Traditional Baked Beans
2 seemingly unrelated facts led me to try out a new recipe today. 1: I think beans can be among the most delicious of all foods – rich, creamy, satisfying and healthy. 2: I need work lunches! Since I...
View ArticlePasta Alla Norma
First off I have to give credit to the incomparable FXCuisine, where I got this recipe for Pasta Alla Norma. If you haven’t seen his site, check it out. Pasta Alla Norma is a Sicilian dish, simple to...
View ArticleIs this the best pumpkin soup recipe ever?
There’s no doubt Autumn is here – it’s been raining and leaves are turning yellow and orange. Today as I listened to the wind chimes jangling I started to think of comfort food, and since I have one of...
View ArticleBaked Eggs
I was in Melbourne last month for work and my brother in law said I had to go to Hardware Societe. I googled them and found one bloggers description of the baked eggs that had my mouth watering....
View ArticleChicken & Sage Sausages
It is satisfying to make fresh homemade sausages and I have resolved to make them more often. The whole thing takes less than an hour, and it would be easy to make double the amount and freeze some for...
View ArticleMy Recipe For Spaghetti Bolognaise
A staple in my families diet is some variation on bolognaise sauce – a rich, tomato and meat based sauce (although we do a vegetarian version with red lentils too) plus whatever vegetables are around,...
View ArticleHow To Make Ricotta Gnocchi
Soft fluffy gnocchi are one of my favourite comfort foods so when I heard they can be made with ricotta instead of potato I couldn’t wait to try it. The principle is the same and if anything this...
View ArticleHerb Omelette
I am writing down this recipe to share the enjoyment of picking fresh garden greens on a sunny spring morning – there is something very satisfying about cooking like this. The only remaining piece of...
View ArticlePolenta Quiche
After reading about the benefits of getting more calories from good oils and protein and eating less carbs I came up with this recipe for polenta quiche, which has about 300 calories per serve, half...
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