Image: Cut open to see the kumara (sweet potato), shitake and ricotta cheese stuffing.
Leonie, as promised, here’s a little combination whipped together based on your request.  Using the kumara (sweet potato), red onions, pasta and asparagus, I’ve managed to come up with an open ravioli.
Now, I was meaning to use the lasagne sheets to make [...]

Image: Meatloaf served with German Potato Salad
Annoyed with the lack of meatloaves available for us vegetarians and vegans, I decided to come up with my own one.  This one combines some gluten flour, oats, mashed chickpeas and tomatoes with spices to bring a lovely alternative for those at Christmas or at a special occasion.

Image: The [...]

I’m sure some of you are thinking - is this a dahl or a soup?  Well, it could be either!  Add a little water and you have a soup, have it as it is and it’s dahl!
The chickpeas here have been mashed down a little to make a little thicker soup, but if you’d like [...]

One thing was in mind when coming up with this pasta - trying to replicate the flavours of the chorizo sausage.  Now although I’ve never tried the real thing, I’ve always imagined how it tasted - the smokey flavours of parpika, a hint of spice with chilli, a little deepness and some tang with some [...]

No matter what I do, I still have bananas at the end of the week black! This recipe not only takes advantage of the black bananas, but also a healthy way to start the day with oats!
The oats here, are used as the main flour by blending it down to a fine pulp, with a [...]

This lovely dish would easily become a favourite to most after one bite!  The maltese certainly have kept this little traditional pie to themselves, and, I’m all for sharing this beautiful dish.
My pasta pie has steered a little bit from the original to cater for a lower calorie and vegetarian version.   The traditional meal has [...]

Looking for a lower fat or calorie alternative to pizza night?  These little babies are a great alternative!  Toast it up in the oven and add your favourite dressings before placing back in to melt that lovely cheese on top!
It’s great using the tortillas because they crisp up nicely and a whole tortilla is around [...]

I was meaning on making a baked polenta dish that was a little different to this, but my dad purchased the polenta for me.  Rather than getting the raw version, he purchased the ready made one and I needed to come up with something different, hence the baked polenta lasagne.
Now if you can find the [...]

Low calorie food does not have to be terrible tasting and this one certainly will make you think twice about cooking low calorie foods!  Consideration was given to use no oil at all, reduce the cheese intake and focus more on the vegies.
Using fresh leeks, mushrooms and onions, this flavoursome dish makes it healthy and [...]

Have you ever seen the pasta that has pieces of chilli in it or basil?  I’ve always wanted to try and make my own, just to see how they do it and what it would taste like.
So this idea came after wanting to try a different flour and at the same time, wanting some chilli [...]