Potatoes: Mash based Rosti and Croquette inspired dish

Potatoes: Mash based Rosti and Croquette inspired dish

One of these recipes I don’t quite know how to title. The fact is – there is no proper name. But it is the perfect example, of how to use left overs in a completely new dish…!! I while back, we had a huge bowl 

Kale and red cabbage salad

Kale and red cabbage salad

Ingredients 130 g finely sliced red cabbage (approximately 1/8 of a whole head) 100 g finely sliced kale 50 g mixed dry roasted nuts 100 g edamame beans 1 finely sliced carrot 1 diced avocado Sauce 1 tsp whole grain mustard 1 tsp honey 2 

Pear rocket (arugula) salad

Pear rocket (arugula) salad

I love pears! We all love pears! But they are at their best when they are still a bit hard and crispy although the softer they get, the more sweet they turn. We had a left over pear in the fruit basket the other night 

Pear/apple sorbet

Pear/apple sorbet

I had some pears and apples in the fruit basket which had reached a state where they were too ripe and soft to be eaten – but rather than throwing it out, I decided to take one of the big pears and a few of 

Creamy celeriac soup

Creamy celeriac soup

One of my husbands favorites! I am saying this as he has often wondered how anything so simple and basic can turn out so tasty! Funny! The other day, I had only 2/3 of a celeriac and instead of the last 3rd, I added a 

Crispy salad with what I had on hand

Crispy salad with what I had on hand

My point is – you can mix up a great salad with fresh greens as long as the sauce is good. This time I had a bit of celery, capsicum peppers, cucumber, a few spring onions, feta cheese, rocket salad and olives. But many combinations 

Creamed smoked salmon pasta

Creamed smoked salmon pasta

I while back, I bought a big smoked salmon on sale with the intention of preparing a few consecutive dishes. Meanwhile, something came in the way, I ended up only using a bit but put the reaming salmon in the freezer. Seeing it today – 

Croutons

Croutons

I admit – we always have bread in the house. We love bread! However, we don’t always finish the loaf before we get a new one and the last bit sometimes seems to be left behind in the basket ending up a bit hard. I 

Filo dough parcels with onion

Filo dough parcels with onion

Everyone has onions and sometimes too many they are often bought in bulk. Once in a while I will use whatever I have and clean out my basket of onions. I will either do an onion soup or perhaps a quiche however, the other night 

Thai inspired Chicken/Prawn Coconut soup

Thai inspired Chicken/Prawn Coconut soup

…and do not let yourself be intimidated by the long list of ingredients… I hardly know how to title this recipe as I you can put pretty much anything you want into this soup. The other day I cooked up left over chicken – carcass