin of brown lentils, a scattering of walnuts and dried cranberries and some freshly chopped kale. Toss it all together with a bit of spiced tahini […]
This is my kind of cooking. Flavoursome, healthy, interesting and most importantly – easy! The perfect weeknight dinner or as an accompaniment to a casual bbq – I’m always looking for ways to jazz up the humble cooked snag! A simple and humble roast vegetable and bean traybake served on a bed of a refreshingly […]
I always have carrots in the fridge. In fact I always have all of the ingredients for this carrot cake loaf in the pantry and fridge. That’s why I love it. You can whip this up in minutes and apart from needing a grater, you don’t need any fancy mixing equipment here as it’s all […]
These are seriously easy to make. Take some roast veggies, whack in a bit of cheese and some pesto, don’t worry about how messy your pastry work is and throw in the oven. Crunchy and golden filo pastry on the outside with an incredibly tasty and moreish veggie filling on the inside, make these once […]
I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again. I love a good veggie side dish. I love how it can really bring a meal together. Gone are the days where the veggies need to be the after thought. I had a fabulous dinner at Armorica in Surry Hills recently and their broccolini side dish […]
I call this recipe pumpkin “bread” in the same way that I call my banana bread, “bread”. As in it’s more of a sweet loaf to enjoy with a hot cuppa as opposed to a loaf of bread that you use to make a sandwich. Made using freshly steamed and mashed pumpkin I know a […]
We went to Fiji last week on a family holiday and stayed on a beautiful island. A holiday we won’t be forgetting in a hurry. I think at first they thought I had to be a health inspector. Surely no normal guest would be asking so many questions about the food and the way it […]
I wouldn’t call this a recipe as such, more like just a suggestion of what to do with a sweet potato you may happen to find floating around in your fridge. Simply peel it, chopping it into thin slices before frying it in olive oil with some chilli powder, dried oregano and salt and pepper. […]
I can’t get enough of these fully loaded salad plates that I’ve been making for Corks and me lately. Making, more like totally devouring, I should say. Apart from having plenty of roast veggies, they’re jam packed full of fresh salad ingredients and either tinned salmon or tuna, boiled eggs, crispy lentils or tofu. Brown […]
I’ve been making so much homemade hummus lately. I honestly cannot get enough. Made using tinned chickpeas, it’s incredibly easy to make, so filling, nutritious and not to mention, delicious. I serve it alongside roasted veggies and quinoa on my fully loaded salad plates for lunch but it makes for the perfect dip when entertaining. […]
If anyone asked me what my favourite food was I’d have to say, bread. A ridiculously fresh, well made French baguette – crunchy on the outside and super soft on the inside, eaten whilst still warm. Is there anything better? Talk about one of life’s simplest pleasures. Now turn your attention away from that delicious […]
This recipe is so good for so many reasons. It’s a great way to use up a leftover barbecue chook. It’s a great meal to make ahead of time to reheat when you have guests coming over. It’s healthy, fast, delicious and simple. Perfect for a weeknight dinner or to have in the fridge for […]
Yikes. Where do I start? I want to open a little Middle Eastern roadside stall. I’ll set up my giant paella pan and’ll stand there cooking perfectly fresh flatbreads made to order before smothering a generous blob of garlic-y hummus on top and then piling it up high with this sweet, sticky and salty grilled […]
My sister Elles Belles went to a dinner party recently. The host, Christine, who in her words “is a beautiful cook”, put on a magnificent spread; she sent me a photo and boy did it look good. From memory there was a bean dish, a loaf of homemade bread and a few scrummy looking salads. […]
This would have to be the most satisfying dish that I’ve cooked in a very long time. If you’re a stranger to using tofu – I strongly urge you to give this stir fry a go. I can’t get enough of it, it’s so tasty. Quick, easy and light, the firm tofu in the sticky, […]
Potato bakes are like spaghetti bolognese. In the fact that although most versions use virtually the same ingredients, they always seem to taste so different. I find myself asking the question “what do you put in your potato bake?”, always curious to know what others do… come to think of it, I often find myself […]
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