Pumpkin Gnocchi

800g pumpkin
140 g all-purpose flour
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste
nutmeg to taste
60g butter
8 leaves of sage
60g grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese

Begin by preparing the pumpkin. Cut it in half, without removing the peel, rub with olive oil and place in a baking dish. Roast in a175°C oven for about 45 minutes or until starting … Read more »

Vegetarian Rolls

Central Tilba School Kitchen Garden

1 kg ricotta cheese
500g grated cheese
Bunch spring onions (chopped)
Bunch parsley (chopped)
3 bunches spinach or silverbeet (chopped fine)
Salt and pepper
18 sheets puff pastry (cut in half)

Sauté spring onions and spinach/silverbeet in oil.
Mix remaining ingredients together in a large bowl then add sautéd onions and spinach.
Lay ingredients in strips … Read more »

Ceviche

Stuart Absalom

Christmas at Green Gables B&B was always a little bit special. We often had guests who simply wanted to be away from home, or overseas travellers, so it was important to make it special and homely. Preparing and serving a well-planned Christmas dinner was the focus. These two recipes are from our time at Green Gables—the first, as seafood is so fabulous in this area; the second I still make as it’s great for gifts, can be made as a log cake or as small, round, individual cakes and is delicious.

Ceviche

750 … Read more »

Cauliflower salad with Lemon Dressing

Virginia White

We at the Triangle love sharing food and recipes with our family and friends. Food is what connects us to each other and the world we live in. Seasonal usually means inexpensive for us as there is a glut somewhere we can share in. This salad was inspired by seeing whole heads of cauliflower for $2 (admittedly at Woolies). The Walnut slice is a great one for the repertoire to share with … Read more »

Mugadara

Cobargo Cooks for Syria

At Well Thumbed Books last month we celebrated Syrian food with a view to helping the displaced children of war-torn Syria. We raised over $1200 in not much more than an hour, feeding a pop-up crowd of very generous donors.
We were inspired by the fund-raising concept of CookForSYRIA. Their story first started as a simple supper club, where a … Read more »

Chickpea and Eggplant Stew

2 eggplants
1 tsp each cinnamon, paprika and cumin
2 tsp za’atar (or dukkah)
Salt & pepper
Glug of olive oil
1 red onion finely diced
4 chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tin diced tomatoes
1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3 tsp apple cider vinegar
Chopped coriander

Preheat oven to 200C. Chop eggplant into medium chunks about 20mm square (3/4”) into a large bowl. Sprinkle all the spices, salt and pepper over and drizzle a good glug of oil. Mix till everything is well coated and … Read more »