MY DARLING LEMON THYME

shaved fennel, nasturtium and radish salad with honey mustard dressing

Fennel is one of my all-time favourite things to eat. Shaved thinly and dressed with a little lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and black pepper it’s something I crave, often. It’s all I yearned for while pregnant with Ada (okay, cottage cheese and tomato on toast also tasted like the best thing […]

gluten-free vegan double chocolate cinnamon cookie recipe

I’ve shared many cookie recipes over the past year; sweet quinoa anzac cookies, nutty lemon chia cookies, fragrant rosemary and lemon cookies and my personal favourite speckled kiwi mesquite cookies to name but a few. But lately I’ve had my heart set on trying to come up with a gluten-free chocolate cookie recipe that also caters […]

a few of my favourite things… {August 2011}

Those are my favourite (handmade) boots up there, bought about 8 years ago from a man sitting on the side of the road in Bangkok, Thailand. I look forward to wearing them every winter and miss them when the weather warms up. A few other things that I’ve been loving lately… This zine my good […]

gluten-free kumquat friand recipe

It seems that this year in Perth has been an exceptionally good one for citrus. Everywhere you look trees are laden with branches almost breaking under the weight they are holding. A quick stroll around our neighbourhood reveals all sorts, from the usual NZ backyard staple lemon tree to oranges as big as my two […]

vegan chocolate rice crispies recipe and birthday party hangovers…

After today I am undecided which leaves you feeling more shattered… a night out on the town or two 5 year-old birthday parties in one weekend? Both leave you tired, dehydrated and sporting a rather sore head. While I can’t really remember what it feels like after a big night out, it’s been way too […]

gluten-free chocolate tofu peanut butter pie recipe

This month has been a hard one for me, for many reasons that I won’t go into here. I’ve had my fair share of moments of feeling sad and overwhelmed, but at least when Si’s working away we get phone calls every night to say sweet dreams, I love you, goodnight. And at the end of his […]

new beginnings…

It’s been a huge week here in blogosphere. If you write a blog or read any of the big food blogs you will know what I am talking about, if not… stay tuned. While I attempt to gather my thoughts and put them into words in a few days (along with a very special recipe), […]