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Toasted Grains with Labne & Herbs

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I can imagine this salad would be well recieved being served for dinner at a health farm. It is so full of grains and goodness that it would have all those pumped up people doing cartwheels and jumping for joy. … Continue reading

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Insalata Caprese

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  I have been known to purchase produce purely for aesthetic purposes – I love big bowls of fruit in my kitchen or on my sideboard, particularly platters of botticelli-like pears and bowls of heirloom tomatoes. The shapes and colours of some … Continue reading

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Shaved Asparagus, Parmesan & Lemon Pasta

It is Saturday and the weather is wonderful. We have been running around town with my in-laws and have hardly stopped to catch our breath. We have also missed lunch and are starving. One of our adventures included a trip … Continue reading

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Cucumber and Yogurt Soup with Lobster Tail Salad

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  When soup and salad gets packaged together it usually isn’t in such an elegant way. But this soup & salad combo has it all – a delightfully refreshing base that allows the equally refreshing and lightly herbed lobster tail … Continue reading

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Roast Tomatoes with Raisins and Feta

It was many years ago that I used to entertain regularly (and I mean almost every weekend), so no matter how big or how small the occasion was, whether it was breakfast, lunch, brunch or dinner – I found myself … Continue reading

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Zucchini & Dill Fritters

Here is something I bet you didn’t know about your humble and earthy zucchini – it is actually an immature fruit, being the swollen ovary of the zucchini flower. And I thought I knew everything there was to know about … Continue reading

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Gazpacho

Since moving to NYC I have been fortunate enough to make some really nice friends. Tana is one of them and more recent than others, at our first coffee a couple of weeks ago she told me that she was … Continue reading

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Hasselback Potatoes

Hasselback Potatoes are one of those wonderfully easy and visually impressive vegetable dishes that most people love. And I have been making them for years, but today I made them with a purpose in mind and that was to try … Continue reading

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Shakshuka

My mum arrived last night – all the way from Australia and in much need of a rest after a gruelling 24 hour plane flight. Her body clock is all over the place and as we were planning to have … Continue reading

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Romesco Potatoes

This recipe comes from one of my favourite cook books, Sunday Suppers at Lucques. Its author Suzanne Goin never fails to please with her gift of producing recipes that can only be described as spectacular (the Hazelnut Brown Butter Cake … Continue reading

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