What Kim Ate (& Grew)

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 [...]

I’ve been doing an introduction to Cron for three months now. During the introductory phase the main idea is to stop eating empty calories (low nutrient/high calorie) and start focusing on high nutrient/low calorie food. I just went to my Drs for a check up. During those three months I have: ·         Lost 5kgs ·         [...]

Watermelon shake Take a watermelon. Remove pips. Put in blender with a tray of ice. Blend.  OMG yum.  One watermelon normally makes two blenders full.  Hint: How to get pips out of watermelons Use two bowls and a sieve. Scoop out the watermelon flesh into one of the bowls, then use your hands to grab [...]

I’m addicted to the green leaves of baby spinach. Baby spinach, capsicum, tomato, egg and emmental cheese with balsamic vinaigrette. Baby spinach, feta, sundried tomatoes and tuna with balsamic vinaigrette

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 had a fudge making session. What an awesome idea! The fudge that really stood out was the Russian Fudge made by Michelle and Catherine. Image by dragonflyblue Russian Fudge 3 1/2 cups White Sugar 125 g butter 3 tablespoons Golden Syrup 1/2 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 200 g sweetened condensed milk (half a [...]

I made these Stained Glass Biscuits for a pot luck dinner we hosted last night. They’re a little bit gimmicky but very fun to make. The recipe below is from OHbaby. Lollies smashed up See through biscuits! My hints: 1. To smash lollies put them inside a plastic bag and hit them with a rolling [...]

It seems crazy to post about sorbet on one of the coldest days we’ve had in a while. Oh well, save this great recipe from the Mediterranean Food Warehouse for a nice sunny day! The peach flavour is amazingly intense. The man at the Food Warehouse swears it’s because of the quality of the Spanish [...]

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 [...]

I made Berry Tarts from the Nov 2008 Taste magazine. The Tarts were nice but not nice enough to bother making again. The pastry cream that the tarts used was very, very good. I made another batch of it the next day and Thomas and I ate it without the Tarts. Pastry Cream – 250 [...]