The Veggie Mama
You know what I suck at? Eating lunch. Like, a proper lunch. Often the girls have rest time from 11.30 onwards, and I use that time to work. So I don't eat until they get up (sometimes hours later) and by then I'm so hungry I'm about to punch my own self in the face. And then I don't want anything, … [Read more...]
The internet is my number-one source of dinner inspiration, and sometimes I like to have a little theme going on. Sometimes I just find one site and go a little bit nuts over their amazing choices, and try one of everything. The Post-Punk Kitchen is one of those such sites. Isa is the coolest … [Read more...]
It's getting pretttty hot here, folks! So I find I'm turning more and more to non-oven options for dinner. I bought a ridged cast-iron grill pan from Aldi a few months ago, and it is AMAZING for grilling veggies on, so I've been doing it every chance I get. Such a bargain, and it makes such a … [Read more...]
Remember last time when I went nuts in the kitchen and cooked like, a week's worth of meals because I was worried the stuff in my organics box would go bad before I could get to it all? Well I keep it up as much as I can, because there's nothing worse than paying so much for wonderful produce only … [Read more...]
Hello there my fine Meatless Monday friends! I hope you didn't feel too neglected in the daily slog that was the 31 days challenge. I had nary a molecule of motivation left in me to write after I got through all that, so the food fell by the wayside somewhat. Well, no more! I briefly considered … [Read more...]
You guys!! Look at this!! Today instead of my amateur photography, you get PURE AWESOMENESS from the incredibly talented Lauren Merrick. You may remember her from such blogs as Baby Mac (that header!) and The Beetleshack (that everything!). She has funky prints (on carbon-neutral paper, no less) … [Read more...]
Man, I love me a kitchen shortcut! This spinach and ricotta cannelloni is one of my favourite cheats although I cannot remember where I got the idea. I've never stuffed cannelloni, I've never piped anything - instead, I roll the filling in fresh lasagna sheets and tip the sauce all over the top. … [Read more...]
You can imagine my excitement when, after a few small successful attempts at feeding Abby spaghetti, she sat down to eat this dish and actually looked like she was enjoying it. Mind you, I hid the excitement and acted like it was no big deal, in the hopes that she would just START EATING NORMALLY … [Read more...]
Howdy, gang! As I was unpacking my organics box the other day, I had to think quickly about what was to be done with all of it. Organic veggies don't last long, and it's horrible to waste them, so I mentally put them in order of what needed to be used first and started prepping some of them for … [Read more...]
Hey gang! Did you cross a culinary experience off your bucket list this month? Plenty of people around the world did, so let's peek into their kitchens, shall we? First up, in a move that will please nutella-lovers everywhere, Nom Nom Ally has made a healthy homemade … [Read more...]
Here's something I'd always wanted to make, but shoved it into the "one day" category (a lot of things are in there, I'm afraid to look! I slam the door and run...). It involved having iceberg lettuce to hand, which I rarely buy, and also sorting out a minced meat substitute for the … [Read more...]
This is one of my favourite ways to use up leftover brown rice, which I like to make in a big batch at the start of the week. There's only so many salads you can have, right? I have stuffed both capsicum peppers and mushrooms with this filling, and both are amazing. Capsicum is a sweet … [Read more...]
This may be called spaghetti with sundried tomato and artichoke, but that's just its fancy name. I usually call it cupboard spaghetti. Why? Because it's almost exclusively made with things out of packets and jars usually found in my pantry. Artichokes, sundried tomatoes, marinated … [Read more...]
Last semester, I started a tradition of prepping Wednesday night's dinner alongside Tuesday night's. I'd throw it all in the Crock Pot and turn it on in the morning before work. When I got home - voila! Dinner. The problem is, there isn't much choice from a vegetarian's perspective when … [Read more...]
Oh boy do I love these. And I silently high-fived myself when my reluctant toddler put one in her mouth and started chewing. She got through maybe half of one before she spat it out (too eggplanty-y?) so I'm considering that a win. She tried it. That was more than I was anticipating! I just give … [Read more...]
