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spiced potato wedges with oregano, paprika and chilli recipe

Things are getting decidedly wintery around here lately. Today, as I type it’s raining and the blustering winds have a definite icy chill to them. I don’t know about you, but when it’s cold outside all I feel like doing is huddling indoors hands outstretched over the stove top as dinner cooks. At least once […]

vietnamese pickles recipe

I want to start off today’s post by just saying a quick little thank you to everyone that commented on my last post. You’re all too sweet. Also just to let you know, in case you were wondering what the world was coming to… it isn’t often that we get comments like those, 99% of […]

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 […]

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 […]

red quinoa with garlic & thyme roasted cherry tomato recipe

So once again, I’m not quite sure where to begin today’s post. It may have something to do with the fact that I am so insanely busy at the moment that my brain feels fried? You may remember me talking about heading to Wellington to make an appearance on the Good Morning show. Well, that […]