Tag: winter comfort food
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Soothing Fennel, Potato, and Leek Gratin Recipe
This is my favorite potato gratin, the combination of leeks, potato and fennel is altogether incredibly soothing and comforting. You can serve it as a side as part of a bigger meal but I’ve served it on its own with a greens and beetroot salad – called it dinner and been well satisfied. Fennel, Potato…
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Classic Vegetarian Split Pea Soup Recipe
This is my family’s favorite split pea soup, it’s an old-fashioned vegetarian classic from the Moosewood Cookbook. There’s nothing fancy about it. Hearty, thick and filling – served with some good bread it’s all you need to make a meal. Start early because the split peas take a few hours simmering on the back burner.…
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Homemade Oat Bread with Maple Syrup Recipe
When I was a road trip rural NSW a couple of weeks ago I got a bit over having bread and potatoes as my main carbohydrates but I did have one culinary revelation in my home town. One of the local cafes The Cuisine Cafe makes a house made bread that it serves with all…
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Comforting Polenta Scones with Vegetable Cobbler
It’s turned cold again in Sydney, so it’s the perfect time and the best weather conditions to indulge in a bit of old-fashioned vegetarian comfort food like this vegetable cobbler. It’s gorgeously rich and warming but not the sort of food I make or eat that often, so I had to forage around the back…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 