summer gazpacho with a garden salsa

This is such a light, soft and refreshing soup with very low effort.  It holds all the flavours of summer.  It would be lovely garnished with a diced avocado or mango pieces added to the salsa.  It is best served the day it is made. summer gazpacho with a garden salsa serves 4 ingredients 4 […]

tomato gojju

Over the last few days, I have been working in the garden under a slow-falling drizzle of rain, the gentlest winds and splashes of the warmest sunshine.  Soaking up the rain, sun, and light, listening to the morning and evening chorus, and sipping warm tea on the garden bench.  Enjoying seeing all those plants, seedlings […]

cherry tomato sauce

As promised in Stacey’s last post, I have finally finished this ‘Cherry Tomato Sauce’ post. (Thanks for the pics, Stace). Ever since sampling the ‘real’ pizzas in Italy a few years ago and hunting down the ‘authentic’ ones here, I have been experimenting with a sauce that replicates the simple version they use. This is […]

tofu capsicum subzi

It has been a dull week in the kitchen, mostly doing everything on auto-pilot without much inspiration and enthusiasm.  Usually, when this happens, after I explode in an enthusiastic, creative burst of new ideas and newfound courage to try different things in the kitchen.  This curry was the result.  I have also been taking the […]

mung beans with tofu & tomatoes

This dish was first made by our dear Amin, who lived with us for seven years before returning to her home country. She was inspiring in the kitchen, inventing and whipping up a dish in minutes. However, it wasn’t easy to obtain recipes from her, as she always forgot an extremely vital ingredient that could […]