Veggie Veggie Lasagne

Roasted Vegetable, Spinach and Cheese Lasagne  Now I could not post a recipe for a meat lasagne and not do one for my vegetarian …

Chicken Soul Soup

Chicken Soup This is definitely the season of being ill and a certain stomach bug has made its way around all members of my famil…

Thai Thai Noodle Salad

Thai Beef Noodle Salad This dish has been inspired by our travels to Thailand and more recently Mauritius where we had a deliciou…

Kung Pao Chicken with Egg Fried Rice

Kung Pao Chicken with Egg Fried Rice This is a favourite of mine at Chinese restaurants and takeaways so I recreated my version w…

Komatsuna

Komatsuna: Japanese mustard spinach. Brassica rapa var. perviridis , コマツナ、小松菜。 A variety of Brassica rapa, the plant that also h…

Nanohana

Rape shoots, turnip rape. （ Brassica napus ). 菜の花。 Rape shoots are the immature stems and buds of the rape plant. It is a vegeta…

Horenso

Spinach. ホウレンソウ、ほうれん草, 菠薐草 (Spinacia oleracea). Spinach is an edible flowering plant, with a high nutritional value and rich in …

A Spanish tortilla, & making a case for meal planning!

In-between putting up yard sale signs, sorting closets and packing boxes, I take a much needed breather with you here to share a …