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Preserves, Condiments, Sauces, Recipes, Side dishes

Easy Beetroot Relish with Coconut Sugar and Oil

I had a number of different recipes that I wanted to post (creating a jumble of possibilities) but decided not to post any of them, instead, making do with this quick beetroot relish. It’s the end of summer and the time of year when I start thinking about using the surfeit of summer produce to…
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Homemade Lime Rickey Mocktail with Fresh Lime and Bitters

I’ve been a teetotaler for many years so I’ve drunk a lot of soda, lime and bitters when out at night at pubs as my party drink of choice. The pub version of this classic teetotaler’s drink usually uses a commercial lime cordial, making it too sweet to have more then one or two for…
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Eggs, Recipes, Rice bowl meals

Healthy Nasi Goreng with Brown Rice and Asian Greens Recipe

During my two brief stints as a singleton and cooking for one this January, I fully embraced the grain bowl as a way of eating healthily and economically when on my own. I discovered the delights of farro (which is still a bit of an unexplored grain with me) but my fallback when I’m on…
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Eggs, Recipes, Rice bowl meals, Tofu

Tahu Telur Recipe: Light and Wholesome Indonesian Tofu Omelettes

I recently came back from a work trip and with an almost bare refrigerator and my family away at the beach for a couple of days, the question of what to cook became a pressing question. With no desire to schlep down to the shops, I cooked up a pot of brown rice and made…
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Homemade Spinach and Ricotta Rolls | Crowd-Pleasing Vegetarian Finger Food

I’ve eaten a lot of cheese and spinach rolls over the years, often from country town bakeries where they are, apart from a salad and cheese sandwich, the only savory vegetarian option on the menu. The best ever spinach rolls come from the French Lettuce Bakery in Melbourne, but too often the humble spinach…
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Appetisers, Snacks, Dips and Spreads, Recipes

Retro-style Vegetarian Foie Gras: Lentil & Walnut Pâté Recipe

I spent Christmas and New Year with my family in Tasmania and, like all mainlanders, came back slightly besotted with the beauty of the island and the quality of the local food. All the stone fruits and berries were in full flight and there were roadside stalls selling local fruit and oysters everywhere. On a…
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Recipes, Salads

Rosanne Cash’s Potato Salad Recipe for Summer Barbecue

Everybody needs a killer potato salad to get them through the summer. I’ve been making this salad for many years now and it’s always a big hit. It is my father-in-law’s all time favorite salad, but pretty much everyone I know loves it. This is a messy, no-holds-barred potato salad, with all your favorite ingredients…
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Indian Food, Recipes, Side dishes, Vegan

Delhi Style Sweet and Sour Pumpkin Recipe by Madhur Jaffrey

Pumpkin is one one of my favorite vegetables but a lot of Indians I know seem to loathe it – probably because during monsoon season, it is one of the few vegetables available and they get completely sick of it by the time they reach adulthood. I survived a childhood pumpkin glut when my Dad…
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Appetisers, Snacks, Dips and Spreads, Recipes, Vegan

Addictive Dr Karg-style Swedish Seed Crackers

A few years ago, a friend introduced me to Dr Karg’s crispbread and I was totally hooked until I realised how expensive they were and I became less enamored. At nearly eight dollars a 200 gram packet, they felt like more of a luxurious treat than something you would eat every day. I searched on…
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Elizabeth Mars

About the Author

My name is Elizabeth Mars and I live in Sydney’s inner west with my partner and twenty- year-old son.

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