Entries from June 2008

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Recipe: Italian Beanballs

After making my gluten flour italian meatballs, I had to try the Veganomicon’s version.  Although, like usual, I changed it to suit what I had available and to my taste.
The great thing about this one is the leftovers freeze quite well and are available for another time, which is what I’ve done with mine.
As for [...]

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

What’s on the Menu: Week Starting 30/06/2008

I’m a little beaten up today, so I’ll be keeping it short.  Had a bit of a hard knock during my game and came off a fraction worse for wear.  Must be getting older!
This week there’s some accompaniements on the menu with some falafel balls and bean balls.  Although I’ve used them for mains, these [...]

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Recipe: Curried Dahl Soup

Apologies for the lack of photo with this one, but I ate most of it before I had a chance to take a snapshot.
My family make a lot of curries because of my mum’s origins to Sri Lanka.  Most people don’t pick she’s Sri Lankan, due to the fact she’s from Dutch descent.  What that [...]

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Recipe: Chilli Paneer

For one of my friends heading back over to England, we headed out to lunch at an Indian Restaurant in Footscray called Aangan.  It’s recognisable by the tree popped up on their roof, which at night, lights up like a Christmas Tree.  What’s totally wonderful about this place, is the variety of Naans available.  You [...]

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Recipe: Squash Penne

If you’re wanting something light for Summer or trying to trick yourself that’s it nice and warm outside, this may just help the situation!  The bright and lively yellow squash is great for brightening up any dish and by steaming and setting it aside, you get a healthy and fresh feel to the dish, which [...]

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

What’s on the Menu: Week Starting 23/07/2008

If you’re reading this right now, I’m not physically here writing this as I’ve got a game in Albury this weekend. Whilst I’m in Albury, I’m planning on heading to the wineries which include Brown Brothers, Seppelt, Pheiffers and Bullford. I can’t wait and I’m sure, I’ll tell you about it next week.
Onto [...]

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Recipe: Moroccan Stew with Couscous

You won’t believe it, but this dish uses just one pot!  Yes, the stew is cooked in a pot, whilst the couscous is infused in the top of the steamer, making this one simple dish!
The recipe itself, was adapted again from the Food Safari show’s Moroccan episode on SBS, where the cook used seven different [...]

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

May contain seafood…

Beware food manufacturers!
It seems we’re all in consensus, most vegetarians and vegans won’t buy products if they have “may contain seafood” on the label.
Whilst 71% of you won’t buy it all, if there’s no alternative 29% will buy it if there is no alternative.
In most cases, I have found alternatives to items with such labels.  [...]

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Recipe: Mushroom & Herb Spaghetti

Isn’t it great when recipes come to you because of what’s left in the fridge that needs to be used?  This one came to me, because I had quite a few mushrooms left over.
This recipe uses a similar method to the roast vegetable pasta where the main component of this recipe is oven roasted.  So [...]

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Recipe: Chickpea n’ Vegie Mince Curry

Image: Chickpea and mince curry on top of a home made crumpet.
I have to apologise first up. I was intending to provide the crumpet recipe with this one, but my mum would like it to still remain in the family. It’s a family tradition that I remember my grandmother making. She’d cook [...]