vegetarian Archives

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 – [...]

‘they shouldn’t taste this good’ vegetable side

Meat and veg. Easy. Healthy. And really tasty with this simple recipe. Cook all the vegetables together in one pot to save on washing up. If you use pumpkin and overcook it a little it goes mushy and spreads over the other vegies. Yum. A favourite I had forgotten about for a while.

caramelised onion frittata

I know, I’m not the best food photographer ever, but this frittata tastes so great that I know you will forgive the photography. The original recipe was to make a quiche so if you prefer, line a pie tin with pastry for a quiche. It also included prosciutto, but I’ve always eaten this vegetarian. This [...]

broccoli and cauliflower gratin

Last week I wrote about the ease and versatility of a basic white sauce. This recipe is a combination of the white sauce, cheese and vegetables. I have used broccoli and cauliflower, but you can use any vegetables you like. A nice accompaniment to meat when you want to add a little pizzazz to your [...]

balsamic roasted vegetables with quinoa

It’s so hard to give quantities when writing these recipes, because I don’t measure, I just slosh a bit of this in and a bit of that, taste and adjust. If I feel like a bit of sweetness, I might add a bit more honey. Or I might leave it out altogether. If we’re particularly [...]

cauliflower soup

Cauliflower soup is a wonderfully moreish and filling winter soup. To give you an idea of how much cauliflower it requires, I bought a large head of cauliflower for this soup, but only needed about half. This was our Sunday night easy dinner (I made the soup the night before while the roast chook was [...]

roast pumpkin and feta pasta

This pasta dish is a family favourite. Sweet and salty is one of my favourite taste combinations. For the die hard meat eater, this dish would also be nice with some chicken breast tossed through. Just slice and brown through before cooking the onions, then add it back in with the spinach or rocket at [...]

roast vegetable pate

I admit that the photo doesn’t look all that appetising, but this recipe is actually quite tasty. And as a bonus it is healthy and quick to make. I would say it is also quite inexpensive, but as someone has poisoned the winter crops up north, tomatoes and eggplants are going to get a little [...]