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Marcus Samuelsson’s Quick Cucumber Pickles Recipe
The heat is on and Sydney has just had its first heatwave of the summer. While we are still officially not even mid-way through spring, that becomes meaningless when you have a a heatwave of 35° plus temperatures and the worst October fire conditions ever. The idea of springtime and a slow build up to…
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Ottolenghi’s Green Pancakes Recipe: Spinach and Herb Pancakes
I love pancakes for breakfast but they never really feel that good for you, these pancakes from Ottolenghi’s book Plenty solve that dilemma by packing them with spinach and herbs. I’ve simplified the original recipe somewhat and serve them with a dob butter and a squeeze of lemon juice whereas Ottolenghi serves them with lime…
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Baked omelette with zucchini, leeks, feta and herbs
The weather is getting warmer in Sydney and we’re heading into picnic season. Sydney enjoys summertime picnics like no other city I know. This may have something to do with the fact that there are a lot of waterside parks that make awesome picnic spots but, for what ever reason, the city’s attachment to the…
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Asian green salad with tofu, noodles and sesame sprinkle
Just a quick post today because it’s the first day of spring and I wanted to celebrate by eating some asparagus. I was thinking of making pasta primavera but most recipes use cream and I didn’t want to buy some cream, use a small amount and have the rest waste away in the refrigerator, only…
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Japanese rice bowl: Scrambled eggs with cabbage/pumpkin cooked with soy sauce
I grew up with a fairly traditional meat and three veg meal which was often plated up individually in the kitchen by my mum. This rice bowl served with some kind protein and vegetable sides has long been my version of the traditional meat and three veg meal. Unlike my mum, I almost never plate…
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Vegan Jam Drops Recipe from The Tassajara Cookbook
On the weekend, a friend and I went to visit an old friend in Bundanoon on the Southern Highlands. My friend spent a lot of time at the Tassajara Zen Centre in California in the early 2000s, so I thought I’d make these cookies from the Tassajara Cookbook as a nice nostalgic treat for us…
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Julie Sahni’s Red Lentil and Cabbage Stew Recipe | Hearty One-Pot Meal
The other week, a friend gave me a large, organic cabbage because she already had more cabbage than her family could eat. I got it home and I was temporarily at a loss about what to do with all this cabbage so, of course, I Googled “best cabbage recipes” and got a whole slew of…
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Mixed Winter Dhal Recipe with Red and Brown Lentils
Dhal and rice is one my favorite fall back meals, it’s incredibly economical and comforting. This dhal, with its warming spices and mixture of red and brown lentils and kidney beans, is particularly good in the cooler months. I grew up with a fairly conventional ‘meat-and-three-veg’ family and I always would make a face and…
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Spelt flour, toasted coconut and sesame cookies
Last weekend, I helped my sister pack up her home of almost fifteen years. This wasn’t quite as bad as I expected: my sister’s house is due to be demolished in a couple of weeks and a new house built on the site, so everything left behind will just get bulldozed. There is something liberating…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 