Sitting on the concrete floor of my mother's friend's flowershop I sorted and searched through the little plastic pieces for the right colour. Pop, pop, pop the little pegs broke through black paper, twinkling as they released the light. I followed the Lite Brite patterns until I used them all up and started making up my own designs -- swirls and zig-zags and 5-year-old interpretations of trees -- from the little points of colour. And then a question, asked casually and without … [Read more...]
Pan Con Tomate – Tomato Bread
Sometimes simple is best. Take for example basil - chopped with a few walnuts and whisked into a perfect pesto. Or peaches - sliced and slightly spiced and baked into a pie. Or tomatoes - pureed into a drink or roasted for sauce ... ... or rubbed on garlic-y bread with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of salt and a sprinkle of thyme. Simple and perfect. … [Read more...]
Green, Sardine & Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
This isn't a real recipe. Or really a real post. It is however how I eat on most days. A few things thrown into a pan, wilted or crisped as appropriate. Tipped into a bowl and topped with a bit of fish or an egg. Drizzled with some (generally hot) sauce. Eaten at the dining table because that's where my computer sits. Eating well doesn't have to be complicated, really. … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Fajita Soup
I don't make New Years resolutions. I never really have. However this year, after an interesting 2013, I've found myself thinking more than usual about what I want to achieve in 2014. The list is long and varied, but one thing that features near the top is working through a stack of draft posts (61 to date), and backlogged recipes recent enough to have acceptable pics, and actually posting them. This is one of those -- on both accounts. A creation born of a craving for Mexican … [Read more...]
Raw Ginger Chocolate Truffles
What to say, what to say, on this the last day of a very long yet very short, and slightly tumultuous, year... There will be no 2014 trend predictions or big wrap up posts today. No tomes or photo montages dedicated to the most popular recipes this year (Raw Banana Cream Pie, Gluten Free Almond Pie Crust and French Butter Pastry battled it out with Mushroom & Lentil Burgers, Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde and that good old Spicy Carrot, Tomato and Lentil Soup standby if you really want to … [Read more...]
Gingerbread Syrup
It's always the unexpected things that get a reaction. A random burger, a stunningly odd pie crust, a unique ice cream recipe, and in this case a completely last minute extra Secret Santa Gift. I had made Gingerbread Biscotti for my Foodie Secret Santa recipients and it could have been enough, but then Gingerbread Syrup popped into my head and simply wouldn't budge. I made it, not knowing what to expect, figuring that if it was awful the cookies would have to suffice. I threw … [Read more...]
Christmas Pudding Mince Pie Ice Cream Bombe
Tradition is a funny thing. It can be as old as time itself -- steeped in mystery and history with little known about how it started, or it can be shiny and new -- just starting to form. Eventually the traditions all mingle, some fading away, some becoming stronger, depending on the situation and people involved. Christmas tradition for my family always started with a long Christmas Eve-day drive as we headed over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house. Yes, seriously. Santa … [Read more...]
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