Lentils and vegetables salad
July 19, 2017 10:00 am Comments Off on Lentils and vegetables saladLentils are versatile and I use them all year, for soups and stews in the winter and salads in the... View Article
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Lemon-Mint Buttermilk Cake with Lemon Sauce
July 18, 2017 12:15 pm 4 CommentsSo it never rains it pours. Haven’t made desserts in a while and now that’s all I want to do.... View Article
Matcha cake with matcha buttercream
July 16, 2017 10:00 am Comments Off on Matcha cake with matcha buttercreamMatcha became trendy a few years ago as a drink and soon found its way into modern cooking. Matcha is... View Article
French beans and asparagus salad with burrata
July 14, 2017 10:00 am Comments Off on French beans and asparagus salad with burrataOne of the culinary treasures of southern Italy (Puglia) is the burrata: a creamy, perishable cheese that is shipped daily... View Article
Black beans and corn enchiladas
July 12, 2017 10:00 am Comments Off on Black beans and corn enchiladasEnchiladas are a delicious Mexican comfort food and and now and then I absolutely crave these tortillas, wrapped around a... View Article
Grilled salad of radicchio and mushroom with poached egg
July 8, 2017 10:00 am 2 CommentsIf you have your grill fired up it’s an opportunity to try a few grilled salad versions with summer... View Article
Homemade Ricotta
July 5, 2017 10:00 am Comments Off on Homemade RicottaAfter watching an entire season of Masterchef Australia where home cooks prepare amazing foods and seeing them make ricotta within... View Article
Grilled artichokes, French lentils, pickled beets and cucumbers
July 2, 2017 10:00 am 4 CommentsThis spring was not a good season for artichokes locally. I barely saw an artichoke once or twice at the... View Article
Saffron roasted cauliflower and potato salad
June 30, 2017 10:00 am Comments Off on Saffron roasted cauliflower and potato saladRoasting cauliflower completely changes its flavour profile, bringing out caramelized, sweet and deep flavour. For this roast I drizzled the... View Article
Potato and vegetable salad
June 28, 2017 10:00 am 4 CommentsIf there was one dish that is my signature summer food it would be a potato salad. I make a... View Article
Roasted asparagus and green onion with quinoa, pickled beets carpaccio and preserved lemon vinaigrette
June 26, 2017 10:00 am 4 CommentsSo I had the pickled beets from another recipe and wanted to use them with the rest of the Quinoa... View Article
Gnocchi with crispy crumbs topping
June 24, 2017 10:50 am Comments Off on Gnocchi with crispy crumbs toppingSometimes when I make gnocchi I leave them smooth and pillowy instead of pressing them against a gnocchi board or... View Article