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Gingerbread Beer Cake

Gingerbread Beer Cake

It’s the last day of the year.  So instead of reminiscing about what’s past, being intimidated by what’s to come, I'm indulging in all that’s present.  Family.  Food.  And Gingerbread Beer Cake.

Turmeric Spiced Carrot Soup

Turmeric Spiced Carrot Soup

While I’ve not yet decided whether or not I’m quite ready for the frosty weather, (not that autumn cares), it has given me another idea for using up this rather large quantity of carrots I’ve somehow landed myself with.  (And turmeric, well, because I've been consuming it in abundance to ward off the masses of cold-infected humans that suddenly surround me).

Pear + Ginger Compote Cake

Pear + Ginger Compote Cake

If I could compote all the fruit in this fashion, I would (for flavour AND bestover inducing qualities).  But I can't.  Even with 2 fruit compotes - served at the nibs etc. popup atop nut butter and a Juice Pulp Breakfast Loaf - I still ended up with leftovers.  That needed rescuing.  Fast.  So I tossed it all into a cake, shoved it in the oven and crossed my fingers...

Coconut Bircher Muesli

Coconut Bircher Muesli

The story for coconut Bircher Muesli goes as follows:

I had a bunch of coconut beverages in my fridge.  It was time for them to go.

Golden Cacao Drink

Golden Cacao Drink

The stuff of dreams.  Literally.  Powerfully nutritious and chocolate crave quenching?  Um.  Yes.

Kohlrabi: Okonomiyaki + Slaw

Kohlrabi: Okonomiyaki + Slaw

I have been fortunate to have experienced cultures from across the world, which in turn has led me to crave the discovery of all sorts of global cuisines, generally through my personal consumption, but whenever I can, through local cooking classes.  But in all honesty, Japanese food is never something I properly looked into, other than endless sushi dates and that Sushi making party that one time...Until my mum brought home the strangest looking vegetable I'd seen in a long time, and Food 52 just so happened to feature it on their CSA.  Too perfect of a coincidence NOT to try my hand at it.  Hence, Kohlrabi Okonomiyaki with lightly pickled Kohlrabi Slaw.