Category Archives: lunch

Fresh Tomato Salsa, or how to use up the limes.

Part two of how to use up those millions of limes is about salsa. And it failed. Failed entirely to use up my overabundance of limes. It did, however succeed in being delicious. Spicy, tangy, hot and sweet all at the same time, which I thought was Thai cuisines thing, but no, apparently Mexico is [...]

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Cheese and Spinach Rolls, the pure option

I eat meat. I love meat, but I don’t eat a lot of meat. That statement isn’t entirely true. Yes, I don’t eat alot of meat, but I also don’t eat much purely vegetarian food. An anchovy here, a splash of fish sauce there, and a sliver of speck for flavouring elsewhere means that much [...]

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Asparagus and Ricotta Tart

I know, I know. Another asparagus recipe. Another idea for a vegetable which hardly requires more than a quick blanch. The best though, is enjoying them straight from the plant, with no adulteration at all.
So why so so many recipes? Well, the asparagus that we buy here is too old and tough to eat unadorned. [...]

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Asparagus Frittata – tastes of Spring

Spring has finally struck Sydney, and those organic eggs and vegies delivered to me only hours previously were begging to be eaten. The asparagus was first on the list, any longer in the fridge and these tender tendrils would start to resemble the woody, tough and wrinkled bunches on sale at the supermarket.
But what to [...]

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Besan Flour Flatbread with Zucchini and Feta Salad

I have a problem. Yes, I am ready to admit it, though grudgingly as it isn’t detrimental to anyone involved. See, I’m not a drug addict, I don’t steal things, I just buy too many zucchini. Really it is a fortuitous problem, everyone here likes them, and coming up with new ways to use them [...]

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