Side Dishes

These cheesy stuffed peppers came about from a mish-mash of ingredients left over in my fridge but were so yummy, they have become a vegetarian staple in our house. Feel free to mix and match the herbs and other flavourings to suit your needs. Smokey haloumi and pinenut stuffed peppers…

I made these yummy flavoured salts for a Polka Dot Bride guest post recently. I chose a spring-y herb and lavender flavour and also a smokey spicy salt which would be great for summer. They make great wedding favours or Christmas food gifts. Full the full recipes head over to Polka Dot…

I generally try to eat pretty seasonally but in a big country like Australia, sometimes we have a glut of fruit and veg when you least expect it. I guess it’s still warm enough up in QLD for tomatoes, as there was an abundance at the fruit monger the other…

Okay so I am not saying this is the healthiest thing you will ever eat but it is definitely a healthier twist on the classic eggplant parmigiana, and it’s still totally delicious. Instead of frying the eggplant I baked it, and I used a mix of light cheeses and ricotta…

Earlier this week I posted about this blog challenge, in case you missed it you can read about it here. So now I can share the lovely Erika’s pics of her picnic recipes. Don’t they sound look and sound divine? Head over to her blog for the recipes today. Fig…

I always love it when I get to see my recipes in print and this book is no exception. It’s based on natural superfoods that offer extra special nutritional attributes to your diet such as leafy green veges, unprocessed grains, dairy, eggs and even chocolate to name a few! Not…

An Australian Women’s Weekly book I wrote recipes for earlier in the year has just been published which is always exciting. It’s a super fun flip-cover book so one half of the book is full of light summery recipes (the half I worked on) and the other half has hearty, comforting…

I whipped these up on a rainy Sunday recently and they were so warming and comforting. Top with a poached egg, serve with chunky cheesy toast or just enjoy on their own. These beans make a great breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can even freeze them in an airtight container…

This is the menu from the baby shower I hosted recently. It was a lovely, sunny afternoon of grazing and games. You can download recipe cards by clicking the link at the bottom of the post.  I have compiled most of the recipes into a PDF which you can download…

A beautiful Australian Women’s Weekly cookbook that I was lucky enough to work on last year just came out this month – Farm House Cooking. It is a lovely big hard-cover book and the images are wonderfully styled. I wrote The Garden chapter and am secretly very happy with the…