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Winter Brown Rice Salad

Winter Brown Rice Salad

by Erin B on June 10, 2013

I’m guest posting over at Claire K Creations today as Claire and her hubby are off traveling around New York. (Jealous!!) I thought I would submit a winter brown rice salad as it is a great example of the kind of dish I love to create and regularly have it packed into my bag for the [...]

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Persimmon & Pomegranate Salad

Persimmon and Pomegranate Salad

by Erin B on June 1, 2013

Do you Fuyu? Persimmon season is creeping slowly to an end, before many of us have even had the time to indulge. Here’s a quick salad I threw together with fresh Persimmons and another amazing fruit that is at its prime right now, Pomegranate. I’m sorry I haven’t been around much lately. I seem to [...]

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Easy Pumpkin Beans

Easy Pumpkin Beans

by Erin B on April 29, 2013

I’ve been seriously time poor lately. I started a new job back in February and after almost 8 years in my previous position, starting in a new role that is extremely demanding has taken up all of my time and brain space. Dealing with a serious health crisis on top of that has been a [...]

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Eggplant and Chickpea Curry – Vegan

Eggplant & Chickpea Curry

by Erin B on February 3, 2013

This dish was a bit of  a happy accident. I’ve started picking eggplants off the small bush in the front yard and so finding things to do with them has become a bit of a focus, it’s not a challenge that is at all worth complaining about, but the sense of worry and anticipation I [...]

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White Chocolate Macadamia Bliss Balls

September 24, 2012

Late on Wednesday night I was hit with aches, pains and a wave of tiredness that I was not expecting. At first I thought it was just muscle soreness from the previous nights yoga class but it soon became apparent that it was something much worse. By Thursday night I was a gross, feverish mess, [...]

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Blueberry & Meyer Lemon Jam

August 20, 2012

This is my first foray into fruit jam, I’ve previously had a go at a savoury onion jam but had always feared the pectin and palava associated with them. I have vivid memories of my mum making huge batches of apricot and fig jam from our insanely productive fruit trees when I was a kid, [...]

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Carrot, Parsnip & Red Lentil Soup

July 25, 2012

After a couple of weeks of cakes and feasting on wonderful mushroom dishes my pants are starting to feel a little, ahem, tighter than usual. This soup is one of the ways I am keeping myself nourished and healthy, a simple pairing of juicy carrots, parsnips and red lentils creates a wonderfully satisfying lunch that [...]

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Orange Almond Cake – Sweet Adventures Blog Hop

July 16, 2012

My grandfather passed away last night. It was as sudden as it was peaceful and I’m still not sure what to make of it all. He was a kind and generous soul who wanted for nothing and was happy so long as he was with my Nana. He would have loved this cake, he loved [...]

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Back to Basics: Potato & Leek Soup

July 8, 2012

Following on from a previous post in which I lamented the difficulties I was having finding time to do the things I love, I have made  a concerted effort to make time to get back to basics. I am pleased to advise I have clean socks, the house is (was) tidy, the garden is getting [...]

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Spicy Black Bean Soup

June 6, 2012

I’ve been on a bit of a Mexican kick lately, I can’t get enough of it and this Spicy Black Bean Soup is testament to that. The reason for this kick, I suspect, is because of the opening of a new authentic Mexican restaurant only a few minutes from home. Maiz & Mezcal is the [...]

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Summery Corn and Zucchini Salad

March 13, 2012

I recently signed up for regular box deliveries from Jupiter Creek Farm. If you’ve been following me on social media over the last few months you might have seen me mention them a few times. Jupiter Creek is a wonderful example of community-supported agriculture a format that favours locally grown, organic produce that encourages an [...]

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Monday Night Tempeh Tagine

February 27, 2012

We’ve had a bit of a tough month; work pressures are building up again, we’ve been battling sickness and just generally feeling like there’s not enough time to do anything properly. I think one of the hardest things to do when I’m starting to feel a bit flat is look after myself properly. All those [...]

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Almond Macaroons – Sweet Adventures Blog Hop

February 22, 2012

There is this great little Greek pastry shop down the road from my work. They sell all sorts of amazing treats including Baklava, Kataifi Pastries and these amazing little bikkies they call ‘Almond Delight’. They are one of my favourite treats, on a nice sunny day I will walk down to the place that does [...]

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Pumpkin & Green Bean Salad

January 29, 2012

Hi Folks, Back again today with another fabulously fresh salad that has just the right balance of salty and sweet. With the hot weather making long hours in front of the stove a less than ideal scenario, we’ve been eating a lot of salads. They are easy to throw together based on whatever you’ve got [...]

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