Meatless Monday #6 – Ottolenghi’s Sprouting Broccolini with Sweet Tahini

I have a confession of sort. If I can kidnap one person and somehow inhale their talent by means both fair and foul that person will be Yotam Ottolenghi. I only start cracking open his Plenty More book and it’s amazing to be pleasantly surprised by the originality of the recipe that made them an instant hit to… Continue reading Meatless Monday #6 – Ottolenghi’s Sprouting Broccolini with Sweet Tahini

Meatless Monday – 2015 #1 Indian Ratatouille

Happy New Year! I watched the last day of the year go by in Cairns, and really enjoyed the chilled atmosphere and surprisingly lack of smart phones being pulled out as people watch the firework over the jetty. Makes a nice change and hopefully is a good omen for the year and the remaining 360… Continue reading Meatless Monday – 2015 #1 Indian Ratatouille

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