White bean soup with kale + pumpkin seed pesto
It’s at this time of year, when we get those first few days of sunshine and warmth that we all (by all what I really mean is ME!) tend to get a little excited about the upcoming summer months, only to get sad when it turns cold and frosty again, like it always does in […]
Carrot, tofu + shiitake stir fry
Many could be fooled into thinking that we eat really adventurously all the time, given my chef background and what I do for a living, but this couldn’t be further from reality. In fact, we eat really simply most days, with our meals often centering around rice, a protein and seasonal (often homegrown) vegetables. This […]
Quinoa Carrot Bowls with Lemon Sesame Dressing (gluten-free + vegan)
It’s at this time of year when I start to crave something a little warmer for dinner, but I’m not quite ready to go into full winter comfort food mode, just yet. That’s when lightly cooked salad bowls come into their own. Just enough freshness, but still nourishing and warming too. This bowl couldn’t get […]
Chilled soba with pickled cucumber, sesame and soy
While the nights have cooled off dramatically these past few weeks, the days are still hot and sticky. We’re coming to the end of most of our summer crops, eating the final few cucumbers, digging up our main potato crop, leaving beans on the plant to dry for seed, pickling all the chillies and willing […]
Cucumber, mint + lime ice blocks
The one thing my kids have always craved in the middle of winter and/or when sick with a cold, is cucumbers. They love them so much and will happily munch on a whole one like one would eat an apple. Sadly for them I don’t often buy cucumbers over winter, unless we’re really desperate (or […]
Herb quiches with tomato salsa (Gluten + dairy-free)
– – If you guys have been here for awhile, and especially if you follow my garden stories over on Instagram, you’ll know I’m more than a little obsessed with growing heirloom tomatoes. I grow my own from seed (mostly saved seeds, but I can’t help myself from adding one or two new ones every […]
Pineapple + basil cordial
We run out of ice on a daily basis at the moment. Everyone fights over the last remaining pieces in the freezer, hoping there’ll be just enough to at least cool their drink, if not chill. I’m not one to usually crave iced drinks and much prefer to drink room temperature for most of the […]
