Category Archives: Vegetarian

Vegetarian Recipes

January 24

Scrambled Silken Tofu Breakfast with Greens

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Breakfast is my least favourite meal, mainly just because I find the options that are egg, dairy & gluten free to be boring, and there is a lack of choices. I read that Black Salt, which strangely is pink, is the secret ingredient in making great scrambled tofu. I found some at Herbies (they have […]

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January 22

Pumpkin, Carrot, Ginger & Turmeric Soup with Fried Curry Leaves

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I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this soup, but it really surprised me. The addition of the fried curry leaves lifted it to a new level.  I was really just trying to make a soup out of the vegetables that are on the low histamine list, and I wanted to include turmeric for […]

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January 18

Summer Zucchini, Corn & Basil (Vegan) Chowder

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I miss a proper chowder, and will have to make when I can have seafood again and add some in, but this was a bloody good version on its own, and packed full of goodness. I’ve been struggling the past year or two with allergies/intolerances that I just can’t work out. I break out in […]

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June 24

Spinach, Broccoli, Kale & Black Rice Egg Free Frittata 

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I had a heap of veggies left over from my produce bag and figured I’d give an egg-free frittata a go. I love the tufo quiche I make, so figured I’d do something similar. I seen a frittata recently that had wild rice in it and it looked great, so went with adding it in, made […]

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March 10

Vegetable Shoestring Fries

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   A quick & easy way to get some veggies into a “fun” meal. Instead of potato I used a mix of sweet potato, parsnip, zucchini & eggplant to make shoestring fries.  My husband is being so good about how many vegetarian meals I’m making, so grilled up some steak, in keeping with my bargain […]

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February 18

Plum & Blackberry Spiced Maple Crumble

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I am not much of a dessert person, but heaps of plums & blackberries in the fridge, I thought I’d see if they would work well in a crumble. The tartness of the fruit, mixed so well with the maple sugar & spices, with a amazing crispy spice crumb topping. This crumble could convert me […]

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February 11

Mediterranean Eggplant, Zucchini & Chilli Fetta Bake

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   I have found another ‘I could live on this’ meal! Wow this is good! A perfect blend of flavours, a nice chilli hit, creamy fetta and amazing veggies.  I had gorgeous purple eggplants in my produce bags this week, they were so pretty, I figured they deserved an awesome dish where they weren’t just […]

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January 31

Heirloom Tomato, Zuchini Flower, Broad Bean & Ricotta Tart

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    We are having such a crap summer in Sydney this year. Is has rained most days, and the days it is sunny tend to be roasting hot and muggy and then storms roll in by the afternoon.  We bought new outdoor furniture at Christmas and we are yet to be able to enjoy it. […]

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October 26

Creamy Asparagus, Zucchini & Spinach Soup

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This soup packs in the veggies and is super delicious! The cream makes it nice and rich, you could easily serve this at a dinner party, and wow your guests. It’s a nice comforting bowl of soup, perfect for a rather brisk spring night like tonight, and a great way to get your greens! I needed a […]

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April 22

Indian Spiced Cauliflower & White Bean Soup

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Hello lovelies! We’ve been having a couple of wild & rainy days in the Blue Mountains & Sydney, so I’ve used to opportunity to work from home next to the heater, and avoiding the 2+ hour commute to the office with all the road closures and flooding. Have to say, the dogs have been pretty […]

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October 09

Tomato, Basil & Goat Cheese Zucchini ‘Pasta’

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  I am going through a ‘zoodle’ phase at the moment. If you haven’t tried zoodles yet, they are long strands of curly fresh zucchini and they are seriously good! It’s a great way to replace pasta in a recipe and to get lots of veggie goodness into a meal. I can’t resist appliances and gadgets, […]

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September 25

Coconut Cherry Choc Balls

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Sometimes you just really need a sweet treat, and these Coconut Cherry Choc Balls are the bomb! Enough healthy ingredients to lessen the guilt and all the yumminess! I was craving chocolate today badly! So decided to whip up a healthier version of a cherry bounty bar. I was watching the new show on TV “Bringing […]

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September 17

Pumpkin, Chickpea & Spinach Curry

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I’m back from our awesome 5 week Italy trip, boy did the time fly! After a slight (ok, major) hiccup at the start, I got the date of our flight out mixed up and had us arriving at the airport a day late….oops! Thankfully we were saved by the most wonderful man on the Emirates […]

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July 21

My newest obsession…. Overnight Oats!

