Part of the fun of Meatless Monday is the quest to find a new recipe that is interesting enough to cook and photographic enough to share. This recipe was taken from Pushpesh-Pant’s India Cookbook, a large tome of over 1,000 Indian recipes. My criteria was pretty simple, an eggplant recipe that matched the ingredients I have… Continue reading Meatless Monday: Dahi ke Baigan (eggplant in mild yoghurt sauce)
Meatless Monday: Leon’s Superfood Salad
Post Australia Day weekend I was nostalgic over Leon‘s salad and not the quintessential Australian meatpie. Leon is a chain of great food in London, and one of the places that the London Stitch and Bitch used to frequent. I used to order their Superfood Salad multiple times and their recipe book is one that I tend… Continue reading Meatless Monday: Leon’s Superfood Salad
Meatless Monday: Ottolenghi’s Kosheri
Starting Meatless Monday with this recipe from Ottolenghi’s cookbook, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook. This is a completely unfamiliar dish for me, so cooking this felt a bit like reading a choose your own adventure book. So what is Kosheri? According to Wikipedia it’s: Kushari, also koshary, kosheri or koshari (Egyptian Arabic: كشرى, [ˈkoʃæɾi]), is an Egyptian dish of rice, macaroni and lentils mixed together, topped with a tomato sauce, some… Continue reading Meatless Monday: Ottolenghi’s Kosheri
Finding flow by knitting Owls by @KDaviesdesigns
I have the luxury of a few days of staycation, playing with the cat, unwinding several balls of yarn and just readjusting my head space for 2014,Without realising how, I managed to rediscover my groove or “Flow”.
Life lessons from baking a gingerbread tardis
‘Twas the day before Christmas Eve, and all through the house harsh words can be heard as a lone baker struggled with the impossible task of keeping cool during a searing 36 degrees Sydney summer day. The baker realised, that much to her dismay that there was a reason why ginger bread dough needed to… Continue reading Life lessons from baking a gingerbread tardis
Vegetarian laksa – Meatless Monday
Five months later and I finally managed to get my life back after disappearing into a black hole. Uni and work took most of my time and energy, and though I continue taking photos, having time to upload them is a whole different issue. In any case, without further ado here is my recipe for… Continue reading Vegetarian laksa – Meatless Monday
#Meatless Monday – warm lentil and beetroot salad straight
The end of the wettest Australia Day weekend on record (not official), also marked the quiet deflation of the giant duck in Darling Park. Got to say, I rather missed seeing its gigantic inflatable yellow butt as I walk down Pyrmont Bridge. Today being Monday, I finally have the time to whip up a Meatless… Continue reading #Meatless Monday – warm lentil and beetroot salad straight
Summer, strawberries and the quest for digital awards
Blogging to me is like exercising. They both take a while to get back into rhythm and once I do get back in the rhythm inevitably flu will kick me back into bed and shatter another resolution. They cycle starts and stops, starts and stops. The only time both have any chance of lasting is… Continue reading Summer, strawberries and the quest for digital awards
2012 in review
A clever little summary of my non blogging year last year, the only thing I can aim for is to do a wee bit more! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about… Continue reading 2012 in review
Hello 2013,
Dear 2013, As the first day of your year ends, I wonder what the other 364 days will bring. If it was anything like your first hour, watching the city skyline burst gloriously into frame accompanied by good company then I hope that this new year will continue in this vein. All I want this… Continue reading Hello 2013,
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