Main Course Recipes

Arrabbiata with Broccoli & Tempeh

As I’m writing this it is 26C (79F) outside and the cicada symphony is in full swing. I know this not just because they’re drowning out all other neighborhood sounds, but because the cat just bought one into the house. And then she let it go. Cicadas are way, way noisier inside the house. So [...]

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Risotto with Roasted Tomatoberries & Pesto

Earlier this year I went through a phase where I thought risotto with pearled barley in place of rice was pretty cool. Actually it still is cool. I mean, pearled barley in risotto, it’s pretty cool. I just love the wholesome texture and earthiness it lends to the dish. I’m not sure exactly where I’m [...]

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Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Pomegranate

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while now you’ll know I am particularly fond of soba noodles. Most any time I make a recipe with noodles I will find a reason to substitute soba into the mix. Well, actually it doesn’t even need to be a noodle recipe… Hot or cold, I just [...]

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Warm Millet & Broccoli

Let me start by admitting I’ve not often cooked with millet in the past. When perusing the ancient super grain section of the bulk bins, I mostly gravitate toward the quinoa (especially red quinoa), occasionally amaranth, sometimes buckwheat, but very rarely millet. I think on some level the knowledge that I could also pick some [...]

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Roasted Mushroom Noodle Bowl

I love the sunshine in mid autumn. The rays are more reserved, lacking the intensity and pushiness of their summer counterparts. Today I sat out on the veranda for lunch and let it warm me. It’s gentle rays intersecting the slight chill in the air and sparking a glow that seemed to warm me from [...]

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Roasted Chickpea Stew

I was grocery shopping a few days ago and came across a splendid assortment of squash that have just come into season. There were squat little round and big fat ones, stretched ones and twisted ones, fiery orange, mild yellow and rich green ones. A squash to suit every mood or personality. Of course, being [...]

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Pineapple Red Curry

My dad and step-mum have a home in Thailand where they escape the New Zealand winter, and it has become one of my favourite places to visit. Their home is in a humble farming village called Bankor, close to the Laos border. A beautiful spot where the water buffalos still rule the rice paddies and [...]

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Vegetarian Chili for the Soul

I made this chili last thanksgiving, rather frantically, when I realized about an hour out that all our guests were bringing either salad or dessert dishes (myself included!) to our pot luck dinner. It was a frantic throw together using the pulses/grains I had in the pantry to create a main dish that I hoped [...]

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Pumpkin & Feta Risotto

I’ve been experimenting using pearled barley in risotto ever since I made the green vegetable risotto last year. I just love the hearty, wholesome texture and flavour that the barley lends to the dish. I made a version of today’s risotto a couple months back with goats cheese and shared it with my friend Richard. [...]

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Spelt Pasta with Cavalo Nero Walnut Pesto

A few weeks ago I had some spelt pagodas with a pounded walnut pesto featured on Heidi Swanson’s 101 cookbooks that was seriously delicious in a way that had me wanting to make it over and over. Those perfectly cooked pagodas enrobed in a crunchy, toasted walnut and parmesan pesto had me from the first [...]

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