More beans, more eggplant, more potatoes and more walnuts (of course)

I’m convinced that at some point in the distant past, some wrote a book (in Georgian – one of the oldest living written languages) about the wonders of walnuts, and how to make sure you eat them at every single meal. It must have been a best-seller, because really and truly, walnuts are in everything…

What’s for dinner Micronesian vegan?

Knock on wood, but I think we might finally have working internets that won’t wildly vary and drop out all the time. Now there’s just the near-daily power outages to get between me and some quality blog time. So many stories of lizards, the gym in the jungle, boat trips and new jobs, but this…

Risi e Bisi and vegan “meat” balls

Maybe the best thing about risi e bisi is that the name rhymes. Its really just a plain-ish risotto with peas, although there are variations around, such as using mashed peas and slid peas, and turning it into a soup. Again, I won’t post a recipe, as risotto isn’t rocket science, but I will give…

Have Trangia, will travel

Wow, long time no update. Well, I back and well and truly settled in at home again now, and starting to work on the projects for this year – namely working on the Friendly Chocolate Cookbook, which has found a publisher in Aduki, helping the Greens for the by-election in Broadmeadows (because Brumby is a…

Beans and Sausage and Philipino Spring Rolls

Ah, the perils of waiting too long between cooking the thing and writing about the thing. I can’t for the life of me remember the real name of this bean dish, or anything much about it, except that it was good. A mixture of tomatoes, green capsicum, beans and sausage, it was similar to an…

Mezze two

On Mezze night number two, we had pumpkin kibbeh, tabouli, bean dip, flat bread chips, and fried tempeh kibbeh. Overall, it was delicious, and I have to say I’m pretty proud of my new creation, the fried tempeh kibbeh. The pumpkin Kibbeh was bought from the Middle East Bakery on Hope st. I just happened…

Beans and Bananas

On our third and final night of Tanzanian eating, we tried coconut bean soup and baked green bananas in orange syrup. The coconut bean soup includes kidney beans, rice, coconut, tomatoes, curry powder and sweet green pepper (I’m starting to detect a theme here). In the information I have dug up about Tanzania, it seems…

Picadillo and a Bean Bonanza

Picadillo is a mince-based dish, sometimes eaten alone, and sometimes used as a filling for various tortilla dishes like burritos and tacos. It is served in many countries, including the Phillipines, and is basically just mince and vegetables. I used this recipe from MexicanFoodie and served it up with some rice cooked with tomatoes, chillies,…

Burgers and Biccies

Burgers are perhaps the most ubiquitous of all the American foods to have swum the ocean and dragged themselves, panting onto the beaches of Australia. They are so common, in fact, that I almost forgot to include them at all. There are stacks of stories about how hamburgers were supposedly invented, and by whom. One…

Chowder, Cobbler, Cornbread and Beans

Sunday: Corn Chowder and Peach Cobbler During my search I didn’t find much info on Corn Chowder, so I wont share a history with you. Basically, chowder is a thick, creamy soup with stuff in it. In corn chowder, the stuff is corn and potatoes. I used the recipe for Chipotle Corn Chowder from  Vegan…

Tex-mex night

***Oddly, I published this yesterday, but it isn’t there. ??? anyway, if it comes up twice, that’s why.*** Tex-mex food is a sort of knock-off of actual Mexican food, eaten and created in Texas (and all over the States). I can’t find reliable info on who created these dishes, but it was either Mexican people…