Category: Food
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Tenderheart Cook #43, #44 and #45
Fennel quickles A quick pickling recipe for fennel. The Quick Lowdown: Pickled fennel nicoise The Quick Lowdown: Miso-Roasted Pumpkin and Chickpeas with Kale The pumpkin and chickpeas are coated in a miso glaze and then roasted in the oven. This is served on a bed of kale massaged with olive oil, sea salt and lemon.…
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List #12: Soups on Regular rotation
This is another post about soup for Julie and Tobia’s Cool Bloggers Autumn Soup Challenge. When the kids were younger, we would have pumpkin and red lentil soup with toasted cheese sandwiches at least every one to two weeks. It was my easy go-to meal. No recipe … I would eyeball everything in lieu of actual measurements and…
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Sunday Night Dinner: Tenderheart #42
I did not do a menu plan last week. Early Sunday afternoon, I turned my mind to what to eat for dinner. We go to night church at 5 p.m., so it needs to be something that is quick to cook or can be made ahead of time. For this reason, we often have soup.…
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Eating My Way Through Paris
Those who have been reading my blog for a while will know I love my food. When I travel, eating takes a high priority. I like trying local specialties, enjoying special meals and eating well. I usually book at least some restaurants in advance and have a little list of things I want to try.…
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Tenderheart Cook #39, #40 and #41
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Lo Bak Gao This is not something I would have cooked if not for this challenge, plus the fact that I had a daikon in my veggie box. The Quick Lowdown: Cabbage and Kimchi Okonomiyaki A confession: I don’t really like kimchi much so I left it…
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Good Things Friday
This is my weekly look at what is good, true, beautiful and lovely … but first, WTF??? We decided to turn off The Project last night when they started the segment analysing what it would mean for Australia if Trump implemented all his policies. We figured it was better to wait and see what he…
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Breakfast Smoothie Bowl
This recipe is inspired by the Creamy Chai Cauliflower Smoothie Bowl in Rise &Run by Shalane Flanagan and Elyse Kopecky. The book has a heap of great ideas for healthy breakfasts and snacks. I’ve made a few changes to the original recipe, including adding rolled oats and protein powder, to make it a more substantial…
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Tenderheart Cook #36, #37 and #38
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Sesame-infused kale salad This is a quick and tasty kale side dish—no cooking required. The kale leaves are massaged with oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and avocado, which forms a creamy coating over them. The massaging breaks down the kale leaves and makes them easier to eat…
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Tenderheart Cook #33, #34 and #35
Fennel and lentil avgolemono soup I’m sure I’ve mentioned here that I love fennel so this soup was one I was keen to try. It is thickened by adding beaten eggs carefully at the end which gives it a yummy creamy feel without any cream. The Quick Lowdown: Olive oil-braised carrots and chickpeas I had…
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Tenderheart Cook #30, #31 and #32
Torn lasagne with kale and kimchi Full recipe here. The Quick Lowdown: Cauliflower Manchurian G doesn’t like cauliflower, so I made this one lunchtime when my daughter was over. We both liked it a lot … I mean who doesn’t like fried cauliflower? The sauce is made by cooking up finely diced celery, capsicum and…