Main course

The main part of the meal. Here you will find recipes for delicious vegetarian and vegan food including stir fry recipes, soup recipes, pasta recipes, fritter recipes and much much more.

Roasted Apple & Broccoli Soup

September 14, 2011

Broccoli and I have not been friends. When I was growing up broccoli was pretty much always on the dinner table, and I can honestly say I enjoyed it. But in my early 20′s I had two unfortunate experiences with broccoli at restaurants, after which I just couldn’t eat broccoli again. Those experiences both included finding little green slugs camouflaged amongst the green broccoli. Thankfully I didn’t find half a green slug!

Pumpkin and Baby Spinach Risotto

September 7, 2011

Sometimes, as a food blogger, you have to make difficult choices. Do I eat the delicious dish I cooked straight away, while it’s at it’s best, knowing that if I don’t take a photo immediately then the food won’t photograph at it’s best later? For me the decision the decision is always to enjoy food at it’s best.

Cauliflower Ragu & your chance to WIN a Newwave 5 in 1 Multicooker valued at $149!!

August 30, 2011

Cauliflower is a vegetable that doesn’t get much love. It’s strange looking, fills the kitchen with an almost sulfurous smell when it’s being cooked, and I think we all have horrible memories of it served to us as children with all the nutrients steamed out of it.

Sweet Potato and Chickpea Tagine

August 3, 2011

The word Tagine is a Moroccan word that refers to a conical shaped slow cooking pot, and also to the food prepared in it. The shape of the dish preserves moisture while cooking, as well as creating circulation within the dish, resulting in moist delicious food infused with spiced. Moroccans’ enjoy sweet and savoury flavors in the same dish, so in tagine recipes you are likely to find fruit such as apricots and raisins included.

Roasted Pumpkin, Lentil & Feta Pithivier

July 26, 2011

A Pithivier is a round puff pastry tart which originates from the French town of Pithiviers,and is traditionally filled with an almond cream. I’ve had Pithivier many times before, out at restaurants, usually in the form of a mushroom Pithivier, however for I decided to combine sweet roasted pumpkin (another of my winter favourites) along with lentils and creamy Dannish feta.