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Unphotogenic eggs

No photo for this one, because damn it’s ugly, but it’s the first thing I’ve cooked in ages, so I’m going to document it.
Basically what we’re talking about here is vegies and eggs made on the stovetop. Start with some vegies and saute them to your liking in a small pan. You want [...]

Mincemeat

They don’t seem to do mince pies in the US, or at least not at every supermarket all through December like they do in Australia, so I guess I have to make my own.
My mincemeat recipe is kind of improvised. Traditional mincemeat contains suet, but I’m not much into that. Word on the [...]

Chickpea, pumpkin, and Israeli couscous stew

This is my entry for Presto Pasta Nights, hosted this week by Chaya at Sweet & Savory.
I make a variation of this vegetarian, North-African-inspired stew quite often, but this time it’s a little different because I decided to add Israeli couscous directly to the mix to make a one-dish meal.
Unlike the better-known tiny North [...]

Apple-oat crumble

Breakfast is hard for me. For some reason I have trouble getting moving in the morning and I really don’t want to eat at that time. So it’s good if I can have something in the fridge that’s tasty and that I can just grab.

8 granny smith apples
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup wholemeal [...]

My take on cauliflower cheese

I could have sworn I’d blogged this before, but my tags say not. (ETA: apparently I did, but mis-spelled cauliflower in the tags. *headdesk*)
When I was a kid we used to have this dish called cauliflower cheese that was basically cauliflower swamped in a roux-based cheese sauce, with extra cheese on top, then [...]