Tag: appetisers
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Creamy Cannellini Bean Puree Recipe with Pickled Mushrooms and Pitta Croutons
This cannellini puree makes a brilliant starter on its own, works well in a broader mezze spread as well as making a nice side with some kind of vegetable fritter or roasted veggies like cauliflower or broccoli. It is lighter than a regular hummus style dip and a bit more versatile in the way you…
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Spectacular Mashed Beetroot with Yogurt & Za’artar Recipe
When I was a kid you judged a good party by the eye popping colour of its food offerings. Any decent party spread was a riot of colour – pink and green lamingtons, fire engine red frankfurter sausages, fairy bread, jellied orange quarters, green and red pickled onions, bowls of garish lollies and iced fairy…
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Ottolenghi’s Easy Party Olive Oil Crackers
When ever I make my own crackers I realise how rubbish even the expensive high quality commercial crackers are. Nothing you can buy compares to home-made ones. I love making Swedish seed crackers but these olive oil crackers are super simple, a three ingredient cracker that you can bring together with minimal fuss. I made a…
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Delicious Vegan Dumplings Everyone Will Love
Dumplings are one of my favorite things in the world. I grew up in a small town in country NSW and when we visited Sydney the biggest treat was yum cha in Chinatown. My family still loves yum cha, because dumplings! We always over order, concentrating our appetites on the steamed dumplings, particularly the chive…
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Vegan Cashew Hummus: Perfect for Summer
We’re big hummus eaters in our house, up to this date I’ve got three chickpea hummus recipes on this blog, a quick green herb hummus, a labor intensive but super creamy hummus with peeled chickpeas and our latest favorite an Israeli style hummus . I’m not a hummus purist though, my sister makes an awesome…
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Delicious Coriander Pesto: Perfect for Noodles and Tofu Dishes
Last week, I had to go away to Melbourne for five days and I spent a couple of days clearing out the fridge. I made some laksa paste and a shallot, ginger, chilli paste for a Burmese curry base. Things were going well and I was feeling pleased with my thrifty frugal house-wifery when I…
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Savory Moroccan Eggplant and Tomato Salad Recipe
I love this time of year when you get the occasional day with a hint of autumn but you have the best of the summer bounty to cook and eat. Eggplant and tomatoes always have a taste of summer to me and, combined as one dish, they make an unbeatable combination. This particular eggplant salad…
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Easy Whipped Feta Spread for Summer Entertaining
I read a lot of American food blogs, so I’m constantly filing things away in my head to try next winter (or summer) when they become more seasonally appropriate. There are times when the northern and southern hemisphere food connect a little but, as we move into the festive food seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas,…
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Tzatziki and Fried Zucchini/Eggplant Fritters | Greek Inspired Recipes
I’ve been having a bit of a born-again appreciation of tzatziki recently, which may be explained by the fact that I came back from my holiday to find two almost full large tubs of Greek yoghurt that needed to be used up immediately. Tzatziki is an excellent way to use up copious amounts of yoghurt…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 