What Kim Ate (& Grew)

Most falafel burgers suck. They tend to have a large and stodgy patty that gums up your mouth when you eat it and the whole thing tends to be very unsatisfactory. This was equally true of the ones I made as well as the commercial ones from the gourmet burger places. I thought about it. [...]

Really yummy soup given to me by my workmate June and posted for Orson :-) 3 Tbls Olive Oil 1 Medium Onion 3 Cloves Garlic, chopped Half tsp Fresh Ginger – Grated 1 *Fresh Chilli- Chopped Half Tsp Ground Cumin 4 Kumara (sweet potatoes), peeled and sliced 4 cups water or vegetable stock 1 Tbls [...]

My favourite Tabouli recipe. 1 cups cracked wheat (bulghur) 1 cups very hot water 1/2 cucumber, chopped 1 small tomatoes, chopped 1/2 bunch green onions, (4) sliced 1/4 cup fresh chopped mint 1 cups fresh chopped parsley 1 clove garlic, minced (optional) Dressing: 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 3/8 cup extra virgin olive oil pinch [...]

We got silverbeet in our organic veggie box delivery this week. I’m not a fan, I’d much rather have spinach… However, I made a Silverbeet and Potato soup and it was nom (maybe even nom nom). So if you already like Silverbeet it may even be nom nom nom. Enjoy. (Thanks to Martha at NZ [...]

We successfully hunted paua. Paua Sandwiches You will need * Two paua per person (legal size of course!) * Lemon * Herbs and flavourings of choice (lemon thyme, sage and garlic worked well) * Butter * Two slices of bread per person * Frying pan * Fire Instructions 1. Remove the paua from shell by [...]

Much easier to make than I’d always supposed and much harder to photograph :-) This lovely recipe bought to you from: How Stuff Works Makes 4 servings Ingredients: – 500 grams fresh spinach leaves – 1/4cup butter – 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion – 1/4 cup all-purpose flour – 1/4 teaspoon salt – 1/4 teaspoon [...]

A. You can take photos of recipes in newspapers and magazine while in cafes. This Asparagus and Garlic Pasta is very simple and a lovely fresh spring meal. I recommend serving it with a warm herb bread. Thanks Dominion Post. Click on the image to see a readable version of the recipe.

So, as part of setting up our new kitchen I bought a nice combination sandwich press/griller. It makes a good toasted sandwich and I’m very happy with it… but it hasn’t been used as much as I expected because I stumbled upon an even better way to make them using the oven griller. This recipe [...]

For the past while I’ve been fixated on adding olives, feta and pesto to nearly all my savoury meals. Everything tastes better with olives/feta/pesto right? Well, yes and no. After realizing that my last three meals had included all these ingredients I decided it was time to branch out again. So, I present to you [...]

Here is another lovely recipe I was emailed by Marie (from Traits). I really enjoyed them as burger patties even though I’m a little uncomfortable with the taste of ginger. It won’t replace my standard comfort burger but it will be a nice change when I feel like going a little more gourmet. I’ve included [...]