What Kim Ate (& Grew)

This dip is a classic and so simple to make. – 1 small cucumber, peeled and grated – 300g of natural Greek yoghurt – 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley – 3 cloves of garlic – Freshly ground black pepper to taste 1. Place cucumber, yoghurt, parsely, garlic and black pepper in a bowl and [...]

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.

For some reason the slogan of the Dessert Magazine – For people who eat dessert first – really appeals to me :-) Although I sometimes eat it *instead* of dinner rather than just before it. I’m linking it from here as a reference, the magazine has some good looking vegan desserts (heh, vegan dessert art) [...]

I really like this simple to make potato side dish. Be warned if you’re coming over to my place for dinner in the next little while you’ll be eating potatoes. Winter and potatoes go together very well as far as I’m concerned. Preparation time: 20 minutes Total cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 as a [...]

For Bex, it’s always nice when a dinner guest asks for the recipe. Makes 12 Servings 4 cups peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped Golden Delicious apples (about 4 medium). 1 ¾ cups sugar ½ teaspoon chopped dried lemon peel ½ cup canola or other mild vegetable oil ½ cup cup red currant jam, at room [...]

Thomas and I are still continuing our weekend degustation breakfasts. The highlight of last weekends was without doubt the mini-pancake with maple syrup, boysenberry puree and whipped cream. Small plates of food are so cute. Complete breakfast menu: 1. Feijoa 2. Sliced apple and cheese 3. Mini-big-breakfast – scrambled egg with roasted potato, mushroom and [...]

An amusing article about being a vegetarian and omnivore-herbivore relations. Meatless Like Me I may be a vegetarian, but I still love the smell of bacon. By Taylor Clark

I’ve been experimenting with portion sizes and eating lots of whole foods. This weekend I made Thomas a five course meal for breakfast with under 350 calories. It was fun having lots of little things to eat. 1. Feijoa 2. Cumin gouda cheese with plum tomato 3. Manuka smoked salmon with cream cheese on wholemeal [...]

I was quite surprised to come across Kiwi berries in the supermarket. Have these been around for a while? Unsurprisingly the are very similar to kiwi fruit. The differences are that you can fit all of one all in your mouth at once, there is no fur and it has a slightly more berries texture. [...]