Vegetarian Recipes

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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Fig & Grape Quinoa Salad

I wasn’t planning on sharing this with you just yet because I’m not 100% happy with the photos. Yes, I am actually that vain. I knew the stores would be closed today for Good Friday, so yesterday I got me some dried cannellini beans, chard, and pearled barley, with a vague plan to creating something [...]

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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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Early Autumn Minestrone

Dear Autumn, You may or may not have heard through the grapevine that I recently said I hate you. That’s probably because I did. Anyhow, this letter is to inform you that I’ve changed my mind. You see, I’ve been having so much fun lately with Summer, just eating, drinking, traveling and generally horsing around, [...]

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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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Cath’s Pear Quinoa Salad

Happy New Year everybody! I thought I’d start the New Year with a lovely quinoa salad that I’ve already made for the second time this week. I’m well and truly over rich holiday foods and I love the simple combination of sweet pear and salty feta in this salad. My colleague, Cath, kindly shared her [...]

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Red Lentil Dahl

This is my favourite dahl recipe. I’ve tried a few different red lentil dahl recipes over the last few years, but none stack up to this one. Even my good friend Richard who says he can’t stand Indian food likes it. And that’s saying something. The key to its awesomeness is the medley of spices [...]

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