I have reached a new understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As if they don’t have enough problems to contend with there appears to be some dispute over who “owns” falafels. Even if peace is one day brought to the region this is something I fear they will never reach an agreement on. Because who could [...]
Archive for February, 2010
You want falafel? I’ll give you falafel (and dip)
Posted in Rice and grains, tagged chickpeas, dip, falafel, Israel, Palestine, picnic, Tropfest on February 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Minted Fruit Salad
Posted in Salads, tagged fruit, mint, picnic, salad on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My balcony herbs are out of control. I went out there the other day and couldn’t work our what to do with all of that mint. It is spilling out of the pot. I never have any success with gardening up until now when I think I’m having a little too much success with the [...]
Guacamole: the ultimate picnic dip
Posted in Other stuff, tagged easy, guacamole, picnic, vegan, vegetarian on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have discovered a new rule to life. It is: You can never have too much guacamole at a picnic. Think about it, you never get to the end of a group picnic and hear someone say, “Oh my goodness, what on earth are we going to do with all of this excess guacamole?” And [...]
Feeding an addiction with a simple snack
Posted in Sandwiches and Wraps, tagged easy, fetta, quick, vegetarian on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hi my name’s Erin and I’m a Persian fetta addict. It began three years ago in Bangladesh, where delicious reminders of the food luxuries of home are few and far between. After over a year of having no good cheeses available they had almost escaped my diet altogether. But then a very large fancy hotel [...]
Really Easy Veggie Curry
Posted in Rice and grains, tagged asian, curry, simple, vegetarian on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have been wanting to try out the new curry paste since making it and now that I’ve been launched back into uni and the busy-ness is setting in I have excuses for very simple dishes. I’m always amazed that some people seem to think making curry is difficult. It isn’t. In fact its almost [...]
“I don’t own a food processor” pesto
Posted in Other stuff on February 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I hate it when I see a good recipe and then realise I need a food processor for it. I don’t have a food processor. I did not grow up in a household with a food processor. I believe that with two arms and knife I should be able to do the job of a [...]
Tasty Curry Pasty
Posted in Other stuff, tagged curry on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My aunty reminded me the other day of what a fussy eater I was as a child. My claim to fussy fame was that despite my mother being from a part of the world that is known for delicious curries and my father being one of the best curry makers around whenever we were served [...]
Yoghurt Scones
Posted in Baking, tagged Baking on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I made these scones entirely because I needed a conduit for my new kiwi fruit jam. Scones remind me of little old ladies and tea pots and women who wear petticoats and pantyhose. I got this recipe from Chocolate and Zucchini, a blog I adore from a woman who is not only a much better [...]
Easy Peasy Kiwi Fruit Jam
Posted in Other stuff, tagged jam, kiwi fruit, spread on February 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I don’t like jam. At least this is what I’ve been tellling myself up until today when I had what would have been my sixth spoonful of jam. Seems I was wrong. When I told a friend that I planned on making jam they put an image in my head of me standing for a [...]
First Attempt Bread from Scratch
Posted in Baking, tagged bread, mistakes on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A friend of mine is house-sitting at the moment and I went over there to check it out. Its one of those houses that is not only full of just lovely things but it has magazines full of other houses which are full of lovely things. Now I love these magazines so I was quite [...]
