Roasted shiitake brown rice salad w/ miso mustard dressing
Few things in life make me as happy as strolling around farmers markets. The beautiful produce, smells, colours and passion fuel my imagination and never fail to get my creative juices flowing. Since moving home to NZ I’ve missed my weekly farmers market shop as the closest market is now a 45 minute drive away […]
Spice-roasted Butternut Pumpkin w/ Herbed Millet + Tahini Dressing {vegan}
The town fire alarm woke me at 2.44am this morning. It wailed for a long time before the first volunteer firemen/women got down town to turn it off. I can only imagine it was a car accident, at that hour of the morning. Living in a small town I dread hearing that alarm. When there’s […]
Indonesian-inspired choko curry + photos from Bali!
The first time I travelled to Bali as a 10 year old, I can’t say I really took in the food at all. My one and only food memory focused solely on memories of eating Black rice pudding, banana pancakes and drinking lemon (actually lime) shakes at a little warung near our hotel, where the waiters liked […]
Spring quinoa bowl w/ quick-pickled vegetables, hummus + herbed yoghurt
Returning from a trip overseas is always a little bit crap, lets be honest. Reality comes banging on the door, trying it’s best to rouse us from our chilled-out holiday slumber. I usually try my best to ignore it, even if only for a few more days. But this time around, coming home from Bali […]
Baby beetroot, quinoa + cumquat salad {gluten-free}
My sister and her two kids are visiting from New Zealand for the holidays. It’s a trip that’s been many months, possibly years in the planning. Actually, this year has been one big ol’ family visit, starting off with my mum and little sister in May, then my youngest brother stopped by for a few […]
Black bean tacos with kiwifruit salsa
You know the old saying ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’, well my mum (ever the rule-breaker or should I say trail-blazer!) likes to put her own spin on things and instead say’s ‘a kiwifruit a day keeps the doctor away’. Clever mum that one, as kiwifruit are one of the most nutrient […]
Sara’s strawberry + quinoa tabouli
We’re finally emerging from the fog of sickness that wiped out both kids these past few weeks. I wasn’t pretty. Days blurred into sleepless fever-spiked nights. Dates were confused, as we hibernated from the cold and rain. All outside distractions were forgotten as I did my best to nurse my babies back to health. Miraculously, […]
