With the festive season about to come into full swing it’s the perfect time to share another fabulously light and refreshing dish that you can indulge in over the coming weeks, while still feeling virtuous and healthy. Zucchini ribbons with asparagus and halloumi. This recipe is so simple, you can throw it together in next […]
This delicious salad is simply bursting with fresh summer flavours. Ripe, juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers and sweet red onion are the three key ingredients, to which red and yellow peppers are mixed together with a good serving of fresh mint and parsley. For a more complex flavour, I’ve added preserved lemon, but fresh lemon zest […]
Together with the changing back of the clocks on the weekend, there has been a noticeable shift in the weather here in Sydney as the arrival of Autumn is becoming more and more evident. We’re being greeted by cooler mornings and evenings however for the moment at least, the days still have a nice warmth […]
Second only to mango, watermelon would have to be my favourite fruit. You might recall reading about my love of this delightfully bright, sweet and refreshing fruit when I made this lovely watermelon granita last summer. Needless to say, when served icy cold on a hot summer’s day, I find watermelon one of life’s simple […]
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been quite excited to see the appearance of fresh figs in the grocers and have been dreaming of ways to put them to good use in the kitchen. This Fig, prosciutto and manchego salad seemed like the perfect place to start. There is something ever so good about […]
I was recently doing a bit of spring cleaning and came across a pile of recipes that, long before the invention of Pinterest, had caught my eye and I’d torn out of various magazines with the intention of giving them a try. Hands up if you’re guilty of tearing out (and more recently pinning or […]
Has it really been two weeks since my last post?!? I can’t believe what a crazy month March has been. Did you miss me? I sure missed you guys! I suppose now is as good a time as any to share my news with you all. Earlier this month I enrolled in a postgraduate course […]
The arrival of March has brought with it an ever so slight shift in temperatures, signalling the changing of seasons. The cooler mornings and evenings have somehow made me think ahead from summer salads and juicy ripe fruits to heartier meals and comfort food. I’m trying hard to resist the temptation to start cooking these […]