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 […]
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 […]
I’ve just sat down to my computer for the first time in what feels like forever. I have so many software updates to do – (Hit DELETE, DELETE, DELETE) and if Apple tells me that I have to ‘manage my storage’ one more time I’m going to scream. Too busy have I been making sushi […]
Nothing goes past a good potato salad at a barbie. I must admit though, I’m a bit of a potato salad snob. I’m not a massive fan of boiled egg tossed through it and I don’t like it served cold from the fridge (instead preferring to serve it immediately after it’s been made, when the […]
I’d quite happily become a vegetarian; just as long as I was able to eat haloumi all day, every day. How good is haloumi. Finely sliced and seared in a hot pan, there’s no better ingredient to add to a salad. The grilled haloumi is definitely the star of the show in this dish, guaranteed […]
Everybody needs to have a few go-to salads in their repertoire. By all means, there’s nothing wrong with the humble and old school combo of some iceberg/tomato/cucumber and Spanish onion thrown together in a bowl. This tabbouleh with quinoa is just a little bit well.. a little bit ‘more’ when you’ve got friends over don’t […]
Christmas decorations are in the shops – already! They seem to be creeping in earlier and earlier each year. At the beach for the school holidays, Mum and I’ve been discussing how exciting it is to have Elles Belles and Jez home for Chrissie. Which got me thinking about our Thomas family Christmas. Mum’ll have presents […]
My friend Jules sent a text last week. She wanted to let me know that her husband George was off to Albury for a couple of days on a work trip. “Do you know what that means?” she types. Um? Is this a trick question? In my head I’m thinking ??? lucky Jules gets to […]
Does anyone else have a thing for rearranging furniture? I’ve been known to rearrange the entire contents of our living room from time to time, a task that involves dragging round the couches (oh the mess I find underneath) which generally results in a stubbed toe courtesy of our coffee table – ouch! The real […]
Blue cheese divides the crowd. You either love it or hate it. I’m a blue cheese fan myself. I love it on a cheese board paired with some truffle honey and seem to use it in salads a lot as well. In this salad, the blue cheese goes beautifully with the bitterness of the walnuts […]
This roasted pumpkin salad is the perfect thing to bring when told ‘not to bring a thing’. So leave the Favourites at home and turn up with this impressive salad instead when invited to a friends place for a barbie. Goes down really well with any grilled meat, tastes delicious, looks great and is sure to […]
I’ve given myself an unofficial mystery box challenge it seems like. A good friend of mine gave me a huge pile of oranges from her abundant tree and a pumpkin so big that I was determined to come up with a dish that used both ingredients. A fan of Masterchef over the past decade, I love […]
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