vegetarian Archives

easy homemade hummus

Homemade hummus has become one of my favourite snacks to make lately. Here’s the recipe I use.

mini muffin-tin pumpkin quiches

These mini quiches make great finger foods or school or work lunches. And because it’s Halloween today, they are pumpkin quiches.

bean enchiladas (with a secret ingredient)

Guess what the secret ingredient is in these bean enchiladas. It is a bit left of field (at least I thought so) but adds so much flavour that you’ll never go back to plain old chilli again.

mini pizza on toast

Pizza bases are expensive and making your own, well, it takes a lot of time and effort. But you already have a cheap and easy base right in your cupboard. Yep, pizza on toast. Quick, easy and just as tasty.

kidney bean quesadillas

These quesadillas are quick, tasty, healthy, oh so cheap and don’t leave you feeling weighed down after lunch.

toddler food–Easy cheesy pasta and vegetables

The little fella is pretty good with his vegetables, but broccoli always ends up on the floor. Unless it’s covered in cheesy sauce! This is so easy if you use leftover veg and pasta, otherwise steam some finger food sized vegetables to make this dish. Exact measurements will depend on how much leftovers you have, [...]

honey roasted pumpkin risotto

I’ve been making a variation of roast pumpkin risotto for quite a few years now. I think it was the first risotto variation I ever made and I got the original recipe off the back of a stock packet. Well the other day I had an inspiration. I’ll roast the pumpkin in honey. It was [...]

Capsicum salsa steak sauce

This is a guest post from my husband Colin. I’m the guy who used to pick the capsicum off his pizza. When Mel’s talking food and makes comments about ‘fussy partners’ it’s me she’s talking about. My wife is a good cook who uses ingredients well. A quick search through the recipe section will show [...]

mushroom and rosemary risotto

Traditionally, risotto is made with Arborio rice which is a small grain, high in starch. It’s the starch that make the risotto creamy. I know I’m going to make good chefs cry with this statement, but I use plain old long grain rice because it’s cheaper and it tastes fine. To stir or not to [...]

asparagus quiche

I love asparagus season. I look forward to eating fresh asparagus every year. This simple quiche is all about the asparagus. I made a particular effort not to put onion, garlic, bacon or any other overpowering flavour in the quiche as I am wont to do and I was glad I cooked with restraint – [...]