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Spinach and ricotta dumplings with tomato salsa

Leah — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:00:14 +0000

These came from a recent edition of Donna Hay magazine, of course with several adaptations based on what I had in stock. The dumplings are quite similar to a ricotta gnocchi recipe I have made previously by Maggie Beer. This is a nice light meal but is still satisfying because of the protein from the [...]

Simple yoghurt and chickpea pasta

Leah — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:24:27 +0000

We’ve launched headfirst back into renovating our “fixer-upper” post war home. It’s all good fun, but it does mean my creative outlet is occupied elsewhere, and leaves limited time (and motivation) to cook exciting meals.

But then, I was thinking tonight, perhaps I should show some of what we eat on those nights when I don’t [...]

Lemon pasta with green peas

Leah — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:48:10 +0000

I saw this a few weeks ago on Smitten Kitchen. Never one to follow a recipe down to the letter, I made a few adaptations. Particularly, instead of cream I subbed natural yoghurt, and I added some peas into the cooking pasta in the last few minutes. I also threw in a leftover beef sausage, [...]

Lighter fare – Chicken Pesto Pasta

Leah — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:46:42 +0000

I’ve been a bit quiet on here for the last few weeks as it seems a bit trite to write about food when so many people in Brisbane, Queensland and the greater East Coast of Australia have been affected by flooding. My hometown of Brisbane was badly hit last week and some of my favourite [...]

Garlic Prawn Pasta

Leah — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:50:24 +0000

This is a lovely easy recipe and is beautiful with fresh green prawns. It’s a great mid-week recipe because it’s quite quick to prepare, and the sauce is smooth and silky. I think it’s a nice change from having a tomato based sauce.

This dish reminds me of an amazing scampi (small prawns) pasta we [...]

Simple Friday night pasta

Leah — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:30:14 +0000

It was the Thursday before Easter, I was little later home than usual owing to the congestion on the roads, J was working until 6, picking up our FoodConnect box and then we were heading out for drinks. I needed to make something quick and tasty for dinner, and I had no vegetables in the [...]