These days, my own take on the raw brownie is more of a firm slice using stuff I routinely have on hand in my pantry – oats, coconut, almonds, walnuts, seeds, dried oats and sultanas.
Swimming in limes as I was, it seemed like the perfect time to work on my own burrito mix. I grew up with the sometimes stodgy refried beans mix, and the last straight beef recipe I tried was too heavy. Too many spices and not enough tomatoes. So here’s my first draft. A fair amount of tomato simmered with beans and beef until the tomato melds into the dish. Gone is the brash acidity of pure tomato chunks, and left behind is a little bit of perk.
There’s no doubt about it – it’s ice cream weather in Perth right now. We’ve had some real scorchers. The kind of days where if you’re unlucky enough to be…
The following is an amalgamation of numerous ‘I didn’t defrost any meat for dinner’ moments; a love of gooey and sweet onions; and recently falling hard for the punchy Shakshuka,…
As usual, I want to tell you about way too many things and haven’t the time to tell you about it all properly. Not the way I talk. Well, going…
What a mad last two months. Trust me to decide to take up blogging right before what turns out to the busiest period at uni yet. As I discover that…
Note: some of the images in this post seem to be displaying incorrectly on some web browsers. So sorry about that. I can’t seem to get to the bottom of…
Ok, so I wasn’t exactly enamoured by the prospect of a bowl of something thick and wet for dinner when I was younger. I’ve since rediscovered soup. I love how…
There’s something ever so magical about ginger. Its warmth and zing gives gives a cosy sort of satisfaction to some otherwise mundane things, and perhaps also a dash of elegance.…
Nerdy gastronome 