MY DARLING LEMON THYME

spicy coconut noodle soup recipe

A little bit salty, a little bit spicy, a little bit sour and a little bit sweet. This is my idea of the perfect bowl of soup. Add in some slippery noodles and a tangle of Asian greens and I’m one happy lady. As I’ve mentioned before, soup is not something I cook all that […]

kids in the kitchen + gluten-free lemon coconut cupcakes recipe {guest post}

Teaching our kids that vegetables are grown in the earth, that cakes come from mixing natural ingredients in a bowl before baking instead of merely buying one ready-made, to me, are some of the greatest and most fundamental things that we can do as parents. The world we live in today is somewhat of a scary place. […]

kale and pumpkin seed pesto recipe {vegan}

Our kale plants are still just little baby seedlings, but thankfully there’s a weekend market not far from here where I can pick up beautiful bunches of organic kale for only a few dollars. Kye is a little obsessed with the stuff and as I’m washing it he will often sneak up behind me and […]

gluten-free kumquat friand recipe

It seems that this year in Perth has been an exceptionally good one for citrus. Everywhere you look trees are laden with branches almost breaking under the weight they are holding. A quick stroll around our neighbourhood reveals all sorts, from the usual NZ backyard staple lemon tree to oranges as big as my two […]

spice roasted cauliflower with black quinoa, feta and almond recipe

In light of current events in London… it now seems quite fitting that today’s recipe was inspired by a true English geezer, the one and only Jamie Oliver. As we don’t own a t.v, the little bits and pieces I’ve glimpsed at via the net today are pretty damn crazy and incredibly sad. I mean, […]

split pea soup with coriander (cilantro) & cashew nut pesto recipe

Okay, so now I feel silly. Here I was saying that it’s not very often I cook soup, then I went right ahead and made… split pea soup. Go figure. Maybe it was all that talking about it that had me two days later craving it? I went with it, knowing full well that only […]

gluten-free raspberry, pear and almond crostata recipe

Today is pie day. Yep it seems that through the powers of the internet we can now declare a whole day to be dedicated to the celebration of the humble pie. Classic huh? When Shauna put the word out that her and a bunch of friends were all making pie and posting on the 5th […]