Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Honeyed sweet potato with chickpeas and lemon garlic yoghurt.

My presentation wasn't amazing but this was unbelievable!

Donna Hay's carrot cake.

 
God this was yum!

Got my cooking mojo back.

I hosted Mothers Group last week which gave my Ottolenghi cooking skills a damn fine workout/rejuvenation. Did a couple of trusty old favs + one newie to get the juices flowing. Have never made brioche before so gave these pizzas a good crack and damn fine they were too. This is the 2nd recipe of his that require oven drying tomatoes and i think i now have them down pat. The combo of the sweet onions and the tangy tomatoes was delicious. As per usual, i picked a colourful menu and the most fiddly i could find. 16 hours straight on Monday (thank god for the baby carrier) and another four hours of prep beforehand. I felt alive again!

 
Radish and broad bean salad with green tahini recipe
Green couscous recipe
Brioche pizzas with oven-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives and caramelized onion.
Recipe here.
Roast butternut pumpkin recipe here.
 

Party pies

Recipe here.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012

God i love Mothers Group.


It a) Gives me time away from infomercials and b) Ensures I don't forget how to bake and c) Provides a receptive audience for talking about my vagina.

This Honey and Rosewater Baklava was a hit, although it took a freaking long time to layer the 25 sheets of filo with butter!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Getting back into the groove.

Weekends are the best time to attempt new recipes these days (baby days) as Don and I can take turns manning the child. Kung Pao chicken with Asian salad and ginger relish was last night's effort. The recipe is from the new Gourmet Traveller Asian Favourites Cookbook which is an UNBELIEVABLE recipe book. This dish rocked our socks off.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Ottolenghi's back in the house.

Having frozen a huge batch of the crumble months ago, these little puppies were a cinch to make. Blueberry Crumble muffins. Looked great. Tasted even better.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Back in the kitchen where i belong.

When people told me to get all of my cooking out of the way before child entered world, I really thought they were talking crap, alas here i am two and a half weeks after popping her out and all I've managed thus far is a Kurnik Chicken Pie. It's a damn fine pie, but that's one dinner out of a possible 13 since leaving the hospital. Lame-o.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Warm glass noodles and edamame beans.

Ottolenghi Saturday.

Quinoa, Fennel and Pomegranate Salad recipe

Wasn't completely happy with the flavor of this one so improvised (shock horror) and added some pomegranate molasses to the dressing. Wasn't bad, but would probably be better with the addition of some shredded chicken. Colours looked good though. 

Sweet and spicy beef and pork pie recipe

This was pretty delicious and looked a treat too. The only bit i couldn't quite nail was getting the egg to cook. It took about 15 minutes as opposed to the recommended 5, which gave the shortcrust pastry a bit of sunburn.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Dave Lebovitz's lamingtons.


I used jam instead of chocolate for the filling. How can you have a lamington without jam?

Monday, January 2, 2012

San Francisco garlic fries and beef burger.


Fries recipe
here. Burger patty was just beef, egg, mustard, breadcrumbs, onion and Aleppo pepper, sandwiched between tasty cheese, tomato relish, mustard, mashed avocado, sauteed onions, tomatoes, pickles, tomato sauce and a soft white bun. Scrumptious.