Home-Ecky Becky

Sigh, the borscht didn't live up to its name. I've been cooking a lot out of the CSIRO Well-Being Diet Cookbook, and this is the fir...

For breakfast: buttermilk pancakes topped with yogurt and canned peaches in mango juice. And a titch of maple syrup.

Lamb chops. Boiled kipfler potatoes*. Spinach and mushrooms**. *I've always wanted to try these long skinny German potatoes, typical...

A couple of weekends ago we stayed at Bronte beach in Sydney. Very beautiful. And a fantastic choice of 6 or 7 non-touristy cafes for breakf...

This is what the beans looked like after slow cooking. I added some sauteed fennel and red capsicum at the end.

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...