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
LEEK and POTATO SOUP
It’s cold outside, squally showers keep passing through, can’t complain though, it is winter. I’m snug inside, the fire is blazing and a pot of soup is warming on the … Continue reading
Carrot and Cashew Nut Pilau
Rice is my ultimate comfort food, well, rice and chicken soup actually. The soup is another story, but rice whether it’s sweet as in rice pudding, savoury as in risotto, … Continue reading
Califlower and Potato Curry – Aloo Gobi
Another quick and simple vegetable curry, one to enjoy in the cooler months when cauliflower is readily available. 200 g potato, scrubbed and diced 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon … Continue reading
Dhal – Lentil Puree
Eating a meal in India almost always includes dhal made from one many types of dried lentils or beans. It is often served quite thin, though in Gujerat I have … Continue reading
CREAMY MINTED ZUCCHINI SOUP with tomatoes and white beans
I love the texture of cream soup, but I find dairy products difficult to digest. I also need to minimize my calorie intake wherever I can, so I came … Continue reading
Cumin Spiced Cream Style Vegetable Soup
The weather has taken a turn for the worst in Melbourne today. We can’t complain though, we have had a warm, dry and still autumn so far, the crisp nights … Continue reading
SIMPLE SUSHI FOR A CROWD
Who doesn’t love sushi? Fresh,clean flavours, healthy ingredients, simple to prepare. Simple? Sushi? I hear you scoff! Well I have it on good authority that in Japan when sharing sushi … Continue reading
CRISP & CRUNCHY VIETNAMESE STYLE SALAD
My home is only a few hundred metres from Melbourne’s “Little Vietnam”, a lively strip of mainly Asian grocery shops, fresh seafood sellers, green grocers and pork butchers. Interspersed among … Continue reading
Mushroom, Walnut & Herb Risotto
Many, many years ago we lived in a rural area on a small acreage that had been home to many generations of previous residents. They had left a wonderful … Continue reading
Spiced Tomatoes
Another simple vegetable curry to add to the growing list on my blog. Serve this dish as part of a curry 750g ripe tomatoes, peeled and quartered 3 tablespoons vegetable … Continue reading
Simple and delicious, Green Bean Curry
Continuing on from my earlier posts about simple vegetable curries, this Bean Curry with Ginger and Coriander is a ripper, quick to prepare and quick to cook and good for … Continue reading
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