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Karen Martini’s Spring Time Minestrone Primavera
Late October and early November in Sydney, the weather is changeable but in the past few years, the weather shifts have been more extreme. Last week, we went from fiercely hot, bush fire days with the air filled with smell of ash in the air, to super storms and snow in the mountains, and the…
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Fire Roasted Tomato and Mint Salsa Recipe
We’ve just got back from a week-long beach holiday and one of the great things about Forster, the town we were holidaying in, was it had a great fruit and vegetable shop – The Farmer’s Patch, which sources most of its fruit and vegetables locally. You can always spot the urbanised city foodies because we…
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Fluffy Cuban Mojo Sauce Recipe for Grilled Asparagus
Asparagus is particularly good at the moment with nice juicy, fat stems that are perfect for grilling. For years, I blanched asparagus and then refreshed them in iced water before dressing them, but last year, I discovered the joy of just baking, sauteeing or throwing them on the barbie, which makes fresh asparagus a snap…
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Addictive South Carolina Benne Wafers Recipe
When I was a teenager, I was slightly obsessed with the tiny rectangular sesame snaps you could buy from health food shops. I haven’t seen them around for years but I was quite excited when I discovered these sesame seed wafers from South Carolina, which seem to be a slightly less sugary, homemade version of…
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Herb Crusted Tofu Sandwich Recipe – Delicious Vegetarian Schnitzel
I was a bit dubious when I first made these herb crusted tofu triangles; I didn’t think they would work with the tofu flavoured only by the herb crust. It sounded a bit ‘Blandsville’, but somehow, it does work and the herby, cheesy crust makes a wonderful, textural contrast with the tofu. Plus they make…
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Vegetarian Indian Spiced Pasties | Jamie Oliver’s Inspired Recipe
A couple of months ago when I was on my road trip through rural NSW, I had a vegetarian Cornish pastie from a bakery cafe and it was one of the worst things I’ve eaten for a long time – dense with potatoes, bland and stodgy. To add insult to injury, my brother said the…
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Easy Vegetarian Singapore Noodles Recipe
My son could eat pasta four or five times a week but I have a limited tolerance for pasta as a main food group. There are times in the summer where it makes a perfect dinner with a big salad but, most times, I find pasta as a meal, incomplete and unsatisfying. However, Asian-style noodles…
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Udon Miso Soup with Pumpkin and Mushrooms
Who doesn’t like a good noodle soup? There is something so completely satisfying about this meal in a bowl. You don’t have to muck around with bread or anything else – you get your carbohydrates veggies and a bit of protein, all in one bowl. This udon soup is a proper meal with everything you…
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Vegetarian Greek Baked Beans Recipe
It is August and Sydney’s short winter is almost over and, because we’ve had a particularly mild winter this year, I feel like I haven’t really got into my stride with winter food. With the thought of no more cauliflower and winter greens, I felt a slight sense of panic from the rapidly approaching heat…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 