A walk along the beach – Noosa ….
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Rillettes Ravioli
These were made with left over pel’meni dough and pork cheek rillettes. Quick and easy to put together. After cooking the ravioli in salted boiling water, they were lightly pan fried in butter & garlic chives.
A fascinating talk by Carolyn Steel – “How Food Shapes Our Cities”
Why you should listen to her: The question of how to feed cities may be one of the biggest contemporary questions, yet it’s never asked: we take for granted that if we walk into a store or a restaurant, food will be there, magically coming from somewhere. Yet, think of it this way: just in [...]
Beef Broth
Beef Broth (Recipe from Jessica Prentice’s Full Moon Feast. ) Ingredients A few large beef soup bones, knuckle bones or marrow bones 1-2 tbs tallow or other fat An oxtail, some short ribs, a couple of shanks or other meaty bones Filtered water to cover A tablespoon of white wine or other vinegar (I use [...]
Wonderful Wonderworld Organics
Fresh organic and biodynamic vegetables and herbs from Wonderworld Organics (Steve and Tina) at Noosa Farmers Market. A picture is worth a thousand words…. need I say more!
Chicken Rice – Singapore Style
Chicken Rice or more commonly known as Hainanese chicken rice is a very popular dish in Singapore. Every hawker centre or food court will have at least a chicken rice stall.. There are also many eateries that specialised in this dish. When living in Singapore, Max and I used to frequent a well known one [...]
Edible Flower Salad – A Feast for the Senses
Spent yesterday morning in the garden, enjoying the warmth of the sun and the caresses of a light breeze. It was good to disconnect from my keyboard and to reconnect with nature. One of my rewards was this beautiful salad of herbs and edible flowers that I picked from the garden. Enjoy!
Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
Ingredients Sourdough pasta, roll out thinly and cut to required size Lacto-Fermented Tomato Sauce For the filling: 1 large onion chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1tbsp olive oil 250g of cooked spinach or silverbeet, chopped (excess liquid squeezed out) 500g cottage cheese 500g fresh ricotta 100g Parmesan, grated 2 eggs finely grated rind of 1 [...]
The Value of Nothing: Raj Patel’s New book
“Nowadays, people know the price of everything and the value of nothing” – Oscar Wilde 1891 Introductory video of Raj Patel’s new book – The Value of Nothing.
Sourdough Pasta (Pel’meni Dough)
Pel’mini Dough (for Sourdough Pasta) While searching for a recipe on how to make sourdough pasta, I was intrigued by this article/recipe written by Katherine Czapp (Weston A Price website). Using her experience as a guide, I made the dough and was impressed by the result. I brought the long fermented dough to our recent [...]