It’s a great time of year to hop over to your friends garden and swoop up some healthy, free, delightful wild foods. Wood sorrel is one of my faves. It’s easy to eat heaps as it isn’t at all bitter and has a lemony zing akin to parsley-lemon zest gremolata. (more…)
Today I’ll tell you a little story. Once upon a time I was a devout vegetarian. Once upon that time I went to Jamaica and while my family went the famous Scotchies to dabble in world class jerk chicken, I passed. It was hard, but I was devoted, even amidst the smoky aromas. But I’ll tell you a secret, I may have tasted just the sauce. It planted a seed in my vegetarian heart and I haven’t forgotten now that I eat meat, that I have been craving jerk chicken since that very moment. One day I vow to go back to Jamaica and try (gorge myself on) the real deal. Until then, I have no qualms making it at home, but it’s never the same is it? I certainly don’t have an allspice tree in my backyard. (more…)
Do you ever feel bombarded with choices? I know I do, all the time, with everything in life there are just so.many.choices! Even mundane decisions can become overflowing with options, so many that I remain frozen and choose nothing. I think there’s some psychological term for this condition. It’ll happen a lot when I’m trying to figure out what to cook, or what to feature on the blog. Like today, I get sucked in to recipe land a la thai cuisine. There are so many great blogs fully dedicated to authentic Thai, how can I choose just one. I suppose it’s good to have choices, variety is the spice of life. (more…)
Do you love tortillas? I do. You know why I love them? Because they are a first class vehicle for all good things. Now don’t get me wrong, these tortillas are more akin to a crepe, nice and light yet strong enough to hold your favourite fillings.
Yeah I know, not the best photo, but my man was busy. This is what happens when I take the pictures!
There are just all sorts of things you could do with these, for one you could try my spicy beef paleo taquitos YUM. Or you could fill them with sweet things like nut butter and bananas. Savory morning breakfast wraps with bacon and eggs and veggies oh my. Chicken caesar wraps for lunch. I could go on…but I will stop, and give you this recipe and thank Danielle Walker at Against All Grain for her inspiration though I did change a few things.
ps. They are ready to flip when you see the bubbles…now try and say bubbles in an angry voice.
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Happy daze, the rain is pouring and we have every excuse to be nestled in to our sweet little home. My life isn’t terribly exciting through the eyes of others. Of course for me and J it is, watching our little tot stretch his limbs and laugh at our funny faces. Something I do think others might be a touch excited about (tell me if I’m out to lunch) is that we’ve started doing elimination communication with Mavi. What’s that you may ask? EC or diaper free is just the norm for most people on this planet, but to westerners it is a foreign idea. We pick up on our babies cues to go potty and we give them an opportunity to do their business (should I be talking about this on a food blog?..I’m going to anyway) Their are a variety of cues that babies give their caretakers to let them know it’s potty time, raise the roof! Now we are feeling confident enough to put what we’ve learned through books and others experiences, into practice. You do not know how excited it made me to “catch” Mavi’s first poo! (more…)
Plums in curry? I know what your thinking. Yes, the beloved stone fruit is a really neat accompaniment in a savoury fully bodied curry. The acids in the fruit make the dish pop. Not that it’s loaded with plums, there’s really a small amount compared to the size of the curry. Small subtleties, just like the small things in life, count a lot when it comes to food. (more…)
