Garlic Kale with Mushrooms, Chorizo and a Sunny Egg
I arrived home from work today carting some free range eggs, rolled oats and a giant bunch of kale from Gingin Organics. After greeting my husband, I wearily peered into the fridge for dinner...
View ArticleBarbecued Chilli Con Carne with Beer
In case you missed my last post, Aaron and I are now three days into a European adventure which began in Paris on Wednesday 9th July, 2014. To keep the blog running during my absence, a few wonderful...
View ArticleLeaving Sweden + Gun’s Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs)
It’s a bittersweet day today. As I write, I’m aboard an aircraft due to arrive in Berlin, Germany, in approximately half an hour. Pretty darn exciting. But in spite of our pending German adventures,...
View ArticleZucchini Ricotta Gnocchi with Sage Brown Butter Sauce
It’s sunny in Scotland this morning. Bright, clear and gusty with soft puffs of variable cloud. Some distance away, sunlight reflects off the still waters of Loch Fyne. The glare casts a pleasant glow...
View ArticleAsparagus and Cheese Tarts
It’s Monday night, blackened quiet, a few hours away from the pale dawn of Tuesday. I’m sitting on the couch, right hand nursing a glass of wine as my left taps on plastic keys. The wine seemed like a...
View ArticleCranberry and Orange Glazed Ham
Despite his many (many, many) redeeming qualities, Aaron’s not really the textbook romantic. Flowers, moonlight walks, date nights and the like… well, they’re not his thing. I get that – I’m just...
View ArticleBaked Falafel with Coconut Raita + January Heat
It’s quiet; a still and mild Saturday afternoon. A halcyon breeze floats through the window, softly scented with warm eucalyptus. Quite a change from the week-that-was – when temperatures reached over...
View ArticleChard, Goat Cheese and Walnut Galette with Oat Pastry
My mother is one of those thoroughly gifted, green-fingered people who breathes life into dwindled branches on a daily basis. When I was a child, she’d routinely rescue half-dead potted shrubs from...
View ArticleThe Mexican Table
A couple of Sundays ago, Aaron and I got together with Matt from Inspired Food and Jemima from Feed Your Soul, Perth for the continuation of our ‘Table’ series, i.e. a sequence of themed long-table...
View Articleblack bean soft tacos with pickled radishes + boozy onions
It’s a warm, sleepy Wednesday morning. After waking at 5:30 for the morning drop off (husband, not offspring – we share one vehicle and I need it today), returning home and eating breakfast, both Loki...
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