carrot & red lentil soup with minted eggplant recipe
With autumn finally creeping in here, I’ve been feeling the urge to start cooking warm comfort food once more. For a minute there, as the droplets of sweat ran down my back for yet another day, it felt like the intense heat of summer was never going to end. Family and friends back home kept […]
kombucha tea recipe
We’ve moved into our own house, finally. And it’s by far the strangest move I’ve ever done. Even as an 18 year old, moving out of home I at least had a few possessions, and was moving into an already established house so didn’t have to worry about buying all those household things you take for […]
gluten-free quinoa Anzac biscuit recipe
This year I will miss seeing my Grandad at our local Raglan Anzac parade. Not because he won’t be there, I have no doubt about that. It’s me. I won’t be there. It’s funny; I find the older you get the more you tend to appreciate what our forefathers have done to make our world […]
carob tofu bliss balls recipe
Last weekend I managed to sweet talk Si into looking after the kids for half the day so I could explore the city, solo. To say it was a treat is a severe understatement! What was supposed to be 2-4 weeks of staying with family until we found our feet, has quickly passed into […]
salt and vinegar kale chip recipe
I know, I know. Before you say anything, I know I’m way behind the eight-ball on last years kale chip craze. Call me out of fashion if you will. I won’t take offence. It’s just that I’ve never had my hands on enough kale at one time to bother with making them 🙂 It seemed […]
raw kale salad with garlic feta dressing recipe
I’ve been cooking with kale for a number of years, way back in my Sydney days at Belinda Franks catering, baby cavolo nero was all the rage. The trend took a wee bit longer to hit New Zealand shores but I’d say about 5-6 years ago I noticed it creeping onto menus around the country. […]
nettle tea recipe, made just the way I like it…
I have long been a fan of the humble nettle. Not only are they great for cooking with (or so I’ve read), and for making natural homemade fertiliser, but they are also amazing and personally I think at their best when made into a tea. Steeped overnight it turns into the most magical nutritive tonic […]
