With the current wintery blast through New Zealand, I checked my recipe books and decided to try a new recipe, one that would cook in the crockpot while I worked on my writing. I came up with this recipe for Polenta and Vegetable Hotpot from One Pot, a book published...
This photo of a stall selling tomatoes was taken in Barcelona. I loved the colors and all the different shaped tomatoes. The sight certainly put me in a cooking mood. There is nothing tastier than a freshly made tomato sandwich, garnished with basil. Today I’m...
This is a new recipe I made to use up some chickpeas. It’s simple and easy to make and tasty too. I’ll definitely make this again. Note the cute bread roll, shaped like a small loaf of bread. We purchased a new tin in the weekend. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1...
With the arrival of cooler weather, I decided to make soup the other night. I wanted to make a soup in the crockpot and chose this recipe for carrot and lentil soup from Joan bishop’s New Zealand Crockpot and Slow Cooker Cookbook. Ingredients: 1 onion, chopped into...
Pumpkin Salad Ingredients · pumpkin, diced in bite-size cubes · cumin seeds · cooking oil · feta cheese · chopped red onion · olives, black or green · can of cooked chickpeas · green beans, sliced · vinaigrette dressing [balsamic is really good] Directions 1. Sprinkle...
The other night I tried this new recipe for a chocolate pudding. It is from Allyson Gofton’s Slow, a book of recipes for a slow cooker or crockpot. I’ve adapted it slightly for my own purposes. Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding Ingredients: 3 cups of self-raising flour...
I saw this recipe to make granola and thought I’d try it out. The end result was delicious, and I will definitely make it again. Homemade Granola 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened) 1/4 cup wheatgerm 1 cup of your favorite nuts, roughly chopped (I...
Today I’m reviewing a vegetarian cook book. Blurb: Fifty scrumptious and savory soup recipes for any season These time-tested, easy-to-manage recipes for soups of all flavors have one thing in common: loads of healthy vegetables. Whether you’re looking for a hearty...
In the past I used to buy my vegetable stock from the supermarket, but this month I happened upon a blog post about making vegetable stock. It looked so easy, I was astounded. Much cheaper than purchased stock too. Right, I thought. Time to try this stock thing....
