The big Australian supermarkets publish free monthly ‘recipe’ magazines and I always pick up a copy to browse. It’s rare for a recipe to catch my eye – because most of them are cleverly designed to promote packaged (and often processed) products. But in last month’s Coles magazine the ‘green shakshuka’ recipe looked like a … Continue reading
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Eggplant Rogan Josh Curry
There’s nothing more satisfying than creating a vegetarian version of a meat based dish. Especially when it tastes as good as, or even better than, when meat is involved. This classic rogan josh curry is a great example. Having been raised a ‘Yorkshire las’ in the UK it’s perhaps not surprising that my favourite childhood … Continue reading
Vegetarian eggplant lasagne with goats cheese
I’ve often thought about what stands between my love of food and going vegan. Really it’s just one thing – milk, cheese and yoghurt. Some of my favourite foodie pleasures are simple ones that involve dairy – like milk in my coffee, cheesy pizzas and yoghurt based ‘nice-cream’. So, despite being happily vegetarian I’m unlikely … Continue reading
Vegan gravy with an ‘umami’ hit
As a child my mother called me a ‘good-eater’, because every meal ended with a spotlessly clean plate. Growing up I even had a reputation for being able to out-feast my uncles during our family Christmas Day feast. They would sit back in admiration as I’d be the one going back for second and third … Continue reading
Mushroom Loaf (a veggie roast)
“Que Sera Sera”. As a small child these were the first non English words I learnt – thanks to a song my mother sang in her rocking chair to entice me to sleep. The phrase means ‘whatever will be will be’ and it came to mind this week when I was thinking about the new year. Looking … Continue reading
Leek & cheese vegetarian bake
Before August arrives I wanted to talk ‘Christmas in July’. Christmas in July has become a pretty big thing here in Australia. Perhaps it’s down to the climate. Because our ‘real’ Christmas happens as the country bakes through hot Summer temperatures – hardly ideal for red wine by the fire or a hearty roast with all the … Continue reading
Vegetarian Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
Australia, with its population of 20-something million, produces enough food to feed around 60 million people, yet 2 million Australians rely on food relief every year (DAFF, National Food Plan 2012). I’m sure this statistic holds true in other countries too. OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, plays a key role in ‘Nourishing Our Country’. What I … Continue reading
