Nevermind this wet and dreary Monday, summer is on the way and I for one couldn’t be happier. I’m very much a warm-weather girl and can’t wait to bid goodbye to this winter in Melbourne. Letting go of my warming comfort foods is probably going to be a little more difficult though. There’s been lots of hearty soups, vegetable bakes, …
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings
I have a great boyfriend. Only he would go out the day of a dinner party and buy me a bamboo steamer at the last minute to make dumplings. He’s such a good sport putting up with my every food whim! I’m so appreciative that he did though, because my first attempt at steamed dumplings (and actually at dumplings in …
Acai Berry Breakfast Oats
We’ve got a fair few electrical appliances in the kitchen – a hardly touched fancy microwave, a crumb filled super toaster, a soon to be replaced blender (somewhat broken making raw spirulina bars oops!), a temperature programmed kettle (for bitter-free herbal teas), and Breville Synchro rice cooker. I LOVE waking up in the morning to warm, creamy oats waiting to …
Ultra Ginger Sticky Loaves
A lucky workmate is heading overseas at the end of this month, for 6 months. This recipe was a celebration and a farewell; I just had to do some baking to share around at work on her last day. I’ve been craving moist, dense gingerbread for a while now and this occasion seemed like the perfect excuse. Afterall, I don’t …