Moroccan-style socca pizza
One of my favourite foods would have to be pizza. Growing up in an Italian family, I have fond memories spent in the kitchen with my Nonna who would…
Rita’s Oil-Free Pistou Pasta
You know those places you go for inspiration because everything you cooked turned out amazingly? It might be a cookbook, or a blog, or a friend…
Thai veggie stirfry
B and I always eat vegetarian at home together - I don't eat meat, and he doesn't eat seafood (we make for very difficult dinner guests!) Most of…
Beetroot gnocchi w caper + leek gremolata
When I was sent an email a few months back now asking if I would review Emma Galloway's new cookbook 'A Year in My Real Food Kitchen' I immediately…
Mid-week grain-free hippie bowls
When I was invited by Katie at Whole Nourishment to do a guest post on healthy mid-week dinners I jumped at the chance - Katie writes…
Complete guide to bowl foods
Today's post comes to you from Katie Schmidt, a health coach I met through blogging but who also studying at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition…
Greens + beans soup
This week is National Nutrition week, the theme of which is Project Dinnertime, which aims to empower people to cook more meals at home. One of my…
Marinated salmon with garlicky kale and barley
This salmon recipe comes courtesy of my friend Tess (and yes, I have sought approval to use her full name - thank you Tess :) Tess and…
Potato salad with miso yoghurt dressing
For the past few years, we have been having fortnightly veggie boxes delivered from a local company. We get it fortnightly, not weekly, as we…
Vegetable and quinoa scramble
I love cooking. If you've been here before you probably already know this. And if not, its probably not hard to make that assumption - this is a food…
Super simple noodle soup, for every season
When it comes to cooking, even the novice cook usually has one or two go-to meals that they have mastered. When I was younger (and a meat-eater), I…
Za’atar baked eggs + why it’s important to vary your diet
One of the best things about having a food blog is that it pushes me to constantly try not only new foods but also new cooking and food…
Spring-time green pasta
Over the past two or so years, our meals have moved very much towards throw together meals that are veggie-rich, satiating and most importantly easy…
Raw vegan tacos
When I was a kid, Mexican food was a bowl of Doritos smothered in salsa from a jar (never fresh) and grated cheese, and then chucked into the oven -…
Shakshuka (baked eggs)
(Note - First published 7 November 2013; Updated 24 July 2016) We often have a cooked breakfast of a weekend - and this is always the most…
Weeknight Mediterranean Frittata
So I have been doing quite a bit of yoga lately. For various reasons - to mix up my exercise routine, to help an existing niggling back issue, and as…
Winter detox salad
For many reasons, we can fall into patterns and behaviours that are no good for us, even when we know better. These past few weeks, I have slowly…
Bean and quinoa burgers
Good weather has (finally!) arrived, which means that BBQ season has arrived. I often tease B that he is a bit of a bogan - he drives a beaten up…
Super simple cauliflower soup
Its now entering the third week of summer here in Australia and Im still cooking soup! At this time of the year, we are usually having BBQs for…
Fried zucchini, basil and quinoa salad with broccoli pesto
One thing I have been making a lot of lately is pesto. I got the idea to make a “pesto” inspired by the flavours of one of my favorite…
Grain-free sushi bowls
I've been experimenting with making different varieties of sushi at home lately, mostly grain free and vegetable types. I'll post some of the more…
Superfood salad
A while ago, we were out at a local restaurant, and B pointed out that there was a salad called 'Superfoods salad' on the menu- "do you want to get…
Moroccan spiced couscous salad
I first started reading food and cooking blogs around four years ago. I loved the words, the photography, the recipes. The first blog that I really…
Mushroom + lentil san choi bau salad
It may be a little obvious from the lack of posts on here lately but I have been taking a bit of a break from blogging. Cooking at the moment is a…
Step-by-step guide to simple, homemade soup
You may have guessed from all the soup recipes on here that I'm a bit of a fan. Soup has many great qualities and is such a versatile dish -…
Roasted cauliflower salad
For those of you that follow me on Instagram you would have seen our foiled attempts to go camping over Easter. For those of you that…
Stove-top socca with fresh figs, Parmesan and cracked pepper
