Archive for February, 2012

February 27, 2012 3

Satay ‘Chicken’ Skewers

By in Food, Lunch & Dinner, Snacks

Difficulty: Easy Makes about 14 skewers Some vegetarians and vegans are a bit freaked out by mock meat. I’m not. Some meat-eaters are freaked out by mock meat. My friends aren’t. I had them around recently to enjoy a vegan feast and these magical sticks went down a real treat. They’re great to serve with [...]

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February 25, 2012 0

Semi-Dried Tomato & Olive Pizza

By in Food, Lunch & Dinner

Difficulty: Medium Serves 2 (as a meal) Yet another pizza idea for you to dive into, this tasty food disc will be sure to please the masses. Combining the delicious and tangy flavours of olives, semi-dried tomato and capers you can’t really go wrong (except if you don’t like those things, in which case it [...]

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February 18, 2012 0

Simple Scones

By in Desserts & Sweet Treats, Food, Snacks

Difficulty: Easy Makes 12 When the weather somewhat starts to resemble summer in Newcastle, I escape to the kitchen for my own summer fun. Scones are literally one of the dopest treats ever. Lovely on their own with a cuppa for a morning or afternoon treat, or as part of a high tea, these scones [...]

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February 11, 2012 14

Lemon Melting Moments

By in Desserts & Sweet Treats

Difficulty: Easy-Medium Makes 14 cookies This week I’ve just had the urge to bake. I don’t know if it’s because I just got a new Mixmaster tattoo, or because I have about 1 million packets of icing sugar in my pantry. Instead of partying, at 10pm on Saturday night I had the urge to bake [...]

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February 4, 2012 0

Pear and Pecan Side Salad

By in Food, Lunch & Dinner

Difficulty: SUPER Easy Serves 2 I needed to make a side salad to accompany my Eggplant Parmigiana but didn’t have many regular salad ingredients on hand. This salad is so simple but really fresh, light and a perfect accompaniment to a heavier meal. I’ve added my really simple Lime and Balsamic dressing, but feel free [...]

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February 4, 2012 7

Eggplant Parmigiana

By in Food, Lunch & Dinner, Recipes

Serves 4 Difficulty: Medium You know those times when you just suddenly decide to make something and it fails horribly? This is not one of those times. I decided to make this eggplant parmigiana for my family on Friday night and let me just say it is one of the most darned delicious meals I’ve [...]

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