Ginger, Mint and Culantro Besan Pancakes

April 11, 2010

This all started with an item in the Sunday papers about how women really should do weights training. I looked at the weights, but that idea lasted all of about two seconds. But then I spotted the tray of beans drying ready for storage. The trusty old hand grinder and five minutes grinding beans and [...]

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Moroccan Pumpkin Salad

April 1, 2010

The first of the season’s pumpkins is ready, and though the turkeys have made a serious dent in them, there will still be so many over the next couple of months that we will be thoroughly over pumpkins by the time we run out. This is a very fast, healthy, easy, seasonal, meal in a [...]

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Greek Style Octopus Stew

March 15, 2010

My partner came back from a trip to the coast with octopus.  I’ve cooked baby octopus before, marinated briefly and cooked fast on the barbeque.  But these were a bit larger than the babies I’d cooked before.  What to do with them? They were fresh caught locally, a by-product of fin-fishing.   I can find [...]

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Eggplant Pizza with Bunya Nut Pesto

March 10, 2010

As seasonal a recipe as they come, this eggplant with pizza topping is easy and fast. Slice  eggplant into 1.5 cm slices.  Salt and drain for an hour or so.  Rinse, pat dry, and rub with olive oil. Bake for 20 mins or so till just starting to soften. Cover with pesto, then pizza toppings [...]

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Sweet Corn and Capsicum Omelette Pikelets

March 3, 2010

They aren’t hugely photogenic, but they were really good!  This is one of those miracle dishes that seem to make a small amount of ingredients go a long way – great if you are stretching out dollars or calories, or trying to rustle up something really nice for unexpected guests. This recipe makes 15 pikelets, [...]

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Summer Pasta in Five Minutes

February 18, 2010

Into the blender, a good handful of basil leaves, a small chili, a clove of garlic, swig of good olive oil, pinch of salt. Add some fresh oregano if you have it, and perhaps a small handful of macadamias or cashews. Into the pan, a chopped onion, capsicum, zucchini, snake beans, olives in a splash [...]

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Muhammara – Capsicum and Pomegranate Dip

February 6, 2010

Pomegranate season brings out the Middle Eastern food lover in me – not hard as this is one of my favourite cuisines. Capsicum (also in season) and pomegranate juice are the key ingredients in this dip/sauce/spread. I made it this weekend to take to a party as a dip, but it is also good as [...]

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Lebanese Marinated Zucchini et al

January 24, 2010

Obtain a yield is the permaculture principle, but zucchinis this time of year can be a challenge, not a yield, especially for the kind of frugal people that gardening attracts. This recipe is not so much a way of preserving them as a way of making them a lot more popular (although it will last a [...]

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