Posted by kathryn in Blogging and Nuts & seeds

Given my recent experimentation with native spices for the Tigers & Strawberries Spice is Right food blogging event, I’m pointing you in the direction of Cook (almost) Anything Once for info on how to use Mountain Pepper Leaf (also known as mountain pepperberry).

Read more 26 August, 2006

Posted by kathryn in Vegan, Dinners, Nuts & seeds, Recipes, Vegetables and Winter

I’m finally getting back to my dinner party menu. On the night I had twelve people for dinner, including one person who can’t eat wheat (but is okay with spelt) and another friend who is lactose intolerant. For the main course I made two of these tarts. They’re vegan and I used spelt flour for the crust. I’d love to say I came up with this recipe, because it’s inventive, full of flavour and really adds to the total …

Read more 04 January, 2007

Posted by kathryn in Nuts & seeds

Paul has asked about nuts: bq. I do like snacking on nuts and I probably like them all. From a nutritional viewpoint, (assuming non salted and non toasted/dressed are best) which varieties are particularly beneficial? Is a selection better than one single type? Nuts are a wonderful, wonderful food. They’re high in protein (15 – 25%) and also contain useful amounts of fibre, potassium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin E, along with some B vitamins and antioxidants. Nuts are also high …

Read more 14 June, 2007

Posted by kathryn in Vegan, Nuts & seeds and Vegetables

I’ve been making lots of pesto recently. I never truly appreciated this herb paste until I started making my own. And I never really made my own until I bought a food processor. Second hand, for $20 from Vinnies. Anyway, more and more I’ve been making a dairy free version. I think it must have been Lucy who first put me onto the idea of using miso instead of parmesan. Genius. White miso has a soft enough flavour that it …

Read more 13 April, 2011

Posted by kathryn in Grains and Nuts & seeds

You may have heard of My New Roots life changing loaf of bread (LCLB). There’s a whole lot of hype around the recipe and assumptions made about its health qualities, which may not be entirely realistic. So exactly how healthy is the life changing loaf of bread? h3. The Good * It’s a clever little recipe. No yeast, no kneading or double proving, flouring bread boards and mess. Instead you just mix the ingredients together in a loaf tin, leave …

Read more 06 May, 2013

Posted by kathryn in Nuts & seeds

Tahini is one of my favourite ingredients. I buy big jars of the stuff and use it all the time. No matter how old or new the tahini, it’s always separated out to some extent, as the oil floats to the top of the jar and the more fibrous solids descend to the bottom. Up until recently I’ve attempted to remix the two layers by hand, by mixing it with a spoon. However, as Madhur Jaffrey says "you can feel …

Read more 21 May, 2013