Asian pumpkin salad
The original calls for prawns but as those are dwindling and/or getting polluted, avocadoes would do nicely instead. 1 small pumpkin coriander leaves shallots fresh lime juice sesame oil olive […]
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Recipes
Fallback Menu
Sometimes (often times!) I just don\’t want to think. Funnily enough, this happens a lot when it comes to food prep so I\’ve made myself a fallback menu to help
Leafy Green Veg
Leafy green veggies, like buk-choi, choi-sam, wom-bok or guy-lan, are highly nutritious, quick to cook, and they go well with rice. To cook, start with frying some garlic, add lots
Spinach Omelette
When I was a kid, a fried egg on rice with butter and Maggi sauce was one of our fallback meals. Unfortunately I can\’t bring myself to stock Maggi. What\’s
Black Bean Beef & Capsicum
When my mum cooks this, it is only with green and red capsicum – but since one of my kids won\’t eat capsicum but will eat raw bean sprouts, the
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Homemade Chocolate
Homemade chocolates make a nice gift within a homemade origami box. Differently shaped silicone ice-cube trays are perfect to use if you have them. Apparently a thermy makes the melting
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Cashew Cream Vegan Treat
This dessert is made up of 3 layers but you could take any one of those layers and make it its own simple dessert. It is entirely vegan except for
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Fig and Bacon Entree
This little dish is decadent, what with its cream and bacon. Lucky it\’s only for entrée portions. It\’s simple and a winner if the figs are in season. You simply
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Rice Pudding
Don\’t you love desserts that include savoury ingredients and aren\’t too sweet? Adjust the sugar to your liking. 200g Arboria (risotto, short grain) rice 800ml full cream milk divided into
Baked Stone Fruit
I confess I\’ve never made this before but I\’ve enjoyed eating it and asked for the recipe. I rarely eat stone fruit, seeing as they come from colder climates, but