“Not Butter Chicken” – Vegetarian Butter Chicken

  This recipe is (adapted) from Jeremy Dixon’s first Revive Café Cookbook, and this dish is served at his Revive Café in Auckland. I have changed the quantities because his recipe made a whopping amount. Plus he roasted his carrots for 20 minutes, whereas I diced them and added them into the pot after the […]

Posted by Admin on December 12th, 2014 | No Comments Posted in Main Meals, Rice, Tofu

Seasonal Ratatouille With Halloumi

  This is an easy dish to make, as everything is fired into one pot – meaning there is less washing up afterwards, which is always a bonus. The following list is of the ingredients Mum and I used that we had on hand, but ingredients can be substituted.  The ingredients in our Ratatouille dishes change […]

Posted by Admin on March 6th, 2014 | No Comments Posted in Main Meals, Rice

Aubergine Stack on Rice

    This was not a written recipe that we followed, but something that Mum made up on the spot. She is great like that. It’s a real skill; she can look in the pantry and fridge and instantly suggest nutritious meals. (Whereas some people, like me, look in the pantry and all they see […]

Posted by Admin on October 2nd, 2013 | No Comments Posted in Main Meals, Rice

A few Tips and Theories

Recipes such as Tabouleh call for lots of lemon juice. To make squeezing lots of juice easy and to keep pips out of the juice, Mum has a handy tip. She keeps a piece of netting in the kitchen drawer. Mum’s LEMON JUICING TIP: wrap a lemon half in a piece of netting and squeeze. […]

Posted by Admin on January 15th, 2011 | No Comments Posted in Tips and Tricks