I love parsley, but I have so much at the moment, that a scatter thrown on dishes as a garnish just isn't goi

A Vietnamese rice vermicelli salad would have to be a candidate for one of my favourite dishes of all time. My

I've returned home from a month of travelling to a 2.5 metre by 1 metre bed full of kale. So it is time to p

I've been stuck in a bit of a breakfast rut lately. Toast everyday. So I decided I needed to do something diff

It's winter and I have a fruit bowl full of navel oranges begging to be used. I cannot think of a better use f

I've been cooking a bit of Indian food lately, inspired by Vaishali's vegan blog over at Holy Cow. Full credi

Vegan meatballs? Yes! The weather has been so cold here that I've really been craving some solid comfort food

The temperature has dropped further and the days have become greyer here as we head into winter properly, so

Another cold day, another soup recipe. I used to make this soup a lot, but I haven't attempted it since going

After my minor triumph of finally making some successful Indian food with the dhal makhani recipe, I decided I

Now that Melbourne's strange run of late autumn 20+ degree days has finished, the weather is settling into a

Yes, that's right VEGAN cassoulet! I was inspired by a recent post on The Lentil Institution to make cassou

These lentils are a fabulous wintry dish that are an old favourite of mine. Melbourne's weather is all over t

Imam Bayildi - The Imam fainted. This Turkish stuffed eggplant dish has two stories as to how it got its name.

It has been a cold weekend here in Melbourne, with plenty of driving rain and the threat of hail to help with

This is the simplest of soups to make. Six minutes, that's it. OK maybe seven or eight if you count the time

The weather has turned chilly here and I've started to make soup. I love soup. It is one of those things that

If REALLY pressed to name a favourite vegetable, I think I'd choose broccoli. It is a really versatile vegetab

No, don't say erk and run away...I know it sounds like boarding school and bad food, but it is delicious. I ha

I've been in search of the perfect recipe for coconut yoghurt. The first one I used is a bit hit and miss when

I love the way that having a couple of things lying about sends my brain into a "what-could-I make-with-this?"

My standby recipe for stuffed zucchini has always been with a tomato sauce, thickened with oats and topped wit

I first had couscous for breakfast at Arcadia in Fitzroy about ten years ago. I loved it then and went home to

I've been making zucchini patties for the last few years as a way of using up my excess zucchini, but the reci

I had this salad for lunch today. It was delicious and took all of 5 minutes to make. To be honest it is reall

Yes. It is the "attack of the killer tomatoes" month. I have so many at the moment that I can't possibly use t

When I was in Sydney a couple of weeks ago I bought some handmade seitan from Suzy Spoon's Vegetarian Butcher

I love zucchini, really I do, but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. The zucchini are here with

I have to admit straight away that these patties were born from both desperation and accident. Desperation,  

It is the beginning of full blown tomato harvesting in my garden. I planted fourteen plants this year, and thr

I have a garden full of beans at the moment. They are not green, but yellow and purple. The purple ones turn g

Sometimes only a toasted cheese sandwich will hit the spot. I've been searching for a long time for a decent v

I think you're going to see a peach theme for the next couple of weeks! I have lots of peaches on my tree and

I know that summertime is really here when the wonderful stone fruit start to be plentiful and cheap. Peaches,

I'll go out on a limb and say that Banh Mi are one of the most delicious things in the world. A happy marriage

I love this jam. It is sweet, hot and tart. I use it with lots of things, with tofutti cream cheese on toast f