Christine's Foodie Adventures

Now that the weather is starting to warm up it's a great time to transition from the hearty dishes of winter to slightly lighter dishes....

Serves 4 as breakfast, entree or light lunch with salad Ingredients 1 large onion 275g desiree potatoes 3 Tablespoons olive oil 5 large egg...

Serves 2 Ingredients 3 vine ripened tomatoes 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil, plus extra to brush the bread 450 grams of seafood marinara mix (mix ...

Makes 20 Ingredients 125g (4 oz) butter, softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup plain flour 1 cup self raising ...

Having been absent from my food blog for a while (but not absent from fantastic food adventures), today's dim sum stirred my passions to...

Ingredients Rosemary Flatbread dough (see recipe below) Coriander Pesto (see recipe below) Ripe tomato (with seeds removed) 1/4 red onion Me...

Ingredients 3/4 teaspoon dried yeast a pinch of caster sugar 120ml lukewarm water 1 & 3/4 cups plain or bread flour, plus extra for dust...

Makes 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) Ingredients 60 g (21/4 oz/2 cups) fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves 80 g (23/4 oz/1/2 cup) cashew nuts, lightl...

The beginning of the yum cha odyssey While I have never been a smoker and experienced the shakes and agitation of withdrawal, I get what I c...

Since returning from Morocco a month ago, I have been reliving the wonderful experiences I had there by cooking up a storm of Moroccan food....

Ingredients 40 grams unsalted butter 60ml extra virgin olive oil 400g mixed nuts 4 large cloves garlic, bruised with the back of a knife 4 ...

Ingredients 1 bottle of Ocean Spray Cranberry Pomegranate Juice (1.5 litres) 12 iceblocks (and extras to serve) 1/2 bottle ginger beer 1 li...

Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 brown onion finely chopped 350g lean minced lamb 2 crushed garlic cloves 2 tablespoons cumin 1 teaspoon...

Ingredients 3 teaspoons active dried yeast 500g (3 1/3 cups) strong flour or plain flour, preferably unbleached 200g wholemeal flour 125 ml ...

Ingredients 2 x 400g eggplants, cut into 1cm thick slices olive oil for frying 3 crushed garlic cloves 2 teaspoon paprika 3 teaspoons groun...

Ingredients 1.5kg ripe tomatoes 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 coarsley grated brown onions 2 crushed garlic cloves 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 c...

Ingredients 3 white onions 2 tablespoons sweet paprika 1 teaspoon saffron threads 1 tablespoon chopped ginger 3 bay leaves salt & freshl...

Ingredients Meatballs 1 brown onion 2 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley 2 slices whitebread 1 egg 500g minced lamb or beef (I used beef) 1...

Both regular cous cous and instant cous cous should be prepared in the same way - steaming the grains to make them light and fluffy. Ingredi...

Ingredients 500g blanched almonds 150g caster sugar 2 tablespoons orange blossom water 150g butter, at room temperature 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoo...