by Deb Worgan
Ingredients
½ cup of medium or robust olive oil
1 kg potatoes, peeled
Salt and fresh black pepper
Method
Preheat oven to 220º C.
Cook the potatoes in salted boiling water for about 15 minutes, or until your knife slides easily through them. Drain and leave for 5 minutes.
Drizzle a roasting tray with a little olive oil. Put the potatoes in the pan and push down on each with a potato … Read more »
by Tikka Wilson
Pulses, otherwise known as beans, are a wonderful food. Beans are legumes, meaning the seeds are produced in pods and I’ll focus on dried or tinned beans. For people who eat mostly plants, beans are a great source of protein. For those who treasure their microbiome, the little guys in your gut love beans!
The gas story
Let’s do the gas bit first. Beans contain a starch called raffinose. Humans can only … Read more »
by Georgie Adamson
Ingredients:
1 kg (approx.) pumpkin peeled and cubed
1 brown onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, sliced or chopped fine
1 fresh chilli, your choice, finely chopped
1 tablespoon of finely sliced ginger
1 teaspoon each: mustard seeds, turmeric
1 bunch coriander (replace with chopped parsley and celery if you like)
20 curry leaves … or a tablespoon good curry mix with those ingredients
1 … Read more »
½ cup dry white wine
4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp unsalted butter
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and freshly ground black pepper,
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (optional, for garnish)
Mushroom mixture:
1 cup enoki mushrooms, trimmed
1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced
This is a wonderful, hearty, vegan stew for cooler evenings
Ingredients:
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 medium-sized brown onion, chopped (about 2 cups)
5 medium carrots, cut into 12 mm pieces (about 2 cups)
5 celery stalks, cut into 12 mm pieces (about 2 cups)
1 400 gm can diced tomatoes, undrained
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped, divided
1/2 cups dried French green lentils
2 fresh or dried bay leaves
2 rosemary sprigs
5 cups water, … Read more »
This delicious dish from the New YorkTimes is quick and easy to prepare.
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium red onion, halved and thickly sliced (about 2 cups)
1 (25 mm) piece fresh ginger, minced (about 2 tablespoons)
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
Kosher salt and black pepper
¼ cup white miso
½ cup unsweetened, full-fat canned coconut milk
1 (450-680 grams) salmon fillet, cut into 5 cm pieces
140 grams baby spinach leaves … Read more »
