recipes – dinner

  • sumac salt & pepper calamarisumac salt & pepper calamari
    In Australia when you think of calamari your mind conjures up images of fish and chip shops, greasy butchers paper and pesky seagulls.  There is something comforting however about those memories for me, as I am sure there is for you. Fish and chips are commonly eaten on a relaxed weekend, frequently outdoors in ...
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  • silverbeet & dill pestosilverbeet & dill pesto
    So…we finished our house! Wooo hoooo!!! After three years of hard work, a few tears, perhaps a few (thousand) swear words and some very supportive and understanding friends, family and neighbours, we are happy to say we have now officially laid down our tools. The house is on the market and we are two ...
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  • herb crusted chicken schnitzelherb crusted chicken schnitzel
    Who doesn’t love a good schnitzel? How good is that succulent juicy meat encased inside that delicious crumbed crust? Schnitzel is all about the textures, biting through that wonderful crunch into a soft center with all of those lovely cooking juices. Perfection. The traditional schnitzel is made with a wheat flour base and usually dipped ...
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  • easy besan crepeseasy besan crepes
    This is one of those recipes I have been meaning to post for ages but never quite got there until now. I think I was deterred by the ugliness factor of photographing flaccid crepes. Hopefully I have conquered my fear and (hopefully) shown just how beautiful these easy besan crepes really are (currently imagining ...
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  • fall vegetable cannellini bean stew w spelt berries & kale w/ amy chaplinfall vegetable cannellini bean stew w spelt berries & kale w/ amy chaplin
      Amy Chaplin’s website Coconut & Quinoa was one of the first foodie blogs that I fell in love with when I entered the blogosphere zone. I was attracted to Amy’s tantalising use of seasonal ingredients and her ability to make alternative baked goods that looked so utterly delicious. I think her carrot pistachio cup cupcakes ...
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