Tag: snacks
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Crunchy Roast Chickpeas Recipe | Delicious Salad & Soup Garnish
These crispy roast chickpeas are great to snack on but they are also delicious strewn through salads, sprinkled on rice or as an extra crunch factor, garnish on soups or stews. You can change up the flavors with chat masala or your favorite spice mix, maple syrup, dried herbs, miso, zaatar or anything that strikes…
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Master Recipe for Crunchy Homemade Crackers
Homemade crackers are one of those things that are a low effort high reward. I always feel homemade pasta is over hyped, sure it’s delicious but it is a total hassle and is it worth the mess, space and time when a good quality dried pasta is almost as good and with some sauce combinations…
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Tasty Instant Ramen Fried Rice Recipe for Teenagers
My teenage son is addicted to instant ramen noodles. His cousin got him hooked on them a few years back and he’s been making them as snacks and quick meals since then. When he has friends over he often makes them as a midnight snack as they watch movies or play computer games into the…
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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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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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Delicious Corn Pakoras: A Recipe for Vegan Fritters
A few weeks ago, I wanted to use up some corn, so I threw together some pakora batter, lightly spiced it, chopped up some red onion, coriander and corn, and deep fried them… and, it was like, man, crazily delicious! I don’t think I’ve made pakoras for years and it was like re-discovering the best…
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Discover Poha: A Unique Gluten-Free Breakfast Option
Breakfast is one of my favorite meals – not the boring weekday muesli or toast breakfast, but those weekend two-cups-of-coffee, corn-cakes, poached-eggs-and-pancakes-you-don’t-need-to-eat-for-the-rest-of-the-day kind of breakfasts. But, as much as I love these lavish cafe brekkies, I have often wondered why cafes have never expanded their offerings with some breakfasts from around the world and are…
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Perfect Finger Food: Authentic Maltese Pastizzis for Parties
I always think of pastizzi as being a particularly Sydney food phenomenon. This may be because what is now known as The Original Maltese Cafe in Darlinghurst has been making pastizzis in Sydney since 1952. The cafe has expanded in size and number of locations over the years but they still make a mean pastizzi.…
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Moosewood New Classics Green Olive and Artichoke Tapenade
I’ve been making this green olive tapenade for years now. The original recipe comes from Moosewood New Classics, which is a great book for family friendly vegetarian food. This tapenade never fails to impress but it is dead easy to make and can be pulled together in minutes. The original recipe calls for the…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 