Earlier in the week I posted how to make your own chickpea flour easily and quickly at home, so I thought it only appropriate to share with you a…
My veggie lasagna
I don't like coffee. Never have. I also don't eat meat. And it wasn't until around 5 or so years ago that I started to develop a taste for red wine.…
Creamy roasted tomato and squash soup
My favorite Sunday night meal as a kid was canned tomato soup with buttered, slice white bread dunked in. We lived in a small rural town and…
Mushroom + broccoli pakoras with herbed cashew cream
I've been playing around with the idea of savoury bliss balls for a while, that is a savoury version of the sweet little snack that has become the…
Roasted cauliflower + pesto risoni
In case you missed it, I shared some thoughts in a post yesterday about the current state of the world. You can read it here if you'd like. But…
A Christmas 2014 feast
I had every intention of posting another holiday-themed recipe before Christmas. I had the recipe ready to go - lightly toasted hazelnuts, chocolate.…
Roasted parsnip, pear and chestnut soup
Remember a few weeks ago when I told you about the mouse in our house? Well, he’s back – and this time he’s bought friends. The other night, I…
Tex Mex bean bowls
So things have gotten a little crazy around here of late. I do however have a few recipes lined up to share with you in the next few days (those that…
Mediterranean cauliflower “couscous”
One of the best things about having a food blog is being forced, in a way - in the most positive sense of the ter - to try out new recipes all the…
Zuppa di Mumma
I've always been a fan of a humble pot of soup, long before the days when I started to cook for myself and realised what a simple, inexpensive and…
Spicy Thai Carrot Salad
Last week I bought my first ever lottery ticket. I generally am not a huge fan of gambling, I not really a huge fan of gambling, especially when it…
Roasted tempeh + veggie bowl
So I have a little confession today. I spoke in my last post about how I was going to try and spend less money on weekly groceries now that our…
Shredded cabbage salad with freekeh and smoked tofu
I don't typically use cabbage in salads, or at least I didn't until recently. I think this is mainly due to associating cabbage with coleslaw, which…
Quinoa salad with roasted carrot and coriander pesto
Today I am very excited to be featured over at the Smoothie Lover blog, which is run by the lovely Josefine. Josefine was one of my…
Pasta with oven-roasted tomato sauce
I spoke a little of how we were making more of an effort to buy and support locally in my post here. I loved the comments I received - it’s always…
A roasted vegetable salad for all seasons
We had one of B’s friends come and stay with us a few months ago, who turned out to be quite the cook! As the regular cook in the household, I was…
Vegetable noodle pad thai
A few weeks back my friend Briana and I hosted a workshop entitled "Getting adventurous with your veggies", which aimed to empower attendants with…
Sweet potato and lentil soup with charred corn and rosemary
Despite my occasional whinging about the weather (sorry B!) I do love that we live somewhere that's lucky enough to experience all four seasons. I…
Moroccan-style roasted vegetable salad with crispy chickpeas
There are quite a few meals that we eat regularly at home that have never made it to the blog. For example, there is only one curry recipe on…
Soaked buckwheat pancake with roasted tomato salsa
Easter weekend has always marked the end of summer. Growing up, it was traditionally the last weekend of good weather where it was possible to…
Savoury seed granola
I wrote a little while ago about our holiday to the Gili Islands in Indonesia, my second time to this stunning part of the world. The first time was…
Vegan soba noodle bowl with creamy peanut sauce
Today's recipe has to be by far one of my favorite dishes, so Im not quite sure why its taken me so long to share with you guys. I've probably made…
Savoury vegetable pancake with coconut coriander pesto
It’s hard not to have a preconceived notion of how something is going to be before you experience it. Whether it be a new job, a new place, or a…
My all-time favorite soup recipes
Australia is heading into a chilly period this weekend, with the forecast in Hobart of snow down to 200m. What better excuse to light the fire, put…
Roasted kohlrabi and smoked salmon Nicoise salad
Today I'm sharing a different spin on a Nicoise salad. Traditionally, this dish would consist of boiled or steamed potato, hard boiled eggs,…
Best-ever baked fries (aka the only homemade chip recipe you’ll ever need!)
