Recent Posts Tagged With vegetarian

• Recipe: Chickpea n’ Vegie Mince Curry

  Posted on Sunday June 15th, 2008 at 06:20 pm in vegan, vegetarian, dinner, chickpeas, curry, casserole, spicy food, legumes, tvp, spicy foods, garbanzo, crumpets

  Image: Chickpea and mince curry on top of a home made crumpet. I have to apologise first up. I was intending to provide the crumpet recipe with this one, but my mum would like it to still remain in the family. It’s a family tradition that I r...

• Recipe: Bulgur Pilaf

  Posted on Thursday June 12th, 2008 at 06:22 pm in vegan, vegetarian, dinner, vegetables, lunch, rice, tomato, wheat, bulgur, tomatoes, cous, legumes

  I have to let you in on a little secret for this one - it’s inspired from a cooking showing on SBS in Australia called Food Safari.  What is quite unique about this show, is that each episode the host focuses on a different culture, showing re...

• Recipe: Baked Beans

  Posted on Tuesday June 10th, 2008 at 06:07 pm in Navy, vegan, vegetarian, breakfast, tomato, baked goods, casserole, beans, baked, navy beans, tomatoes, legumes

  I guess you’re wondering why would you make baked beans when it’s readily available from a can?  Nothing beats a homemade version with fresh navy beans and your own flavours that you love!  Try it with some of nice fresh crusty bread an...

• Recipe: Home-made Cranberry Muesli

  Posted on Sunday June 8th, 2008 at 06:33 pm in vegan, vegetarian, coconut, breakfast, Other, morning, oats, granola, baked goods, almonds, cranberry, special occasion

  For some reason, I’ve never really been a big muesli fan. I can’t really give a reason why, especially seeing nearly every day I make oats. This was all up until a couple of weeks ago, when I had a craving to make some muesli from home...

• Recipe: Roasted Vegetable Pasta

  Posted on Thursday June 5th, 2008 at 05:42 pm in vegan, vegetarian, dinner, pasta, vegetables, vegetable, comfort food, baked goods, olive oil, roast, roasted, winter food

  Wanting a delicious treat, that is comforting and simple to make?  This dish is certainly for you then!  Simply throw your cut vegetables into an oiled pan and chuck it in the oven until all the vegetables and roasted, melting in your mouth! To sho...

• Recipe: Vegan-style Fish & Chips

  Posted on Tuesday June 3rd, 2008 at 05:33 pm in vegan, vegetarian, hot dogs, vegetables, chips, potatoes, sweet potato, batter, fries, special occasion, potato, snack

  Image: Mixture of sweet potato and potato cakes and fries, onion rings and hotdogs in batter. Vegans, you don’t have to miss out on the fish and chips - although there isn’t any fish in this dish at all. How about good old onion rings, p...

• Recipe: French Onion Soup

  Posted on Sunday June 1st, 2008 at 05:50 pm in french, vegan, vegetarian, cheese, soups, vegetables, soup, appetizer, onion, appetiser, snack, gruyere

  Image: French onion soup with the traditional melted cheese toast. A couple of the girls at my new work and I went out for lunch at a French Cafe on Smith St, Fitzroy, a couple of weeks ago. I had the soup of the day, which was  the traditional Fren...

• Recipe: Saffron Mash

  Posted on Thursday May 29th, 2008 at 05:26 pm in oil, vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, potatoes, dye, colour, olive oil, saffron, potato, mash, mashed potatoes

  Image: Saffron mash served with a chickpea cutlet The idea for this dish came when I was watching the latest Masterchef.  Although, I wasn’t able to grab their recipe, I decided to make my own and accompany it with my new version of the chick...

• Recipe: Chickpea Cutlet

  Posted on Tuesday May 27th, 2008 at 05:23 pm in vegan, vegetarian, dinner, lunch, bean, chickpeas, beans, legumes, snack, legume, garbanzo, cutlet

  Image: Chickpea cutlet served with saffron mash. After not straying too much with the four bean mix cutlet to the Veganomicon’s version, I had some ideas I really wanted to work on for this version. I have to admit, I wasn’t disappointed...

• Recipe: Rice Pudding

  Posted on Sunday May 25th, 2008 at 05:48 pm in desserts, desert, vegetarian, dessert, vanilla, rice, baked goods, pudding, brown sugar, cream, puddings, snack

  Image: Rice pudding just come out of the oven When I was younger, my mum made traditional milk rice and I wasn’t a big fan of it.  This also mean that I’d never really had rice pudding either because the thought of the milk rice came to...

