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Fresh Tomato Sauce

03/05/2017 by Gina 2 Comments

A few weeks ago we were gifted two bottles of some beautiful full-bodied tomato passata made by our dear friend’s Italian family. The sauce was ...

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Roasted Red Pepper Dip

09/03/2017 by madhatmedia Leave a Comment

I love having dips ready in the fridge "to go" ... and I particularly like dips that can wear a few hats!  And this dip certainly does that. It is ...

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Eggplant, Mushrooms and Spinach Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce

23/11/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

The original inspiration for this recipe came from here, and as I love eggplant I really wanted to be able to "nail" using them as noodles. However I ...

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Pumpkin Crust Pizza with Tomato, Feta and Basil

12/10/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

Oh ... I do love pizza, and pumpkin, and tomatoes, especially feta, and of course basil!!!!!  My family are also meat eaters so there was no way I ...

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Pumpkin Pizza Bianca

11/10/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

I love my veggies and like to look for any way I can to get more of them into me ... and into my family!!!  I am so lucky that they like veggies too. ...

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Black Bean, Red Pepper, Spinach and Feta Frittata

21/09/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

My family absolutely love Shakshuka and we make it often (see here) and this is a bit of a take on that recipe. Sunday nights are usually easy cooking ...

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Spinach, Herb and Feta Pie

17/08/2016 by Gina 2 Comments

I love all sorts of pies, but in particular anything to do with spinach, and when you combine that with plenty of herbs and feta in a filo pastry, ...

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Mexican Style Avocado and Zucchini Soup

03/08/2016 by Gina 2 Comments

On these cold days there is something very warming about enjoying a delicious bowl of hot soup ... and when you team that with the flavours of Mexico ...

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Veggie Crumble (with option to add chicken)

15/07/2016 by Gina 4 Comments

I love my veggies, and thank goodness my family do too. But they also love their meat a little more than I do, so it is good to have dishes that are ...

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Thai Style Sweet Potato Soup

22/06/2016 by Gina Leave a Comment

Soup is such a versatile dish! And when it is super quick to pull together it is even more attractive. Add to that the delicious flavour of this ...

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For as long as I can remember I have loved being around food, not just eating it but cooking with it too!

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Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake … this is not Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake … this is not a large cake (it’s baked in a 20cm round cake tin), but it is rich, dark and dense and a small slice is just perfect.

Here I have served it with a raspberry coulis as I had some in the fridge, and a dollop of fresh cream. But I have also offered a recipe for a “Coffee Cream” in the post to serve with the cake too.

This version is nut free (I have used toasted sunflower seeds), but you can also use almonds if nuts are not an issue in your home.

The cake is also dairy free, is very quick to make, and gives you eight serves similar to what you see in the post here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/flourless-chocolate-olive-oil-cake/

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Marrakesh Carrots … this is a fabulous dish … Marrakesh Carrots … this is a fabulous dish … it is easy to make, and leftovers keep well in the fridge for up to three days.

I use a Thermomix to chop the carrots (it is quicker than trying to grate them), and I do like the chunky texture that gives me as opposed to “grating” which can sometimes make the carrot a little wet.

The dressing can be blended in a bowl if preferred, and the rest of the salad is prepared by hand so that I get plenty of texture.

This salad goes so well with just about any protein, and is a favourite in our home … with another hot spell fast approaching, this may be one that you would like to try:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/marrakesh-carrots/

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Honey Cake – this cake is delicious just on its Honey Cake – this cake is delicious just on its own and does not need icing, but I do try to minimise waste, so when I have little bits of leftover icing from other bakes (in this case Caramel Icing from a Sticky Date Cake I made a month ago, and White Chocolate Icing from the cupcakes I made last week) I put the leftovers into small containers in the freezer … then I can often combine two or three (in this case the two icings I mentioned) which will give me enough for what I need. So last night I took the two icings from the freezer and placed them in the fridge, then this morning I removed them from the fridge and put them on my bench to allow them to come to room temperature, they were then combined and used to dress this cake. It is such a great way to use us icing “scrapes”, and no-one else is the wiser 

Links to the separate recipes are here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/honey-cake-a-jewish-celebration-cake/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/white-or-dark-chocolate-icing/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/sticky-date-cake/

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Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with White Chocolate Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing … requested for our number 2 son’s birthday today … these are so easy to make, and keep well for a few days at room temperature … but if it is really warm in your home (so that the icing may melt) then I would keep them in the fridge but remove them at least 30 minutes before serving.

To make things super easy for me, I decided to use up some chocolate leftovers from Christmas, so topped the cupcakes with a packet of mini Cherry Ripe’s (one of my favourite), and Nespresso Dark Chocolate tablets (they are super yummy too!) xo

Recipes for both can be found here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/chocolate-buttermilk-cupcakes/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/white-or-dark-chocolate-icing/

Happy birthday dear Sam … love having you in our lives xo 

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