A meal is always better with a little bit on the side. This collection of recipes adds a little taste, a little flavour, a little interest to your meals. Many of them can be kept in the fridge for several days to perk up several meals. All of them use whole ingredients and avoid processed ones.
Almond Milk and Flour
Almond Milk is a great substitute for milk in cooking and baking. This is an easy way to make it ... Read More
Avocado Tahini Dip with Pomegranate Seeds
There is nothing that says "Middle Eastern food" like pomegranate and tahini. This avocado tahini dip is given a very ... Read More
Avocado Tahini Spread
Chicken burgers are really tasty, but they can also use a little something to spice them up. We made this ... Read More
Avocado Vinaigrette Dressing
In Singapore it is always salad weather, which means that we tend to eat them a lot. But continuing to ... Read More
Basil mint pesto
This is a great pesto to have in your repertoire to jazz up a meal. It is very easy, but ... Read More
Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms
This side dish of caramelised onions and mushrooms is great as a topping to vegetarian or other burgers, on top of ... Read More
Coconut Yoghurt
Since going dairy free I haven't had any yoghurt, or yoghurt substitutes. I wanted to change my breakfast habit (muesli ... Read More
Coriander Tahini Dip
Tahini is a wonderful base ingredient for dips. We have been enjoying making many different combinations including this Coriander Tahini ... Read More
Courgette and Tahini Lime Dip
This is an easy to prepare dip which goes well with cucumber, carrots and celery sticks for an afternoon snack ... Read More
Desiccated Coconut Milk
Recently for some strange reason we could not find any of the brand of coconut milk that we normally buy ... Read More
Dukkah (Duqqa)
Dukkah is a classic Middle Eastern blend of spices, seeds and herbs. Originating in Egypt, there is no definitive recipe, ... Read More
Garlic Aioli Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is something I though that we had left behind when we changed our diet, but it does not need ... Read More
Homemade Carrot Kimchi
No Korean meal is complete without a side dish of Kimchi. It is a national obsession, and rightly so. There ... Read More
Homemade Korean Kimchi
One of our son's best friends at school is Korean, and his mother was nice enough to give us some ... Read More
Homemade Mayonnaise
I was quickly whipping up a jar of mayonnaise this morning to go over an Eggs Benedict breakfast, when I ... Read More
Homemade Mustard
I wanted to make a sweet potato salad with a honey mustard dressing, but in looking at the pots of ... Read More
Lebanese Seven Spice Powder
A staple in any Lebanese kitchen, the aromatic blend is very versatile and works wonders as a dry rub on ... Read More
Mango Passionfruit Salsa
This salsa is sweet with a spicy bite. Delicious with sweet potato cakes, or as a topping for chicken, pork ... Read More
Parsnip and Purple Carrot Hummus
Hummus is a favourite spread for my son, and we have been trying some variations of the recipe (which is ... Read More
Passionfruit and Orange Sauce
This is a delicious sauce with a lot of flavour. It suits being paired with big flavored meats such as ... Read More
Ras el Hanout spice mix
Ras el Hanout is a North African (Moroccan) spice mix that translates as “top of the shop”. There is no ... Read More
Rucola Mint Pesto
This is a very versatile pesto sauce that can be used as a dip for sweet potatoes, as a topping ... Read More
Thai Green Curry Paste
This is a basic Thai Green Curry paste recipe that can be used as the basis to make Thai green ... Read More