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Combining for protein: tofu + buckwheat noodles

Posted in Recipe: savoury, tagged , , on 11 March, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Late last year, I discovered that I did not have enough (complete) protein in my diet, and so I resolved to make an effort to ‘combine for protein‘.
Among my newly created complete-protein meals is this: Steamed silken tofu with buckwheat noodles.
This simple little dish is based on a Kylie Kwong recipe in Simple Chinese Cooking.
90g [...]

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Nacho-licious!

Posted in Recipe: savoury, tagged , , , , on 4 March, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Let me begin my declaring that I know nothing about Mexican food. I’ve never been to Mexico; I’ve never cooked Mexican food; and I’ve never even looked at a Mexican cookbook.
I have however, eaten at a Mexican restaurant. Once. Six years ago, in the lovely little town of Český Krumlov, in the Czech Republic. The [...]

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Simple and soothing: mushroom risotto with preserved lemon and sage

Posted in Recipe: savoury, tagged , , , , on 3 March, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Risotto is my ultimate comfort food. I love it as a mid-week meal as it is simple to prepare and it is a great standby as it can be made from almost anything. I also love the almost meditative quality of stirring the risotto, I find it a great way to unwind from the day.
I [...]

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Plum sauce: ‘terroir’ at its finest

Posted in Recipe: savoury, tagged , , , on 25 February, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I recently, with some vague amusement, noted that terroir has been declared the new fad in food. That is, your culinary creations should be seasonal and local.
So, when I was recently offered a big bag of plums from a back-garden tree belonging to Em’s brother and sister-in-law, I said yes and thank-you. What a perfect way [...]

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Mezze: Heirloom tomato salad

Posted in Recipe: savoury, tagged on 22 February, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

And the mezze feast continues…
Though the food we served and ate at our mezze party was tasty, the menu was crying out for a fresh salad to cut through all the cooked food.
I scanned the many Middle Eastern-esque cookbooks lying around the house for inspiration…
And I found, amongst the Maloufian books, a recipe for tomato [...]

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Mezze: Labne balls

Posted in Recipe: savoury, tagged , , , on 19 February, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The mezze feast continues today with labne balls. 
These little balls were a complete hit and they are very simple to make. We ate them with pita and Turkish bread. They would be great to serve at a party alongside, or instead of, dips. This recipe was inspired by Christine Manfield in Fire and Greg Malouf in The [...]

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Mezze: roast cauliflower salad

Posted in Recipe: savoury, The Daring Kitchen, tagged , , , , on 18 February, 2010 | 5 Comments »

I made a roast cauliflower salad to accompany the tomato salad and vegetable tagine that we served as part of our mezze.
The recipe is based on a roast cauliflower salad from the beloved (and sadly departed) television show ‘The Cook and the Chef’, although I tweaked the ingredients to have more of a Middle Eastern [...]

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Mezze: vegetable tagine

Posted in Recipe: savoury, The Daring Kitchen, tagged , , , on 17 February, 2010 | 3 Comments »

This lovely tagine formed the substantial part of our vegetarian Mezze.
The method for making this tagine is a little unusual – first you make the sauce, then roast/fry the vegetables and combine. Nonetheless, this is seriously tasty and great for a crowd. It also can be made ahead of time – it gets tastier.
Making the [...]

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Mezze: falafel

Posted in Recipe: savoury, The Daring Kitchen, tagged , , on 16 February, 2010 | 3 Comments »

As part of our vegetarian Mezze, we decided to make our own falafel.
I have actually never made falafel before, but these were so quick, easy and delicious I will definitely be making them again.
We had a couple of recipes as a reference point in making these, but didn’t follow any of them too closely. The [...]

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The Daring Kitchen: Cook’s February Challenge – Mezze

Posted in Recipe: savoury, The Daring Kitchen, tagged , , , , , on 14 February, 2010 | 10 Comments »

The 2010 February Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Michele of Veggie Num Nums. Michele chose to challenge everyone to make mezze based on various recipes from Claudia Roden, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Dugi.
A mezze is an Eastern Mediterranean/Middle Eastern spread of small dishes. When we were reading up on what a mezze involves, it became apparent that there are about [...]

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