Spicy Roasted Winter Vegetable Lentil Salad

Posted 1:23pm Sunday 19th July 2015

You know when you eat one thing so many times until that one day when it makes you feel sick and you can’t face it ever again? That is how I feel about soups in general at the moment. I had been scouting for new ideas for cheap winter vegetables when I came across this recipe for a winter Read more...

The Ultimate Cauliflower Cheese

Posted 1:26pm Sunday 12th July 2015

There is this restaurant in Auckland that I love called Depot. It is amazing. When I am feeling balla, I often go there. Clearly last week I felt like I was just rolling in it, and I managed to end up there twice. I am completely hooked on their wood-fired cauliflower cheese. Not only is it fired in Read more...

Broccoli and Blue Cheese Soup

Posted 1:16pm Sunday 5th July 2015

Broccoli soup came up on my Instagram feed the other day, and the vibrant bowl of green caught my eye. I just had to have some. Conveniently, the Universe agreed and made all the greens required super cheap at my local vege shop. Junk Free June continues, and while the lack of cake has been soul Read more...

Slow-Cooked Chipotle Beef Tacos

Posted 12:54pm Sunday 24th May 2015

I recently bought my new favourite cookbook, My Underground Kitchen by Jess Daniell. In the last 48 hours, I have cooked three meals from it and don’t see myself stopping at that. I already have this week’s feasting planned out, and it’s all out of this book. There was a Read more...

Cuban Sandwiches

Posted 1:10pm Sunday 17th May 2015

This is essentially just an epic ham and cheese toastie. They are called Cuban as they are most commonly found in Cuban immigrant communities in the States and are frequently consumed as a workday lunch.   I used a leg joint of pork (shoulder was preferable but not as cheap), rubbed it with Read more...

Beetroot, Blue Cheese and Candied Walnut Risotto

Posted 1:23pm Sunday 10th May 2015

I’m writing this on a flight back from Wellington where I have just blown my monthly budget and my mind on a weekend’s worth of food. Oh my, was it worth it or what! One of the highlights was this epic beef cheek and red wine risotto that reminded me how much I love risotto. I sometimes Read more...

Chicken, Mushroom and Coriander Dumplings

Posted 1:42pm Sunday 3rd May 2015

Dumplings are probably my favourite international dough and meat combo. After making three lots of dumplings this weekend, I thought it was time to share another of my favourite varieties. You can put whatever you want in a dumpling; any combination of mince, vegetable and herb will usually work. Read more...

Feijoa Cupcakes

Posted 1:30pm Sunday 26th April 2015

It’s that time of year when feijoas are in. I don’t know about you, but every time I gain control over my excess feijoa situation, I seem to acquire more as my friends’ mums try to palm them off on me. Want to know a secret? This is just a banana cake with some feijoas thrown Read more...

Roast Tomato, Pumpkin and Capsicum Soup

Posted 2:47pm Sunday 19th April 2015

It’s that time of year again when the electric blankets come out, the hot water bottles get cradled in lectures and your washing takes a week to dry. Soup starts to become a viable option for most meals as your bank balances become as miserable as the weather. When I was scrounging a free Read more...

Roasted Tomato and Red Onion Spaghetti

Posted 2:51pm Sunday 12th April 2015

Vine-ripened tomatoes are in full swing at the moment. Finding them at my local veggie shop for $1.99/kilo got me inappropriately excited as I thought of making my own pasta sauce. This is for those of you who are finding store-bought pasta sauces or the homemade ones made out of budget tins of Read more...