The Melbourne weather is so unpredictable at the moment don’t you think? One minute we’re in the tropics, basking in the heat up on rooftop bars and the next, there’s an icy blast of epic proportions that has me reaching for my winter coat. It’s been a long winter here too between blog posts on…
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Roast Pumpkin with Pomegranate Syrup and Spiced Yoghurt
Happy New Year! I hope you had all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed the holidays. For me, I managed to lose track of the days for a little while which is always a sign of a great holiday. Long summer afternoons were spent with family in NSW and included a very special and rare…
Spicy Cauliflower Rice with Roasted Pistachios
Do you remember the pungent smell of boiled cauliflower being plonked down in front of you at the dinner table as a kid? I do. It was right up there with tinned asparagus, brussels sprouts and the smoked oysters my parents used to break out during dinner parties at our house in the 80’s. The…
Middle Eastern Green Beans with Persian Feta & Roasted Nuts
I love middle eastern food. The balance of spices – cinnamon, cumin, cardamon and fresh ginger, the sweet stickiness of apricots, currants and soft buttered onion, the crunch of pine nuts, roasted almonds, pistachios and coriander, the tang of tangine and the smooth tahini yoghurt and persian goats feta. Many years ago I visited Turkey…
Out, Out, Brussel Sprout!
As a small child nothing made me want to run away faster like the knowledge that the dreaded brussel sprout was going to be served up for dinner. Then, it really was a fate worse than death, death by brussel sprout! I was recently reacquainted with the sprout after being “ambushed” via a friend’s much…
