Raita is a simple relish most often found in Indian cookery. It is very easy to make yet with hot food or rich curry it is cooling and seems to enhance spiced flavours. Although this is a condiment from India that works beautifully with a big Indian curry it is equally good with stirfried vegetables…
side dishes
Vietnamese salad with pickled carrot
This is a crunchy fresh Vietnamese salad with a knockout dressing to suit any day of the week. Eat it at a BBQ or with a store bought roast chicken. You can’t go wrong with this one.
Corn whipped with Gruyere and Basil
This creamy corn whipped with gruyere is addictive. It makes a great side dish with any kind of meat or vegetable….or you could just eat a whole bowl like I do (: Corn can be whipped into a creamy side dish I am telling you now this will become a favourite. I discovered it completely…
Cauliflower Cheese with Thyme and a side of Grocer
I am pretty sure every one is going to love this Cauliflower Cheese with Thyme. I am not going to make a cheese sauce for this, well not your standard one anyway. I used to whip up a cheese sauce and steam those cauliflowers before baking the whole lot in the oven but not this time….
Asparagus, Tomato, Parmesan Salad, Sage Crumbs
I totally love this fresh crunchy salad. What on earth could be better than Asparagus Tomato and Parmesan Salad with Sage Crumbs Cheese in salads is one of my favourite things. One of the cheeses I use a lot in salads is parmesan because even the fussy people tend to like Parmesan. What’s really funny though…
Lamb skewers, Zucchini Cheese Bake
When I say weeknight really I mean easy and this Weeknight Lamb skewers, Zucchini Cheese Bake is laughably easy. So much so it will take you pretty much no time at all. In fact I have even cheated a fare bit. I bought the skewers ready made. They are un-marinated, that’s a very important factor….
Roasted Zucchini Chips , Smoky Chilli Sour Cream
Roasted Zucchini Chips How to make Roasted Zucchini Chips , Smoky Chilli Sour Cream I love Zucchini’s. They’re so versatile. Do you have a garden where you harvest a half a ton of them in the summer?. Well this recipe will probably suit you. Zucchini’s have had some fame recently with all those zoodles being…
One Pot Turmeric Tuna Rice with Chipotle Crema
This One Pot Turmeric Tuna Rice with Chipotle Crema is a delicious and quick way to feed a crowd. It’s packed with flavour and full of good things like Turmeric and herbs and served with egg to fill them up with protein. It’s topped with irresistible chipotle cream. Do you like Tuna…. from a can…
Soft White Polenta and Three Cheeses
Soft White Polenta and Three Cheeses with Heirloom Roasted Tomatoes It was just a forgone conclusion that I was going to make this Soft White Polenta with Three Cheeses and Roasted heirloom Tomatoes Why? Don’t make me say it….. because I had to cook it before the bugs got to it. There I said it…
Spice Roasted Cauliflower, Chickpea Salad
Spice Roasted Cauliflower , Chickpea Salad with mint smoked almonds and pepitas Have you got someone funny in your family? By funny I mean sometimes predictable, always quirky and that person that just makes you roll your eyes and chuckle because that’s what family do. My sister is creative and arty and is a great…
Pumpkin Haloumi Salad with Pepitas
This is the perfect salad to serve warm. There is nothing better than soft sweet Pumpkin paired with Haloumi Winter and salad can go hand in hand. So does this warm Pumpkin and Haloumi Salad This salad is so simple. its taste and beauty lie in its very few ingredients. serve it with pretty much…
Roast Cauliflower Salad Walnuts and Pomegranate
Beautiful Roast Cauliflower Salad is warm and spicy and easy to make. There is not much love for vegetables in my house. That’s if you ignore the fact that I would rather eat vegetables even over cake. Yep, I would. It has been a bit more of an uphill battle to get Skater, my teenager…
Warm Zucchini, Barley, Chorizo Salad made on the BBQ
This is a warm delicious salad – Zucchini, Barley, Chorizo Salad, you can make on the BBQ while you are waiting….. Zucchini, Barley and Chorizo Salad I just can’t seem to use up all of the ingredients I have in my pantry before there is one of those pantry raids. All of a sudden I…