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Weeknight meal – Cauliflower pancakes

Leah — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:52:15 +0000

I have a confession to make – I don’t really like cauliflower. I love its cousin broccoli, but cauliflower leaves me cold.

I’m usually all about letting the flavours of vegetables shine through. I try to serve vegetables with every meal, and I’m happy to just have plain steamed greens most of the time. Plain [...]

Chicken tagine with preserved lemon and green olives

Leah — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:00:43 +0000

I have been a bit uninspired in the kitchen of late (yes, it happens to us all). I’ve been cooking, just nothing terribly interesting.

However, I did have this one in my drafts folder, and thought it worthy of a post. I love Moroccan food, and we even lugged a tagine home from Morocco in [...]

Moroccan-style lamb shanks

Leah — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:00:56 +0000

Just over a year ago J and I spent 4 months travelling around Europe. For 4 magical days we explored the hot, dusty, noisy, overwhelming souks and sights of Morocco. We attended a famous cooking class in Marrakech, we bought spices from the spice vendors in the souks and we purchased a clay tagine from [...]

Winter-warmer – Chilli!

Leah — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:01:25 +0000

Unfortunately I can’t take credit for this recipe - this comes for the blog “For the love of cooking” and as she says, she has been perfecting it for 12 years now. I have to say, it’s a pretty great recipe.

Of course, I can’t seem to follow a recipe exactly, so here are my changes. [...]

Pumpkin soup and Parmesan rosemary scones

Leah — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:47:36 +0000

It’s getting pretty cold down here in the Southern hemisphere, and in such weather I am drawn to soups and stews and other such comfort food. Growing up, I had a period of time where for medical reasons I couldn’t eat much more than soup. I have memories of my late Nana making pumpkin soup [...]

Salmon with lentils

Leah — Sun, 30 May 2010 06:46:25 +0000

This recipe is adapted from one of my favourite cookbooks – Amanda Hesser’s “Cooking for Mr Latte”. She calls it “Single Girl Salmon” and it is an example of how easy and satisfying it can be to cook yourself real meals – even if you’re only cooking for one. This one is on high rotation [...]