Category: Recipes
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Vegan Pan Fried Tofu in ‘Fish’ Fragrant Sauce with Sichuan Chilli Bean Paste
I’ve just returned from a road trip through rural NSW and, after a week of eating road food, I’m more than happy to take a break from eggs, cheese, bread and potatoes for a while. When I’m away from home and not able to cook for myself, I find myself craving simple rice-based meals like…
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Spinach and Cheese Strata: The Perfect Make Ahead Breakfast
It’s tough being a World Cup fan in Australia. Apart from that one glorious moment when South Korea and Japan hosted the 2002 World Cup (and we had the absolute luxury of a southern hemisphere time zone), in general, the Australian football fan who wants to watch the World Cup tournament has to adjust to…
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Delicious Tofu Salad Sandwich Spread with Pickled Celery Recipe
On Sunday, we planned to go for a bush walk with some friends in the Royal National Park. On Saturday afternoon, I went to the shops and bought some supplies for sandwiches and snacks, and, as I was walking back home with loaded bags, I had a big re-think about the whole bush walk idea.…
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Braised tofu with shitake mushrooms, tomatoes and peas
This is one of my favourite comfort food dishes. It’s the combination of rice and peas, like the Italian risi e bisi, that I find particularly irresistible. There is something very cleansing about this dish, which really allows the silken tofu to shine. The recipe comes from Kylie Kwong’s Simple Chinese Food – the original…
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Delicious Olive Oil White Bean Soup with Winter Greens
Sydney has had the longest Indian summer this year, with months of extraordinarily barmy and mild weather, temperatures in the mid-twenties, clear blue skies and warm ocean temperatures, which meant people were still happily swimming in the ocean all throughout May. You would think I could just accept this glorious weather and enjoy it but…
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Middle-Eastern Vegetarian Eggplant ‘Cordon Bleu’ Recipe with Haloumi and Mint
Years ago, whenever I had a dinner party, one of my standards was (depending on the season) crumbed eggplant slices or cauliflower florets, fried in olive oil and served with a garlic yoghurt sauce. They were always a hit because, seriously, who can resist anything that is both crumbed and fried. When you add some…
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Molly Wizenberg’s Granola No. 5 Recipe: Simple, Savory, and Magical
I haven’t baked granola at home for years. I used to make it occasionally when I was in my twenties and it was good, but there were so many ingredients – it was such bother and hassle that I ended up wondering if it was worth it. Then, for a time about 15 years ago,…
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Authentic Vegetarian Dan Dan Noodles Recipe
Dan dan noodles are traditionally made with pork or beef mince and drenched in the incredibly spicy Sichaun chilli oil. This vegetarian version uses ground tofu and shitake mushroom in place of the meat. The version I actually make is a little ‘dumbed down’, because I leave out the Sichuan chilli oil. My one and…
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Healthy Brown Rice Bowl with Mushroom, Tofu, and Wombok Slaw
That’s it: I’m officially over chocolate for the next month at least. Even the thought of baking anything sweet makes me blanch a little. Easter was lovely and all that, and because of its lateness this year, it even collided with the Greek Orthodox Easter, rolled on into Anzac day (not a favourite holiday of…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 