Entries Tagged as 'recipes'

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Recipe: Tomato and Olive Tapenade Spaghetti

Unfortunately there is no photo to show off this quick and scrumptious dish, but I’m sure I’ll be able to redo this soon and put one up.
This recipe came about after having quite a few hydroponic tomatoes needing to be used.  In this new house, I cannot stand to waste any food and when I [...]

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Recipe: Faux Chicken Kiev

In Australia, we are not as fortunate as vegetarians in the UK or US.  We do have a little variety of vegetarian mock meats and processed foods, but when it comes to special items such as a Kiev or or Wellingtons, we are out of luck.
Fortunately, I’ve manage to come up with a handy make-do [...]

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Recipe: Russian-style potato salad

I have an Aunt who is from Russia and I remember how in love I was with her potato salad.  For some reason, I always thought it was a German potato salad but I’ve only just realised that it is in fact a Russian potato salad.
What got to me about this salad was the intense [...]

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Recipe: Roast Vegetable Pie

You’ve searched the Internet and you simply can’t find something that picks your interest for Christmas lunch or Dinner!  Have no fear, this beautiful recipe is just the thing!
What’s better than roast vegetables on any given day?  Roast vegetables in a pie or quiche!
Make your vegetables the day before, or, make a heap for your [...]

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Christmas for a vegetarian / vegan

Yes, it’s that time of year and for us vegetarians or those with guests who are, we wonder what can we cook to make our day just as special as everyone else’s?
First of all don’t stress!  There are so many great recipes already available online.  Of course, I believe I have some great ones, but [...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Recipe: Vegetarian Tagine

Can I just say that this recipe is oh-so-gorgeous! This is my first attempt of cooking with a tagine as I just bought one to use on my new oven. With the tagine, I received quite a few spices from different parts of the world. Taking a look at each one, I [...]

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

New recipes coming shortly…

Moving into a house has left me extremely busy and exhausted to do anything else. Something had to give and it was updating my website.
Now, saying this, I have still been cooking and I have plenty of recipes to post. Apologies to my regulars and those visiting, I plan to get [...]

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Recipe: Cold Garlic and Chilli Broccoli Salad

This recipe is a tribute to vege2go’s version of garlic broccoli salad. I absolutely love the cold broccoli, which I didn’t think I would. Who would really eat broccoli cold? Can you think of anything worse? I tell you, don’t knock it, until you’ve tried it! It’s absolutely delicious and coming [...]

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Recipe: Pesto Eggy Bread

So, I’m in my new house and I have some eggs and pesto in my fridge.  So why not make some eggy bread?  But why not make it with a difference?  Pesto!  Who doesn’t love pesto?
This combination combines this recipe into an almost green eggs and ham dish for vegetarians.  You’ll see I cooked up [...]

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Recipe: Blue Cheese, Walnut and Swiss Brown Mushroom Pasta

The next few photos will be taken with my Iphone as I’ve just moved into a new house and I have no idea where my camera is.  So, firstly apologies for the not-so-great photos.
This quite extravagant dish is very rich and is one that you could serve at a dinner party to impress your guests. [...]