Thai Style Coconut Fish Curry
I don’t have a lot of experience cooking Thai food, and, having never travelled to Thailand, my eating experience is limited to a selection of Melbourne’s many Thai restauarant. I … Continue reading
HUMMUS
I have never ever tasted a commercial hummus which matches a homemade dip for flavour and texture. Some are bland, some leave you with flatulence, some are “tinny”, while a … Continue reading
AMATRICIANA SAUCE FOR PASTA
This is a quick, simple and tasty sauce that can be prepared in the time it takes to boil a pot of water and cook the pasta. I think fusilli … Continue reading
ROASTED BEETROOT DIP
When I was a kid a summer salad was not complete without a couple of slices of vinegary preserved beetroot, usually out of a can, bleeding into all the carefully … Continue reading
CHEESEY CAULIFLOWER SOUP
As a child I loathed cauliflower, Brussels sprouts too. Unfortunately, natural compounds in both develop bitterness when over cooked and my Mum was of the old school that boiled all … Continue reading
Roasted Pumpkin and Pine Nut Pasta Sauce
My other half would eat pasta with a tomato based sauce for dinner every other night, while I prefer a little more variety, so this is a compromise dish, … Continue reading
WOK FRIED PORK FILLET WITH MUSHROOMS, PEPPERS AND SNOW PEAS
My blackened wok has been my best mate for close to 40 years. Its beauty lies in the well seasoned surface which has built up over the years. It was … Continue reading
EGGPLANT DIP
We eat lots of dip. With a retiree in the house my winter lunchtime fallback position is a bowl of soup with bread or crackers. I find it easy to … Continue reading
CARROT AND PEA CURRY
I love vegetable curries, quick to prepare, cheap ingredients and yum, yum, yum! It was a cold, bleak and wet day in Melbourne yesterday. I had absolutely no reason to … Continue reading
SAAG PANEER: Spinach and cottage cheese curry
Nearly every curry house in my hometown serves a version of this dish, I have tasted the good, the bad and the downright ugly! There are endless recipes for saag … Continue reading
COCONUT CARROT SOUP WITH AN ASIAN TWIST
I planned to make carrot soup yesterday, plain and simple carrot soup. However, after I threw in some ginger, garlic and orange zest, my thought turned to the flavours of … Continue reading
KEDGEREE
Kedgeree satisfies both my love of curry, and rice. Some sources say this dish was created in India during the time of the British Raj, combining the idea of eggs … Continue reading
Filo Triangles with Spiced Lamb
Greek style spinach triangles made with added feta and/or ricotta cheese were a popular finger food when I was cooking for functions in the 1990s, a tasty vegetarian menu option … Continue reading
FILO TRIANGLES WITH SPICED CHARD
When I was a kid, my Mum supplemented the family meals with home grown veg. Melbourne winters in the 1950s and 60s were cold, no snow, but frequent frosts. Not … Continue reading
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