Home-Ecky Becky

I soaked 2-1/2 cups of white beans in plenty of water overnight. Into the slow cooker they go, along with (yes!) a whole head of garlic, an ...

Tartlets made from excess puff pastry (from meat pies) pears poached in the lonely last drops of a bottle of champagne. The pink blush is fr...

Meat pies (made of lamb mince and peas) in ramekins with puff pastry tops. Served with green beans and warm beets tossed with a butter and a...

My morning porridge tarted up with leftover sour cherry and raspberry sauce from previous night's dinner.

In the hustle and bustle of 12 people for lunch, I forgot to take a picture. Here are the leftovers from the next day. Clockwise, starting ...

DH has added this dish to his repertoire. I think the secret is the Agra lamb and coconut curry powder which I bought from Mudgeeraba Spice...

Tomorrow we're having friends for lunch. Dear Husband (DH) wants to make a Peter Singer save-the-planet dal. I'm feeling adventurous...

Check out these fantastic craft and food blogs written up in the recent Sunday Life. Six and a Half Stitches Poppalina Nourish Me Stone Soup...

Tempeh doesn't do much for me -- mostly due to the texture. I only like it when it's been fried until crispy, as I did in the first ...

The men-folk in my family love rissoles (basically big meatballs). Served with leftover tomato sauce, baked sweet potato fries and steamed b...

This was a clean out the fridge special: big chunks of vegies (zucchini, carrots, celery and cabbage) cooked in chicken stock with chickpeas...

This tofu was marinated in rosemary, olive oil and lemon juice and then baked with sweet potato fries. On the side were steamed sugar snap p...

A lovely lunch in Tasmania. The soup was spinach and potato, garnished with feta and parsley. The carrot cake was topped with very sweet can...

I went to Tasmania about a month ago and photographed these gorgeous vegetables at the Salamanca markets. Tasmania is an island state south ...

I'm intrigued by the PB&J campaign . PB&J is the famous American peanut butter and jelly sandwich (substitute "jam" fo...