FANTASTIC FRESH FIGS

Figs are such a delight, on their own, in a tart, on top of ice cream, or in a salad. I teamed these delicious fresh figs with crunchy cos lettuce, pears, goats cheese and activated pecans, I made a slightly sweet dressing with lemon juice, a dash of maple syrup and flax seed oil. On the subject of activated pecans.... check out the amazing products by http://www.uniqueorganique.com.au/ their products are changing my life, one bite at a time!

TROPICAL FRUIT PLATE ANYONE?

Okay, I will admit, this is not one of my creations - it was served for dessert after a delicious meal in Koh Samui, Thaliand. I simply wanted to add it to this blog because it reminded me that we don't need to spend all day baking calorie full sticky date pudding to impress our guests at dinner parties...a carefully prepared and presented tropical fruit plate will do just fine!

YUMMY FRUIT AND VEG MARKETS IN PERTH

I think it is really important to buy local, everyone who knows me, knows that I am "at the market" every Saturday morning. In recent years, a number of great farmers markets have opened.

Below are links to some great places to try:

http://www.mtclaremontfarmersmarket.com.au/

http://perthcityfarm.org.au/

http://subifarmersmarket.com.au/

http://www.midlandfarmersmarket.com.au/

I will add more as I make my way around them. Happy shopping and healthy eating everyone!

TEMPEH, FETA AND MINT SALAD WITH MARINATED CUCUMBERS

Armed with delicious fresh mostly organic ingredients from

http://www.mtclaremontfarmersmarket.com.au/

I made this salad. Basically add some mint in to your lettuce mix, add some tomatoes, feta, spring onions and chopped tempeh (my favorite tempeh is Tallyho Farm Organic Tempeh). Finish the salad with marinated cucumbers and your favorite home made dressing.

Marinated Cucumbers are simple, peel and slice a fat cucumber and marinate in white wine vinegar with a little salt and pepper.

ORGANIC TABOULEH

ORGANIC TABOULEH

All these ingredients were purchased from the organic market in East Perth

 http://perthcityfarm.org.au/.

Wow, they have done an amazing job to update that place!

Ingredients

Big bunch of flat leaf parsley VERY finely chopped

Small bunch of mint finely chopped

4 spring onions finely chopped

lots of cherry tomatoes finely chopped

1 cup organic bulghur - soaked for 2 and a half hours

Juice of one lemon

Olive oil if you want it - I felt it didn't need it.

Serve with delicious flat bread and feta for a simple light lunch or use it as a side dish with any meal.

Two Days at a Time: Red Curry Sweet Potato Soup

Two Days at a Time: Red Curry Sweet Potato Soup: I used some of our recent crop of Sweet Potato to make this soup. Recipe 500 Grams of Sweet Potato slowed cooked in the oven with the sk...

SIMPLY DELICIOUS MOZZARELLA, TOMATO AND OLIVE STARTER

SIMPLY DELICIOUS MOZZARELLA, TOMATO AND OLIVE STARTER

The key to serving a simple dish like this - is to make sure you have the best ingrediants one can buy! Look for organic products and get creative with presentation, the colours do most of the work for you. Add some olive tapenade and good quality olive oil for extra colour and delightful flavour.

PIMP MY PASTA

A simple dish of Mediterranean vegetables, olives and tofu mixed through pasta. Tofu Tip - break up firm organic tofu and fry in hot rice bran oil to get a great "browning" effect. 

Cool and pack in to Tupperware containers for an easy to take to work lunch.