This year I’ve decided to try more new-to-me recipes instead of cooking the same old thing every week. To this end, I grabbed two recipe books from the library and started looking for enticing recipes. The first book was Lorraine Pascale’s Fast, Fresh and Easy Food,...
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...
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...
Last week I mentioned a surplus of carrots in our vegetable plot. Some of them had turned woody, although they were fine when grated. Right, I thought. It’s time to make a carrot and mushroom loaf. As it happened we had visitors for dinner. They were all carnivores,...
This week the weather has been cool here in New Zealand, and when I checked out the contents of our fridge, I decided to turn to comfort food – vegetarian shepherd’s pie. “After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relatives.” ~ Oscar Wilde This...
I've made this new-to-me recipe for Double Pea Curry twice now. The recipe comes from The Best of Annabel Langbein, Great Food for Busy Lives by New Zealander Annabel Langbein. It's a vegetarian recipe and is quick and easy to make. This is a perfect dish for me to...
This is a new recipe I tried recently. It's both quick and easy to make and the final result was delicious. 2 cups of chickpeas (cooked) 4 tablespoons of Olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 2 carrots, finely diced 2 sticks celery, finely sliced 3 tablespoons finely...
Earlier today I was browsing the cook books in Borders while waiting for Mr. Munro. This recipe for a vegetarian Nicoise-type salad caught my eye and I decided I'd make my version for dinner. Ingredients: 1 cup cous cous 1 cup boiling water knob of butter or a little...
