Vegan
Potato Fritters
When it comes to go-to recipes, I like them to be easy and delicious – these potato fritters satisfy both requirements. This recipe has some spring onions thrown in for a little extra flavour, but apart from that all you need are literally potatoes, salt and pepper and some frying oil. This ‘recipe’ (hardly...
One Pan Potatoes
One Pan Potatoes is a simple but incredibly satisfying dish to eat. It is intended as a side dish but for some reason it always ends up being the main. This recipe is an adaptation of my Italian Aunts’ sliced potatoes, which she adds to a steamed fish dish she makes. The entire fish is covered with...
Eggplant and Tomato Braise
This eggplant and tomato braise has been a staple at our place for a good year or so. I started making it when we lived in Jakarta as an excuse to test out the local eggplants, which were so foreign to the purple eggplant I grew up with. The dish itself is very easy to prepare,...
Melbourne Food Stores and Grocers
The delicious baked goods at Stocked – image by Jen Curcio Melbourne is a blessed city for foodies. We are so spoilt with fresh local food in our markets, cafe’s, restaurants and stores. However, one of our contributors Amelia Harris, recently pointed out that despite this abundance, specialty food stores in Melbourne rarely receive an adequate...
Foodie Profile #27 – Tamil Feasts
Dori (former team leader) with Sri (left) and Nirma (right) – image by Marianne Mills Tamil Feasts is a Melbourne based social enterprise that supports recently settled asylum seekers through the celebration of food and culture. Serving up traditional Sri Lankan fare prepared by Tamil men currently seeking asylum in Australia, these thrice-weekly feasts provide these men with...
Home Chefs #11 – Char-grilled Corn and Peach Slaw
Char-grilled Corn and Peach Slaw By Tucker Street Serves: 4 people Time to prepare: 15 minutes Our friends at Tucker Street have kindly shared this jazzed up summer slaw full of colour and flavour, and perfect for BBQs! A seasonal recipe, it makes the most of sweet summery peaches, is full of texture (crunchy corn kernels and...
Foodie Stuff: Springvale Gourmet Food Guide
Live crabs for sale at one of Springvale’s many seafood markets – image by Amy Martin If living life to its fullest could be personified, Elizabeth Chong would be a pretty good example! At 84 years of age, this energetic lady with sparkly eyes and amazing skin has been running Asian cooking classes for 54 years, conducts...
Vegan Recipes
For our vegan friends and followers of vegan diets, I’ve rounded up all our vegan recipes on the site so you can find them in one magic post! We have some wonderful recipes that will take you through almost every meal in the day. Enjoy! JC x Coconut porridge with banana and dates...
A Gourmet Food Guide to Dandenong
Baker Andrew Lipiszko with a freshly baked batch of Polish pretzels A Gourmet Food Guide to Dandenong Where and how to eat like a gourmet in Dandenong I’m not much of a television viewer but one of my guilty TV pleasures is watching foodie shows. Right at the top of that list is the locally...
Review: Green Press
Hot on the heels of our big sister cities around the world, Melbourne is getting serious about real, healthy, whole food. Yes it’s been possible to get a green smoothie or quinoa salad on café menus for some time, but what we’re talking about now is pressed juices, raw salads, sugar free sweets, nut and...
