Tim and I enjoy having lamb shanks and last year I made this Lamb, Bacon and Lentil Pot. I’d completely forgotten about the recipe but Tim has been asking me lately to make the ‘lamb shank recipe with bacon one’ again. We recently bought a new slow cooker (Breville’s The Searing Slow Cooker) and so I made it using the slow cooker this time. I … Continue reading Lamb, Bacon and Lentil Pot
Looking for some new recipes to cook during COVID-19 pandemic? On Monday when I went to the shops, there was virtually no flour, pasta and tins. But I also couldn’t buy other items like yeast, bi-carb soda or red lentils which were on my shopping list. I’m sharing this Spinach and Mushroom Quiche from Diana Lampe which has a short crust pastry (if you have … Continue reading Spinach and Mushroom Quiche
For my birthday this year a friend, who lives in the Middle East, ordered a copy of this beautiful book called Tea and Thread: portraits of middle eastern women far from home. I was surprised and touched by her thoughtfulness and when I opened the package in the mail I was captured by the beautiful photographs and women featured in the book. As the title … Continue reading Making duwali and meeting refugees
On the weekend we had a getaway down to Pambula on the South Coast of New South Wales. It was our first time to Pambula and we enjoyed a few cafes and food spots along the way that I thought I’d share. Miss Heidi’s Tea House (Cooma) The quickest route to Pambula from Canberra is south through Cooma and over ‘Brown Mountain’ to Pambula. We … Continue reading South Coast Getaway: some foodie spots
I’m making an effort to be more connected to our food sources and recently visited the Canberra Farmers Markets to purchase some produce. I splurged and purchased some chestnut, enoki, king brown and shitake mushrooms from Gooda Creek Mushrooms which I used to cook Paul West’s Pappardelle and Mixed Mushrooms. Continue reading Mushroom dreams and Princess Pumpkin
This week’s recipe share is courteousy of Georgia Harding’s website Well Nourished. A friend had posted a recipe of her’s last year and I have been enjoying trying some of her meals every since (I’ve already told you about the Kimchi Fried Rice I made from her website). So I’m feeling very conscious about not eating enough vegetables lately, so her Pumpkin Lasange seemed like a … Continue reading Pumpkin Lasagne
A Home in the Outback 