• Recipe: Rocket, Ricotta & Fake Chorizo Pasta

  Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 05:41 pm in salad, vegetarian, cheese, chilli, pasta, hot dogs, vegetables, garlic, onion, chili, parmesan, rocket

  I have to admit I love this dish.  It has everything you want for a meal - crispiness, spice, bite, freshness and flavour all in one. The use of rocket, a clean extra virgin olive oil and ricotta tricks you into thinking it’s light and you can...

• Recipe: Intense Mushroom Soup

  Posted on Tuesday May 20th, 2008 at 05:31 pm in stock, mushrooms, vegan, vegetarian, dinner, vegetables, soup, lunch, potatoes, oyster, porcini, thyme

  Sometimes I grab some mushrooms at the start of the week and really don’t have anything planned to make with them!  This week was that one time that I needed to use them before it was time to throw them out! Rather than making a pasta dish, a ...

• Recipe: Four Bean Mix Cutlet

  Posted on Sunday May 18th, 2008 at 05:22 pm in vegan, vegetarian, dinner, lunch, Other, bean, beans, legumes, snack, legume, cutlet, schnitzel

  Image: Four bean mix cutlet in pan. This delightful recipe is adapted from Veganomicon - if you hadn’t heard of this book, it’s very popular among vegans and worthy of vegetarians and meat-eaters alike taking a look. There’s a lot ...

• Recipe: Spice-me-up Tomato Soup

  Posted on Thursday May 15th, 2008 at 06:52 pm in vegan, vegetarian, chilli, vegetables, soup, spicy, chili, chilies, chillies, spicy foods, tomato soup, spicy soup

  Image: Tomato soup with some spicy chilli paste and a dollop of cream. Need a warm-me-up for the footy or your local sporting event? This one tomato soup will definitely do the trick with a smack of chilli just to spice it up! Any traditional tomato...

• Recipe: Vegan Hot Dogs

  Posted on Sunday May 11th, 2008 at 05:36 pm in dog, Hot, vegan, vegetarian, meat, hot dogs, Other, baked goods, special occasion, hot dog, snack, fake meat

  Image: Vegan hot dog in a not-so-vegan bread roll and tasty cheese. There’s one thing I love is hot dogs, especially in batter, and, although in Australia, Sanitarium make a great version, I really do want to try and make one from scratch.  Th...

• Recipe: Kumquat Marmalade

  Posted on Thursday May 8th, 2008 at 04:47 pm in vegan, vegetarian, Other, jam, snack, marmalade, anything sweet, kumquat, kumquats, cumquats, vegan alternative, porridge & other brekky

  Who can’t resist waking up to crusty bread, spread with butter and fresh marmalade? I guess when you’re a child, it’s not very appealing but for those a little older it’s the greatest thing in the world!  A bitter-sweet morni...

• Recipe: Pasta alla Milanese

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 06:11 pm in white, Wine, vegetarian, cheese, dinner, pasta, onion, white wine, parmesan, saffron, reggiano, milanese

  I’ve been getting bored of my usual vegetarian pasta dishes and so I had a little bit of a look around for some ideas, when I thought of making a Milanese-style pasta instead of risotto. The pasta uses exactly the same base as the risotto dish,...

• Recipe: Baba Ganoush Soup

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 05:45 pm in vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, soup, appetizer, appetiser, chickpeas, baba, eggplant, legumes, snack, dip

  Image: Baba Ganoush Soup served with a dollop of tahini. Why do dips just need to be a snack? When’s something is that good, I like to try and find ways to turn them into something else without sabotaging the traditional flavours intended.  T...

• Recipe: Olive Tapenade Pasta

  Posted on Sunday May 4th, 2008 at 05:35 pm in Easy, vegetarian, chilli, dinner, pasta, olive, chili, parmesan, quick, chillies, spicy foods, easy cooking

  When you hear olive tapenade the first thing that comes to mind is whether it’s vegetarian or vegan for that matter! This one is definitely made for both. The usual tapenade consists of anchovies, which even to those who do eat meat, you eit...

• Recipe: Vegan Steak

  Posted on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 05:03 pm in vegan, vegetarian, homemade, meat, Other, steak, snack, tvp, home made, gluten, gluten flour, vegan alternative

  Currently I’m trying to perfect the Vegan Steak.  I’ve been researching the ingredients and various steaks made by manufacturer’s to get an idea of what goes in them and they appear to be quite easy to work out.   The problem is,...

