Recipes

Pork Gyoza

May 19, 2010

Even though I am vegetarian, that doesn’t mean I don’t cook meat for my carnivorous boyfriend T.  One of T’s favourite dishes is Gyoza (Japanese dumplings).  Namely, the pork Gyoza at Sono Japanese Restaurant, which we frequent.  I decided to try my hand at making Gyoza as a surprise for T when he came home [...]

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Hummingbird Cake

May 17, 2010

Hummingbird cake would have to be one of my all time favourite cakes. I love that it’s satisfying in it’s sweetness, but not overly sickly as chocolate can often be. With the fruit it almost seems a healthy indulgence.

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Dill Soda Bread

May 16, 2010

Nothing goes better with minestrone than some warm crusty bread. So I decided to try my hand at making some soda bread. I have never actually made bread before and as such I thought I should stick to something relatively easy. Therefore I came up with Soda Bread.

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Minestrone Soup

May 16, 2010

When I’m feeling under the weather there is nothing I love more than a wholesome, healthy and heart warming minestrone soup. I’ve loved minestrone soup from when I was a child and my Nana used to make it and I have many memories of sitting at her kitchen table, in the cold Tasmanian winter, tucking into a bowl of her soup. So when I was recently battling a cold, so the first thing I did was make some minestrone. Somehow it magically makes me feel better.

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Lime meringue muffins

May 24, 2009

Unfortunately I’ve been rather neglectful of this blog in the last few months.  A lot has changed in my life since then.  My wonderful boyfriend has returned from overseas with the army, we travelled across Australia together, we’ve moved in together and we’ve moved house.  Life is definitely beautiful!  So much so that we hate [...]

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