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Hi there! It’s been so long since I last posted. I’ve sort of gone into winter hibernation I think. Business has been crazy busy and we have been getting ourselves ready for our trip to Italy, which is now only 2 weeks away – YAY!! Super excited, and a bit nervous. I’ve been busily trying […]

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April 09

Kale, Broccoli & Spinach Pesto Soup

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I haven’t had  a proper holiday in years, and by proper I mean more than a long weekend. I am so excited at the moment, my hubby and I have booked a 5 week holiday to Italy in August!! YAY! A good friend is getting married in Tuscany, and Italy has been on our wish list for […]

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March 06

Spiced Pear, Walnut & Sultana Cake

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Hi! Hope everyone’s new year has got off to a great start, I can’t believe it’s March already! I need to be honest – I’ve been a bad girl, actually more stupid than bad. For 6 months I wholeheartedly stuck to my allergy/intolerance free diet and couldn’t believe the changes in myself and how amazing […]

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December 18

Christmas Plum & Ginger Chutney

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For me, this chutney is Christmas in a jar. The flavour and smell is just so Christmassy, and after years of making this, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without it. But this year, in my eagerness to get ahead and make this a month earlier to really develop the flavours, I managed to completely de-rail […]

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December 11

Tempura Fried Zucchini Flowers filled with Zesty Chive Goats Cheese

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I love Christmas, I love entertaining, catching up with friends and family and enjoying the warmer weather. It is a crazy busy time of year for us, work wise this is the busiest time of the year for our business, which is great in the business sense, but it really cramps my style on the personal […]

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November 27

Caramelised Onion, Rosemary & Roasted Garlic Tofu Quiche with Olive Oil Pastry

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I had rather naively made the decision that I wouldn’t try to adapted versions of certain dishes that I figured couldn’t possibly be the same as their ‘normal’ counterparts. I saw recipes on vegan blogs and thought ‘they just think it’s good, because they don’t know any better”. Then a couple of weeks ago I […]

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October 09

Dark Chocolate, Honey & Lavender Truffles

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Lavender seems to be one of those flavours that you either love or hate. I decided to have a go at coming up with a truffle recipe, and I like lavender, so I gave it a go. I wanted to test them out to make sure other people liked them, so I took them to […]

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September 25

Carrot, Apple & Orange Cake

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A friend turned to me the other day and said ” I take it your oven is working again”. Yes it is, I said, how did you know? “Your arms are covered in burns again!”. It’s true, my oven is finally fixed after 9 months! Happy Days!. It is also a fact that, I can’t […]

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August 27

Corn Fritters with Tomato Relish & Avocado

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Do you have a signature dish? This has become mine. One friend has gone as far to say, that if he had to pick his last meal, these fritters would be his choice. Big call! And of course, I am not horrible enough to send him pictures of corn fritters every time I make them……..”insert […]

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August 20

Lemon & Garlic Stuffed Artichokes

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A couple of weekends ago I went to a food styling and photography course with Billy Law from A Table For Two workshops. I have done a bit of photography before and thought this food blogging thing would be a breeze, until I realised two things. Firstly, I haven’t done any photography for a long […]

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August 17

Pickled Jalapeño’s

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I love the flavour of chilli (peppers) but I am a novice when it comes to heat. I am a lot better than I used to be, I used to find satay sauce hot. After years of building up my tolerance, I can now take a mid range heat. My husband on the other hand, […]

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August 10

Cherry Chocolate Crackles

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(gluten, dairy, soy, egg & nut free) I’m not sure if I forgot just how good they are, or if these ones were just really good, but I think we need to reclaim the good old chocolate crackle back from the kids table. I became so obsessed with making chocolate crackles this week, I was […]

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August 07

Mixed Mushroom & Thyme Risotto with Lemon Infused Oil

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(gluten, egg, soy & nut free ) A good risotto is a labour of love, and like all good love stories, I’ve found a little alcohol never goes astray 😉 There is a half a glass of wine in this recipe, which leaves plenty for you to enjoy a glass or two during the 30-40 […]

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July 31

Cafe de Paris Butter with Steak

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I love a good steak, my problem is that I am pretty bad at cooking them. I’d have a better chance of getting one of Adriano Zumbo’s cakes right, than I am of cooking a perfectly juicy, medium-rare steak. Luckily, this recipe has saved my steaks for years.  It is a recipe for Cafe de […]

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July 29

Cumquat & Blood Orange Marmalade

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When I was little, our neighbour had a huge cumquat tree that used to hang over our side of the fence. I loved them. I hadn’t seen them for years until I visited a friends house and they had a tree full of ripe fruit. I excitedly grabbed a handful and popped them straight into […]

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July 26

Caramelised Pumpkin & Onion Pizza with Goat Cheese Feta

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(gluten, cow’s dairy, egg, soy & nut free, vegetarian) My first attempt at gluten & cow’s dairy free pizza using buffalo mozzarella didn’t go well. I read that some people with cows milk intolerance, can have buffalo milk. While it tasted amazing, it turns out buffalo’s are way too closely related to cows for me. […]

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