My boyfriend (who goes by the name of "B" around here) has a lot of strong points - he's caring, supportive, encouraging, loving and always…
Zucchini pasta with two-tomato pesto
I have many memories from my childhood of my cousins and I getting in trouble from our Nan if we were naughty. She would look at us, bite the side of…
Roasted spring onion + cauliflower frittata
Tasmania is well renown for it's wilderness and outdoors, with an amazing landscape of rugged cliffs jutting out over deep blue seas and mountain…
Roast pumpkin, caramelized onion and walnut pizza
Im the first to admit that Im pretty fussy when it comes to pizza. I guess its my Italian genes, perhaps, and growing up with homemade pizza when the…
Spring-time zucchini noodles with garden greens pesto
Spring is currently in full force here in Tasmania and so far the weather has been absolutely perfect. Longer, sunny days with clear blue skies that…
Rainbow salad
Another Christmas been and gone! I was so busy in the lead up to Christmas this year that it all seemed to be over with so quickly. After weeks of…
Green vegetable pesto pizza (grain free)
It may seem a little odd to post a "pizza" recipe straight after New Years when everyone seems to be on a detox or diving head-first into their lose…
Kale and ricotta gnocchi
We planted a garden a few months ago and already it has been providing us with plenty of kale, silverbeet (chard), lettuce and fresh herbs. The…
Asian sweet and sour salad (a favorite!)
The story of this salad goes back to a memorable holiday I took with some friends to Indonesia back in 2011, and a very memorable meal in a local…
Soba noodles with ginger-spiked green dressing and roasted tofu
After over a year of planning, three months of building, countless lunch breaks spent organising finances, permits and other final details…
How to include more vegetables in your diet – Pt 2 – Mains
Last week I showed you some easy and creative ways to include more vegetables into your morning meal. Today we're looking at lunch and…
Honey-roasted carrot, coriander and ginger soup with crunchy chickpea croutons
This week has started off with a huge chill down here in Tasmania. There is finally a light coating of snow on the mountain, and you can definitely…
Roasted root vegetable pie with peanut glaze
For Christmas last year (ie Christmas 2012) B bought me a Magimix food processor. I was super excited and when asked what the first thing I was going…
Baked broccoli and herb falafel
Our bodies are incredibly smart things. We often crave the foods that we need based on seasons - warming soup and stews in the winter, fresh fruit…
Chopped cauliflower and lentil salad with smokey chermoula
This past weekend we headed up north to see my family. We often break up the three and a half hour drive by stopping for a coffee or bite to eat…
Smoked salmon, zucchini and horseradish pasta
I have been playing around lately with blended nuts and seeds as a base for creamy dips and dressings - sunflower seeds blended into dips, cashews…
Roasted pumpkin and peanut soup
When the lovely Katie from Whole Nourishment contacted me a little while ago asking if I wanted to be part of a series of recipes and tips…
Roasted zucchini flowers stuffed with cashew cheese
So our garden has really taken off. Our zucchini has started to take over (as have our tomato plant - who knew you had supposed to prune tomato…
Gado gado egg wraps with fried sweet potato
Do you crave healthy food after a bout of overindulging? I definitely do - perhaps not always a desire to eat vegetables (after eating a lot of…
Sweet potato noodles with miso-tahini dressing
Our furry little friend Maggie went through a bit of a rough spell a while ago where all of a sudden she started barking in the middle of the night.…
Grain-free nori rolls with roasted carrot hummus
The very first time I ever tried sushi was on a road trip with some girlfriends back when we were 18. We spent a few weeks driving up the east cost…
Greens + eggs breakfast bowl with dukkah
I have always loved sweet food at breakfast time - cereal, smoothies, pancakes, muffins, fruit with yogurt. I never really understood savory foods at…
Easy fermented vegetables
I have been experimenting with making my own fermented foods and beverages for a few years now. Fermented foods have become increasingly popular…
Whole beet frittata
There is a great initiative being run this July called Plastic Free July, which encourages all households to go without plastic for the month.…
Creamy tahini roasted veggies + a giveaway
Today's recipe comes via a lovely little cookbook I received recently titled 'Veganish' by Mielle Chenier-Cowan Rose. What first struck me…
Savoury veggie loaf (aka paleo “bread”)
Today I'm sharing with you what would have to be our current favourite breakfast recipe (surpassing the previous favourite shakshouka by just a…