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Broccoli, almond and ricotta.

Saving money to start my ‘new life’ as a drifter has forced me to be even more frugal than usual, if that were even possible. Combined with the transition to cooking for one means my eating, and also cooking, habits have changed considerably. I no longer plan elaborate braised or roasted meat-heavy meals, switching instead [...]

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Chicken Larp

It often causes problems for me when I tell people that I don’t like Thailand. So I won’t say that. It is the same when I discuss my general disinterest with Thai food, likely tied to the abundance of average thai restaurants in my neighbourhood (as well as my disappointed experiences eating in Thailand, sshhh!). [...]

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Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Spanish Goats Cheese

I no longer think of cauliflower as the unnecessary vegetable. It is subtly sweet and nutty and really just delightful. For our passover seder last week I was asked to bring a salad, so after buying an enormous and perfect head of cauliflower for $3 (and then lugging it home) I decided to roast it [...]

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Fig Salad

Quick. Before the figs finish, stock up! I know, I know, there are more sumptuous and decadent ways to prepare figs, but none are as quick, nor as easy to do as this, using just what is on your fridge. I never have fancy smallgoods just lolling around in my fridge (though, were I a [...]

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Corn Salad

I have a bone to pick with corn. How can something be so delicious and so infuriating at the same time? The noise most people make when eating corn off the cob makes my skin crawl, plus your teeth get filled with strings! As a child I remember picking the corn kernels off one by [...]

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