18 11 2007
Roast Pumpkin Dip
Last year I made a sweet potato dip to take to Ellie’s housewarming. She asked me to bring it again for her house warming this time around as well. So I came up with this Roast Pumpkin Dip for t...
18 11 2007
Ricotta Dip
This combination of flavors always works well with Italian food. I’d use the same combo to stuff ravioli or in lasagna layers. Makes: 1 ½ cups Cook time: 10 min Ingredients: 500g of f...
14 10 2007
Creamy Saffron Mussels
My guest says that this one was like Mornay, he says “it has a soft cheesy flavour with a bite”. Interesting, because there is no cheese in this recipe but I think it is a good review. Ser...
19 09 2007
Lemon and Parsley Vongole
I couldn’t wait to make these again and was originally excited about some Mediterranean thing with tomato and chili… then I forgot the tomato and chili. Hmmm. Serves: 2 Cook time: 10min ...
6 08 2007
Fish Bait Soup – Lemongrass Clams!
Saturday night feast fit for architects, artists and activists... this is togetherness food. Clams were my favorite thing to eat in Vietnam. I first had some on the beach in Hoi An and was real...
6 08 2007
Vietnamese Fresh Rolls with Pork
Everyone loves these. James called them pouches of love. Sweet. Serves: 4 Prep time: 25min Ingredients: 200g of lean pork mince 1 knob of ginger chopped 1 pack of rice paper rolls 1 ta...
10 07 2007
Hickory’s Mandarin Oil
During my recent trip to Adelaide my mother and I went to the Adelaide Farmers Markets where I scored this lovely little gem - Hickory's Mandarin Oil. My favorite suggestion from the lady in t...
21 06 2007
Roast Pumpkin Seeds
This was a really enjoyable thing to do and not waste the seeds. They would be really nice lightly through a salad or as a replacement to beer nuts! Ingredients: However much seeds you yield f...
17 06 2007
Pho with Beef
At Gioan, Hoi An I was taught a really quick method of making pho - but from this I know what I would do if I was to ramp it up a little bit and make it more special by making my own stock and stu...
17 06 2007
Quail Eggs
This is one of my favorite foods discoveries in Vietnam. You can buy them off street vendors or the beach in little bags of eight or so with a parcel of salt and pepper wrapped in newspaper for ab...