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 […]
Chilli + soy eggplant with tofu (vegan + gluten-free)
While working on this recipe for my regular column in Nourish Magazine, I was stopped in the supermarket by a lovely lady when she saw me reaching for the eggplants, saying she’d never cooked them before and did I have any tips for her? Firstly I said ‘you’ve asked the right lady!’ before proceeding to […]
Black Pepper-Roasted Strawberry Sundaes with maple cacao nibs
Hello friend, I hope you’ve had a gentle start to the new year. It’s only been in the last week that it’s really started to feel like summer here in NZ, after what has felt like 5 months of rain the sunshine sure makes for a welcome change. And with sunshine comes ice cream! I […]
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 […]
White bean soup with kale + pumpkin seed pesto
It’s at this time of year, when we get those first few days of sunshine and warmth that we all (by all what I really mean is ME!) tend to get a little excited about the upcoming summer months, only to get sad when it turns cold and frosty again, like it always does in […]
Carrot, tofu + shiitake stir fry
Many could be fooled into thinking that we eat really adventurously all the time, given my chef background and what I do for a living, but this couldn’t be further from reality. In fact, we eat really simply most days, with our meals often centering around rice, a protein and seasonal (often homegrown) vegetables. This […]
Pumpkin + Kimchi Fried Rice (Vegan)
Kimchi fried rice is one of my favourite quick and easy flavour-bomb meals as the kimchi does all the heavy lifting on the flavour front, so much so that you hardly have to add anything else to the rice. But here, the addition of teeny tiny little nuggets of tender diced pumpkin adds a lovely […]