• Recipe: Porcini, Walnut & Baby Spinach Spaghetti

  Posted on Tuesday April 29th, 2008 at 06:48 pm in mushrooms, vegetarian, dinner, pasta, vegetables, nuts, nut, spinach, porcini, spaghetti, mushroom, walnut

  Are you getting a bit bored with your usual pasta dishes?  This recipe might just do the trick in renewing your interest in pasta by removing the normal tomato base and adding in some nuts! Porcini mushrooms, are a favourite among the Italians and t...

• Recipe: Potato, Corn and Leek Soup

  Posted on Sunday April 27th, 2008 at 05:52 pm in vegan, vegetarian, corn, vegetables, soup, kernel, lunch, potatoes, comfort food, leek, potato, snack

  I asked my mum what she’d like for soup this week and she said potato and leek. Not that I have anything against a traditional potato and leek soup, but I’ve made a couple and wanted something unique! So the challenge was to try and m...

• Recipe: Eat Your Greens Pasta

  Posted on Thursday April 24th, 2008 at 05:30 pm in vegetarian, cheese, pepper, pasta, vegetables, parmesan, brussels, greens, sprouts, spiral, sprout, brussel sprouts

  As you get older, I’ve noticed that your taste changes! Why I’m saying this is because there’s some certain vegetables which I used to not be able to eat, but now can. Don’t get me wrong, there’s still some you will pr...

• Recipe: Spicy Sweet Potato & Lentil Soup

  Posted on Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 at 05:18 pm in vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, soup, spicy, dahl, sweet potato, curry, legumes, potato, spicy foods, vegetarian soup

  I have to say that my last few soups have probably been some of the best I’ve tried. The carrot and chickpea was a treat but this one also is superb! It takes on the flavour of a curry and consistency of a dahl but stands out on it’s ow...

• Recipe: Italian Meatballs

  Posted on Sunday April 20th, 2008 at 05:58 pm in vegan, vegetarian, ball, meat, dinner, pasta, hamburgers, vegetables, italian, balls, tofu, spaghetti

  Last week, I had an idea to make some italian meatballs on pasta and, although they turned out a little like hamburgers, they tasted quite good and I reckon worthy of putting up. Not only can these meatballs be used in this dish, but tried on their o...

• Recipe: Artichoke and Olive Fettucine

  Posted on Thursday April 17th, 2008 at 05:44 pm in vegetarian, chilli, pasta, vegetables, italian, parsley, olive, chili, parmesan, chilies, olives, spaghetti

  Before heading to the Western Bulldogs match against St.Kilda for a great win, my parents and I headed to Greco in Crown Casion for dinner. This place is always banked back with queues to get in and I always thought it was because of the grand displ...

• Recipe: Black Bean Stir Fry Noodles

  Posted on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 at 05:47 pm in Healthy, Sauce, vegetarian, chilli, vegetables, bean, tofu, noodles, stir, noodle, black bean, legumes

  I was debating whether to post this recipe or not, as the photo itself is not the best.  What I’ve noticed is that I haven’t been able to take a good photo of noodles ever.  No matter what I do they never turn out!  However, it doesn&#...

• Recipe: Chickpea & Carrot Soup

  Posted on Sunday April 13th, 2008 at 04:55 pm in carrot, recipe, vegan, vegetarian, pepper, vegetables, soup, garlic, lunch, carrots, chickpeas, comfort food

  This lovely soup has been made twice in two weeks, as I enjoyed it so much. The carrot and chickpeas blend in well, providing a lovely thick soup to have with some crusty bread. It’s relatively easy to make by just adding all your ingredients ...

• Recipe: Crema di funghi con penne

  Posted on Thursday April 10th, 2008 at 05:49 pm in mushrooms, vegetarian, cheese, pasta, parmesan, penne, chives, cream, mushroom, crema, grana, creme fraiche

  I’m feeling a little cultural today, so therefore you’ve got the Italian name for this dish. I haven’t been back for a couple of years now, but it’s certainly getting near the time, I want to head over there again! I’m...

• Recipe: Lemon, Spinach & Lentil Soup

  Posted on Tuesday April 8th, 2008 at 05:34 pm in vegan, vegetarian, soup, onion, Onions, comfort food, lemon, spinach, lentils, legumes, snack, zest

  We’ve got a whole lot of lemons here at home and rather than waste these. I’m coming up with some unique ways to use these in meals. It uses the whole lemon boiled down to a mushy consistency. This soup here is definitely unique because...