tomatoes

spaghetti with tomato and caper sauce in a white boal

rescue spaghetti

  If you can barely be bothered tossing some ingredients in a pot, this quick rescue spaghetti sauce is a great pantry staple. You'll have a yummy p...
various colourful fruit and vegetables

The Weekly Shop

Here's the thing. Confession no 1: I'm not much of a meal planner. Yes, smart and organized people sit down and plan their weekly meals, it has a lot of ben...
Moroccan Lamb and Lentil Soup in a white bowl with a spoon in it and a napkin on the side

Moroccan Lamb and Lentil Soup

Autumn and winter is the best time for warming and filling soups! The original recipe of this dish adds paprika, which I don't cook with due to our dieta...
Spiced Lentil Soup in a white bowl

Spiced Lentil Soup

This recipe is a comforting soup for autumn and winter weather, this spiced lentil soup was exactly what I craved. My husband is not big on legumes sadly, b...
pork meatballs and spaghetti on a white plate with parmesan and parsley sprinkled over

Pork Meatballs

Yum. Meatballs. Who knew I'd be making the Bondi Vet's meatballs. It was in The Age at some point, years ago and has stuck :)....
Ribollita in a white bowl

Ribollita

There are many slightly different recipes for ribollita. I think that means you can't really do anything wrong and may adjust the ingredients to suit your t...
Braised pork with risoni in a terracotta bowl

Braised Pork with Risoni

This braised pork dish takes a while in the oven but apart from that it's pretty easy to assemble. I'm always in favour of a one pan meal and have such a so...