Tag: olive oil
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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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Transform Surplus Tomatoes into Delicious Roasted Sauce
Every wondered what to do with 3-4 kilos of end-of-season tomatoes going cheap at your local green grocers, the answer is this: roasted tomato sauce. Chop the tomatoes up with some onion, garlic, herbs, salt and a good slurp of olive oil. If you’re feeling really fancy, you can add a dash of wine and…
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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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Greek Briami Recipe: Delicious Vegan Casserole
I made this briami last week while I was up the coast for a wet and wild week away. Despite the rain, we still managed to have a great holiday catching up with family and friends. We enjoyed a few sunny patches and our last full day was miraculously sunny (though too cold for swimming)…
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Spicy Spelt and Olive Oil Pumpkin Bread Recipe | Breakfast Cake
Could pumpkin bread be the new banana bread? It seems to be replacing banana bread on the breakfast menus of Sydney’s best cafes. The first time I tried pumpkin bread was at my favorite Sydney cafe, West Juliett in Marrickville. I shared a slice with a friend as we on the way to the airport,…
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Perfect Greek Village Salad Recipe
Greek salad is something I’ve eaten a lot of over the years. It’s a classic salad that I love, but when I order it out at restaurants it’s more often then not, a disappointment, made with second rate feta and flavorless tomatoes. When I make a Greek salad at home it’s something I would never…
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Vegan Fasolatha Soup – Greek Recipe with White Beans
I love it when the weather gets cooler and we can just have soup for dinner. We all love soup in our house but I love it the most because it is a complete one pot meal, which can stretch over two nights and even a lunch or two. Fasolatha is one of those simple…
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Slow roasted cherry tomato sauce
It’s been incredibly hot and humid in Sydney all through January, but then we had a cool, rainy spell and on Saturday, it was one of those impeccably beautiful late summer days that serve to remind you that despite all the whinging and moaning about the heat and humidity, there are days like this when…
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Vegan Moustakouloura: Ancient Greek Grape-Must Cookies Recipe
I’ve recently come to the conclusion that the Greeks make the best cookies in the world. If you want to call them by their Greek names, they are real tongue twisters and difficult to pronounce, but they are simply the best. If you are a ‘dunker’ (as all our family are), they are great for…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 