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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This is a wonderful and extremely easy way to do something different with asparagus. The pesto adds a slight crispy crust to the asparagus (as well as a yummy pesto flavour of course). Roll the asparagus in pesto. Put in a roasting dish with a little oil and cook at around 200 C for 5 [...]

Living in the middle of town has changed what and how I eat. It’s too easy to go out and buy yummy seafood mee goreng from KK or visit a cafe for coffee and a toasted panini. While it’s very pleasant it costs a bit more and isn’t always so good for the whole “healthy [...]

I remember the first time I had haloumi. I was astonished that something so delicious could exist without me ever hearing about it before. It was at Moyses, one of my favourite restaurants of all time. For a while I was intimated by the idea of frying cheese but it’s so good I just had [...]

This salad has a strong, tart taste and the chili adds extra lip tingling enjoyment. It’s good as a side-salad. It’s good as a main I just added a little canned tuna to bulk it out. Guess what I’m having for lunch tomorrow? Bean salad recipe 1T olive oil 2T salted capers 1 can cannellini [...]

My parents were disappointed when I overcame my childhood aversion to eating mushrooms . It wasn’t that they had something against the consumption of fungus by young people – it’s just that they’d have to share. Now I live with Kim and we both like mushrooms on pizza and in hamburgers, but I can’t get [...]