I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Ginger and Coriander Noodle Pancake I cooked this for my lunch one day when G was away. I had lots of coriander and ginger, plus a packet of instant noodles that E had bought when he had his wisdom teeth out and had been taking up room in…

I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Crispy Potato Wedges with Lentils and Guasacaca Sauce The Quick Lowdown: Spiced Pumpkin Doughnuts DOffins This baked doughnut recipe requires a nonstick doughnut pan, which I don’t have. However, McKinnon suggests a 12-hole muffin pan as an alternative, which is what I did. The Quick Lowdown: Crispy Potato…

I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Inspired by chana saag This is a really simple curry recipe that uses frozen spinach. The Quick Lowdown: Chana saag (or any leftover curry) fried rice We had this dish the next night, using the leftover chana saag. It was very good and such a clever and…

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.…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Huck’s broccoli and lettuce salad with an accidental ranch I often have lettuce and broccoli in my fridge so this is a really good salad option for those times. The Quick Lowdown: Cashew Celery I don’t love celery, but this was really good. I switched out the tofu for chicken thighs because G will not…