recipes – dinner

  • maple roasted carrots & parsnips w pistachios, cranberries and sagemaple roasted carrots & parsnips w pistachios, cranberries and sage
    Candy carrots and parsnips. That’s pretty much what these roasted maple carrots & parsnips with pistachio and sage are. Basically a 101 on how to make kids and fussy adults eat their vegetables. Like brussel sprouts, no one seems to like parsnips. My husband doesn’t like them and I must admit they aren’t the tastiest ...
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  • creamy beet & cauliflower buckwheat saladcreamy beet & cauliflower buckwheat salad
    One of my dear friends bought to my attention recently that I do not have a buckwheat salad on the website. Considering I basically live off them I thought I better hop to it and put one on here. We religiously have a buckwheat salad like this creamy beet & cauliflower buckwheat salad at ...
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  • mediterranean quinoa saladmediterranean quinoa salad
    A few months ago I asked on Facebook what recipes you would like to see more of coming into the warmer months here in Oz. The most popular answer was easy and diverse salads that can be used for lunches during the week. In answer to those calls I wanted to share with you ...
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  • chicken & kimchi rice paper rollschicken & kimchi rice paper rolls
    The weather is warming up here in Brisbane and it’s that time of the year where we shift from hearty warm salads and braised slow cooked meals to light and refreshing dishes. Rice paper rolls like these chicken & kimchi rice paper rolls epitomise spring for me. They are refreshing, cleansing and satisfying without ...
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  • jess’s b.l.tjess's b.l.t
    This is one of those posts that I hope will break the ‘nutritionists only eat rabbit food’ mould. I love a good BLT. When its done right, its like someone started a party in my mouth and every single taste bud has been invited. This BLT is a weekly tradition in our household. It usually comes ...
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