Malaysian feast time!

Friends came to dinner on Saturday night and I had an excess of veggies in the crisper so I made a Malaysian feast in their honour. Perhaps a bit too much belachan in the pumpkin and orange curry so I won't blog that recipe, but the rest was a hit. Especially the roti bread (bought... Continue Reading →

Lunch with friends: pumpkin tarts + rockmelon granita

Three Novocastrian friends popped over for an impromptu lunch last Saturday. Husband had taken the car to work, so I had to rely on the contents of my fridge. Fortunately the Farmer's Direct weekly order that I'd put on hold for six weeks while on "holiday" because I'm too cowardly to cancel it, had kicked... Continue Reading →

Sunday supper: Roast pumpkin and goat’s cheese pie

The chooks are squeezing out eggs at a dizzy rate this summer so I've been searching for ways to put them to use on the dinner table. Some school mum friends suggested a roasted vegetable frittata but I'm not so big on frittatas. Too eggy. I did like the roasted veggie idea though. So I... Continue Reading →

Nom, nom, nom … basil hummus

A few months ago, I made hummus in a pita bowl. It was delish. Last weekend, I had a bunch of basil wilting in the fridge so I tossed it into the food processor when I was whipping up a batch for Sprog 1's birthday. It worked a treat. Soooooo moreish ... The pic above... Continue Reading →

Recipe: Cheese and spinach triangles

As mentioned in my gym moan this morning, I had cheese and spinach filo triangles for dinner last night. They were delicious. As I made them, I also know they were fattening. I'd forgotten how evil filo pastry is. Not to mention being frickin' annoying and messy to prepare. The spinach mixture was fantastic though, so I think I'll put it... Continue Reading →

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