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MY DARLING LEMON THYME

Roasted Brussels Sprout Rice Noodle Salad with Soy Ginger Dressing

In a few months time it will have been THIRTEEN years since I started sharing recipes online. So much has changed in the online world over that time (hello Instagram, Tik Tok) and I’ve really struggled at times to feel like my voice matters and/or is still relevant in this fast paced online world where […]

Za’atar-Roasted Eggplant Salad with Lentils, Halloumi + Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

One more autumnal recipe before the sun-kissed produce disappears for another year. Here I’ve stuck with Middle Eastern inspired flavours that are always guaranteed to work together, thick slabs of creamy za’atar roasted eggplant (aka aubergine for you Aussies reading), sweet roasted cherry tomatoes, earthy lentils and salty halloumi all brought together with a lemon […]

Herbed Asparagus + Brown Rice Salad

Our asparagus plants aren’t quite at the stage of producing a lot just yet, we’ve waited patiently for the last few years as the crown establish themselves and this year we got just a handful of tender spears. None made it into the house, and instead were shared between my husband and I, eaten raw […]

Quinoa Carrot Bowls with Lemon Sesame Dressing (gluten-free + vegan)

It’s at this time of year when I start to crave something a little warmer for dinner, but I’m not quite ready to go into full winter comfort food mode, just yet. That’s when lightly cooked salad bowls come into their own. Just enough freshness, but still nourishing and warming too. This bowl couldn’t get […]

Chilled soba with pickled cucumber, sesame and soy

While the nights have cooled off dramatically these past few weeks, the days are still hot and sticky. We’re coming to the end of most of our summer crops, eating the final few cucumbers, digging up our main potato crop, leaving beans on the plant to dry for seed, pickling all the chillies and willing […]

Thyme-roasted tomato + rice salad with preserved lemon + sumac

Kia ora koutou! I hope your new year has got off to an ok start? I know we’re living in some pretty weird times right now, but I hope amongst all of that you’re managing to stay sane, healthy and well. I took a little time off at the start of the year and it […]