It's peak cauliflower season at the moment. This makes me very happy. :)  It is high up on my list of favouri

I'm not fond of winter, it's cold with short days. But it is completely redeemed by being the season of brusse

After a year of not cooking much and not blogging at all due to illness, I'm ready to start again. We celebrat

I love ramen, even the instant kind.  But those deep-fried instant ramen, that were part of my staple diet a

Gnocchi aren't really difficult to make once you know the rules. Until then they can be mysterious and tricky,

I love dumplings. I love them, in all their variety and in any cuisine. I've never met a dumpling I didn't lik

I love fresh pasta. It is light and soft but with a pleasing elasticity that holds it together and gives it so

Yes, in the blink of an eye, they are back. The zucchini are here and I need to find ways of using them. So h

I lost my blogging mojo a little over the last few weeks. Like everyone, I was stupidly busy in the run up to

My kitchen is tiny and I don't have a lot of bench space. If the kitchen tools are not out on the bench, in m

I've had great success in the garden this season with a bounty of beautiful, round firm cabbages that I nurtu

It is the season for lots of things in my garden. Early Nicola potatoes, late broad beans, and asparagus at it

I don't know quite what this salad is. It is like panzanella, the Tuscan bread salad in that it uses stale bre

I love spring. I love it for the light, the warmth and the sense of renewal and hope. I also love the return o

After my few months of Smith & Deli sandwich consumption, I need to get back to some lighter eating. Th

A kilo or so of small lebanese cucumbers that were not going to last the weekend landed in my possession, cour

I went to a birthday party recently and the vegan finger food was just wonderful.  Most of it was made by a f

OK so it isn't pretty and it is a kind of khaki colour, but this soup is delicious. It packs a flavour punch e

If you have ever had the good luck to eat at Maha, you have probably tasted the truffled fava puree. I have ea

Let me state up front, I love brussels sprouts. I know there are people that don't, but I'm convinced that pe

Sometimes people respond with disbelief when you mention delicious vegan food. This seems even more so when i

I have a great crop of eggplant this year so I've been looking for ways to use them. A month or so ago I sawÂ

I am a firm believer in the truth that most things can be turned into patties or fritters and they will taste

Char kway teow is probably my favourite noodle dish of all time. That's a big call because I am a BIG fan of a

I have to admit I've gotten lazy about cooking beans. Part of the trouble with cooking beans from scratch is a

One of the cheeses I miss is haloumi, that dense, fried, salty, cheese hit eaten with lemon. I need to state u

I love savoury muffins, much more than the sweet kind. Savoury muffins make a great snack, a good meal with a

Here we go again...the zucchini are back! It is a summer ritual for me to complain about drowning in zucchini.

I'm sitting and writing this post with all the effects of eating a wonderful bowl of fragrant, hot, sour and s

I love potato salad, it is a great summer dish, substantial without being heavy, and it keeps well in the frid

Mangoes are so cheap at the moment. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with mangoes. I love them green i

Another week and another triumph for the ever wonderful chick pea flour. This time I've made a chickpea flour

Week 136 of my love affair with chick pea flour. Is there anything that can't be done with this fabulous stuff

I always loved grated potato fritters as a kid.  They were one of the meals that my Dad was in charge of maki

Another day, and a 'failure' that turned out delicious. I was trying to make a chickpea omelette/pancake with

I know it is October, but I think making more dhal is my New Year's resolution. I'm either late or early, I'm