Balanced Foods

Compost Cake

Compost Cake

Sounds unpleasant doesn’t it.  Do you trust me?

Breakfast PB+J IceCream Sandwiches

Breakfast PB+J IceCream Sandwiches

Today is July 4th.  There are many things going through my mind: I miss America (more than I expected to).  I miss San Francisco.  I miss my friends.  Craving some smoked bbq ribs right about now.  With whom can I celebrate here.  How do I celebrate this year.  Where did this recent obsession with Peanut Butter + Jelly come from.  It's 900 degrees.  I want an Ice Cream Sandwich.  PEANUT BUTTER + JELLY ICE CREAM SANDWICH.  Breakfast style. 

Apricot + Rosemary Galettes

Apricot + Rosemary Galettes

Sometimes it’s the stunning photography, the innovative styling, sometimes the who, the why, the where.  And sometimes, it’s just about discovering the most unusual Ratatouille-palette-firework-inducing flavour combinations that make the culinary world so enticing.  Which just so happened to be the case this morning, thanks to Master Chef Australia’s current contestant Ashleigh Bareham (and if you haven’t heard of Master Chef Australia, then that’s another conversation we need to have), who decided to oven roast Apricots with Rosemary.  Who’d have thought.  Genius.  Yes, that herb you rub meats with, roast vegetables in, and infuse gravies with.  That one.  On our Galettes.  Mini/individual Apricot Rosemary and Honey Galettes, to be precise.

Stale-Bread Summer Panzanella

Stale-Bread Summer Panzanella

For a No-Waste-harping, Italian-food-obsessing, Bestover-loving-gal, discovering the secrets of Panzanella were certainly among the best things to happen to me while in Italy (hey don't judge, some people get excited about tech, I get excited about new ways to upcycle foods.  To each their own...).

5-Minute Shortcut Granola

5-Minute Shortcut Granola

I can never remember to make Granola, until I actually want Granola, by which time it is far too late to make any, and I just don’t have the freedom to purchase beautiful artisanal granola to satisfy each craving.  A friend once said, through necessity is born genius.  Not claiming to be genius by any means, but merely to say that through this existential-granola-dilemma, a solution was born: Shortcut Granola.

Lemony Spelt + Chive Blossom Risotto

Lemony Spelt + Chive Blossom Risotto

There is something about cooking with something you've grown, or rather, what your Granny grew and gifted to you...  I also believe in happy coincidences, which is why when I glimpsed Matt Inwood's Lemon and Chive Blossom risotto on Instagram, and later that day conveniently discovered that my Granny was in fact growing her very own Chive Blossoms, I literally, had to.

Pear Fennel + Soup How-Tos

Pear Fennel + Soup How-Tos

Soup is not something to which I ever gave much thought, growing up.  But over the years I have noticed how much good it does to my body.  And quite frankly, it's also one of the most fantastic ways to use up any vegetables nearing expiration.  And so beautifully simple.

Green Moroccan Smoothie

Green Moroccan Smoothie

I recently made my first trip to Morocco, and it was spectacular.  The culture was rich, the colours vibrant, the sounds completely novel to me.  And most importantly the food.  The food was incredible.