It’s Easter Monday and as I sit here on the couch watching bad television and eating the last of my Easter-egg cookies packed with caramel-filled chocolate eggs, I know my poor body has had enough. …
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Salads & Vegetables
Fennel, orange and macadamia nut salad
February 8, 2013
I recently visited my dear friend, Lois, and as usual we got talking about food. She was all ears when I mentioned this particular salad. With her sister and brother-in-law arriving from Canada to stay …
Chilli and lime squid salad with sweet potato chips
January 9, 2013
Four weeks ago, I sat on a plane as it took off from Düsseldorf, Germany and into the freezing, snowy skies of northern Europe. I arrived in Melbourne, Australia some twenty-six hours later at seven …
My Swedish salad
November 2, 2012
Jag gillar Sverige så mycket! One Friday morning, I set off on my first lone excursion – Stockholm bound. I feel the excitement of taking a journey to a new place, particularly because I am …
Rare beef salad with roast tomato, feta and rocket
April 17, 2012
In what seems to be a season of salads for me, I present to you my next creation – a warm rare beef salad with roast tomato, feta, rocket, snow peas, broccolini, etc. The vegetables …
Marinated squid, chorizo and roast capsicum salad
March 27, 2012
Can you tell yet that I love making salads as main meals? I know of a few keen cooks who find salad creation rather boring, as far as cooking goes. I believe the possibilities are …
Haloumi, asparagus and roast capsicum salad
March 21, 2012
I am always a little overjoyed to receive an invitation to dine at the home of my dear friend, Dani. We go way back, Dan and I, way back to being two big-haired 12-year-olds from …
My Greek salad
February 12, 2012
Today was my nephew, Benjamin’s, first birthday. On this day last year, I was blessed to watch him come into this world, with a front row seat in the delivery room. My job was as …
Rocket, pear and parmesan salad
February 4, 2012
This very humble salad is definitely my most popular. Like the chicken & leek pie and guacamole recipes, it is also one of my most requested. It’s the salad that I am always asked to …
Elote
December 5, 2011
I have no hesitation in declaring myself a queue-ist, that is, I’m not into my hometown craze of queuing for two hours to get into a restaurant. It means eating at my favourite spots at …