Chive Blossom Vinegar + a little garden update
When I started this blog (nearly 9 years ago!) we had our little veggie garden going in the backyard of our first house. We grew as much as we could in the 3 small raised beds we had. Then we moved to Western Australia, and in the 5 years we spent there we tried our […]
Immune-boosting hibiscus + thyme tea and some of my favourite natural cold-fighting home remedies
Last month was a huge one for me and during most of it I was fending off a cold. It never really took hold, thankfully, but it threatened to get me at least 2 days out of every week for most of the month. I had too much on to succumb, so instead I told […]
Gut-friendly porridge with quince cardamom puree + sweet dukkah
I know I’ve shared a lot of alternative-grain porridge’s here over the years (sprouted quinoa, millet + pumpkin, cinnamon quinoa, strawberry + rhubarb quinoa, millet + quinoa, not to mention all the others I’ve shared in my books) but truth be told, I’ve always been a huge fan of traditional oat porridge first and foremost. It’s […]
Green tomato + ginger chutney
I know it might be a bit late in the season for some of you, but I wanted to quickly share this recipe I’ve been making for years in the hopes that it might help out a few of you dealing with a glut of green tomatoes at the tail end of the growing season… […]
roasted carrot hummus
We seem to go on food-benders in our family. One week it will be sushi the kids request daily, the next week they won’t want to know about sushi but instead crave cheese and crackers, but for quite some time hummus has been the favoured after-school snack. When I’m caught out and haven’t had time […]
How to: Sprout mung beans, lentils, grains + more…
While the hippies amongst us have always known about the goodness contained in sprouts (my mum used to send us to school with a peanut butter + alfalfa sprout sandwich, remember?), it’s only been in recent years that this preparation method has entered collective conscience. I’ve been asked a bunch of times if […]
my favourite red lentil dhal with pickled coriander (cilantro) stalks
It’s no secret that I love spices. I’ve written about them numerous times before and use them in my cooking every day. Even just a teaspoon or two can elevate a dish from ok, to amazing. Dhal is one of those dishes. With just a handful of simple ingredients and a few different spices you […]
