Baked Asparagus with Lemon recipe There are some recipes that I categorise as ‘barely recipes’, and this baked asparagus with lemon recipe is most definitely one of them. I call them ‘barely recipes’ because they usually only involve one main ingredient, minimal seasoning, preparation and / or minimal cooking time. Baked asparagus with lemon recipe...
Roasted Cauliflower Salad Recipe This is a lovely, flavoursome salad that you can enjoy whenever cauliflower’s in season. Serve it as a side salad, add a fried egg on top or even add a little soured cream with lemon rind for something a little fancier. Roasted Cauliflower Salad Recipe Makes four side servings 1 head...
Eritrean Recipes Learn to make a wonderful Eritrean feast using these fabulous flavourful recipes. In late December 2017, we hosted an Eritrean Cooking class with our friends at Cultivating Community. One of the generous Eritrean cooks in their community network, Shadya – pictured above took our group through an entire Eritrean feast from scratch....
Eritrean Vegetable Curry Serves 10 – 12 people as a shared/side dish Named ‘alicha’ in Tigrinya (the Eritrean language), this Eritrean Vegetable Curry is flavoursome, hearty and warming. This is just another of the various recipes (humus, falafil and lentil curry) taught to us by Eritrean cook, Shadya at our recent cooking class...
Homemade Humus Recipe Learn how to make this delicious humus dip effortlessly at home (from scratch) We are all just a can of chickpeas and a handful of other basic ingredients away from making our very own humus – from scratch. Next time you find yourself adding humus to your shopping list, add the...
Purslane Lentil Curry Recipe (Eritrean Rigla Moulah) A very special African curry recipe to add to your collection This is yet another delicious recipe generously shared with us at our recent Cultivating Community cooking class by our Eritrean cook, Shadya. If you couldn’t make the cooking class, you are in for a treat. Expect a...
Tomato Cannellini Bean Soup An economical, quick and hearty classic for colder nights or meat free meals This Tomato Cannellini Bean Soup is a super simple (and filling) lunch or dinner option that you can whip up in just under an hour – from preparation to table. Having a few cans of cannellini beans and...
Sri Lankan Dahl Curry Recipe Try this simple and flavoursome version of a Sri Lankan staple This Sri Lankan Dahl Curry recipe is yet another beautiful dish we sampled on the regular while travelling in Sri Lanka recently. This particular dish was a staple at the extensive breakfast spread at one of our favourite stays. It was always offered along...
Homemade Baked Beans Recipe Whip up your own homemade baked beans in less than 30 minutes This is yet another simple and hearty meat free dish, and you can make it from scratch in about half an hour. It’s made with tomato passata, spring onions, garlic, a little apple cider vinegar and brown sugar...
A Beetroot Curry Recipe & Story Nigethan from Tamil Feasts talks about Tamil cooking, and shares his beetroot curry recipe. Nigethan of Tamil Feasts – Image credit: Tamil Feasts Nigethan – how long have you been cooking for? 14 years ago – in my fish boat, not at home. And in Australia for 3...
Image supplied by Goodwill Wine Foodie Profile David Laity of social enterprise Goodwill Wine 1. David, could you share the story of how you started Goodwill Wine? In the weeks and months following Black Saturday I found myself for the first time on the receiving end of assistance. Having been a volunteer for most of my adult...
Red Beard Bakery Workshop For the aspiring baker. By Jen Curcio Flour, salt and water produces one of life’s simplest edible pleasures. The ingredients may be simple, and the act of eating it may be effortless, but anyone who has attempted baking bread knows there is no edible pleasure without some pain. This may sound...
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