Month: March 2013
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Muhammara Recipe: Delicious Middle-Eastern Red Pepper Dip
I’ve pretty much given up on the idea of a baking anything this Easter break on account that it is just too damn hot. We’ll buy our Easter buns from the Bourke Street Bakery and they will taste all the better for not having slaved over a hot oven. I’ll just do all my Easter…
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Refreshing Appetizer for Summer: Joanne Weir’s Cucumber and Feta Salad
Easter is early this year and just when our thoughts should be turning to chocolate and baking, Sydney is having an unseasonably hot spell of weather. The Easter holidays are just days away, I know I will feel compelled to eat some chocolate this weekend but, unless we get some kind of cool change, I…
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Chocolate Pudding Recipe: Simple, Eggless, and Delicious
I’m not much of a dessert person, it’s not that I’m ideologically opposed to them (we all need a bit of sweetness in our lives) it’s just that I tend to over eat on the savoury course and can’t be bothered with sweets. I guess I’m not gastronomically balanced enough to fit dessert in. I…
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Moosewood New Classics Green Olive and Artichoke Tapenade
I’ve been making this green olive tapenade for years now. The original recipe comes from Moosewood New Classics, which is a great book for family friendly vegetarian food. This tapenade never fails to impress but it is dead easy to make and can be pulled together in minutes. The original recipe calls for the…
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French Lentil and Onion Soup with Cheesey Croutons: A Kid-Approved Classic
The weather in Sydney has been crazy lately – first there was the record breaking heat in January, in February we were lulled into complacency by autumnal mildness only to be hit with a blast of heat and humidity around the middle of the month. On the first of March there was snap into cool…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 