Rosemary cherry tomato focaccia

When I have a dinner party or really party of any sort, it’s pretty much a guarantee that I will make bread if time possibly allows.  As I said in my prior post about focaccia, this really is about the easiest type of yeast bread you can possibly make.  It’s just not hard to do … Continue reading →

Roasted cauliflower, broccoli, and chickpea salad

If a dinner party ends with a dark chocolate pretzel tart, it had better have a healthy element in the middle.  Enter this glorious salad.  This is not your typical salad – as a matter of fact, I used barely any actual lettuce leaves in it, just adding them as a finishing touch of sorts. … Continue reading →

Quinoa, kale, and broccoli bowl

Are you ready to consume multiple superfoods in the same bowl?  Then make some space in your life for this incredibly nutritious and delicious dish.  I actually have had trouble finding kale in Australia, but it can occasionally be found at organic food sections of various groceries.  The last time I saw it, I snatched … Continue reading →

Quinoa quiche

Aside from the fact that this dish is great to say, it combines two of my favourite things and makes it really healthy.  I love quiches, but normally their buttery crusts and massive amount of cream sort of turn me away from them (unless I’m in France, of course, in which case I would eat … Continue reading →

Black bean chili

I haven’t made chili in ages, and typically don’t make warm things unless it’s cold out, but when it was raining non-stop a few weeks ago I got a sudden urge to make this black bean chili.  It looked super healthy and I couldn’t wait to try it out.  Imagine my utter dismay when I … Continue reading →

Sweet potato scones

Sweet potatoes – another one of my absolute favourite foods.  In America, we are all about sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving, but I think they should be enjoyed at all times of year.  As scone recipes go, this one is pretty healthy, actually – no cream, low fat milk, and of course adding sweet potatoes to … Continue reading →

Cornbread cranberry stuffing

So for this past Christmas, I was determined to go all American since I hadn’t gotten to do Thanksgiving.  This meant turkey, cornbread, stuffing, and cranberry sauce for Christmas dinner.  Imagine my utter horror when try as I might, I could not find frozen cranberries (and certainly not fresh) at ANY grocery stores in Sydney. … Continue reading →

Cornbread

So the holiday season may be over but I’m not done sharing holiday recipes with you yet, because I firmly believe certain foods shouldn’t just be enjoyed over the holidays.  One such food is cornbread.  In America we typically associate it with Thanksgiving, and in Australia I doubt it’s associated with anything at all.  Anyway, … Continue reading →

Chili lime tofu

So, to continue on my healthy food kick, I now would like to raise another controversial topic: tofu.  I know many people are haters, but I honestly love tofu mainly because of this recipe.  I also am obviously super into Asian food and I think any Thai/Vietnamese/Chinese dish with tofu is almost always delicious.  The … Continue reading →

Vegetable tian

Happy New Year from Australia!  Most people at the beginning of January are thinking about how to make healthy resolutions, so here is a great vegetarian dinner recipe that looks a bit fancier than just eating some steamed or roasted vegetables.  It’s a great recipe for cold winter months especially, although I did just make … Continue reading →