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sage recipes
Confit garlic tomatoes
December 14th, 2009
Slow roasted tomatoes seem to be everywhere! Fine dining has found a newest best friend – and after eating these – I can see why. My sister in law kindly described them as “life changing” though I am not sure if the champagne they were served with had something to do with that! The certainly [...]
Mandarin glazed lamb with pumpkin (butternut squash) & black-eyed peas
September 6th, 2009
Getting creative with roasting, and with a great supply of inexpensive, sweet, juicy imperial mandarins which are in season at present, I decided to see whether mandarin could replace honey in basting lamb racks. While you could only taste the slightest hint of mandarin flavour in the final product, it certainly helped with developing a [...]
Shepherds pie with a twist:
August 11th, 2009
Lentils, pumpkins and cannellini beans…who says just because mashed potato is high GI you can’t enjoy this classic dish! We actually think this version is BETTER than the original, and are once again, happy we started cooking with beans. My mum used to make a delicious lentil shepherd’s pie sourced from a book called “passion [...]
Roast pumpkin, sage, chicken and lentil pasta
June 30th, 2009
A midweek favourite, simple, and easy to prepare. I like to top this with with generous amounts of fresh basil (ie: 5- 10 leaves per bowl), because I happen to have plenty at hand from a recent gardening venture, but you can top with any fresh herb of your choice – parsley, or oregano would [...]
