Tag: cooking
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How To Brew Farm-Style Sake At Home
It looks like a hurricane has hit my apartment, just as my guest and friend Chiho Uei buzzes the intercom. There are jackets hung over chair backs. A dirty pan on the hob. Dust in dark corners. “Sorry Chiho,” I pre-emptively apologise. “It’s a bit of a mess when you come up!” “Don’t worry!” she says, “We’re…
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The Supermarket Bargain Bin Is Where My Dinner Potential Lives
I enter my local supermarket in a somewhat gloomy state. There’s brown shreds of smooshed lettuce in the bottom of the stacked baskets. I pass the bunches of broccolini that have made national news for being too expensive. A big picture of Justine Schofield is printed on the side of a display. She smiles violently…
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Why Stop At Chicken? Filipino Adobo Pickled Mushies
Everyone goes mushroom mad sometimes. This recipe is perfect for when you’ve bought or foraged a few too many of mother earth’s favourite umami cups. It features the usual pickling spices, plus the Filipino zap of coconut vin – a taste which pairs well with the meaty mushrooms and reminds my inner child of mum’s…
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Summery Sweet! Mango Pits & Peels Make a Delicious Marinade
There’s nothing like biting into some juicy mango on a hot summer’s day. I have so many memories of cross hatching mango cheeks with a knife and inverting them to become an edible cubist echidna. But what do you do with the pits and the peels that you can’t eat? I recently came across this…
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Use Your (Prawn) Head! Zero-Waste Prawn Head Oil
Merry belated Christmas! I hope, like me and my family, you enjoyed bucketloads of fresh seafood and prawns or maybe you’re having some for New Years. With all those prawns, inevitably comes lots of leftover prawn heads, tails and shells. In this recipe I’m going to show you how to get the most bang for…
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Mushroom makes a bloody good mince!
I usually make this mushroom mince when I have a glut of mushrooms that I either forgot about or overbought from the bargain bin. Semi dried out, sad looking mushrooms are perfect for this!
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Long live Condimental! Quirky, long-life pickles, preserves & sauces curated seasonally
Limited edition seasonal boxes of locally made goodies. It’ll feel like Xmas. Treat yo’ self.
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Cauliflower leaves make an excellent pizza topping
Cauliflower leaves are quickly becoming my go-to zero-waste staple. This non-traditional pizza recipe came about when I ran out of baby spinach but was craving a spinach and egg pizza. The closest thing I had in the crisper was a whole cauliflower + extra cauliflower leaves (everyone left them behind at the grocers, so I…
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Supercharged Instant Ramen (feat. old mushrooms)
Packet ramen, taken to the next level with old mushies and chicken miso mushroom broth.
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Filipino With Puff: Adobo Pie and Banana Catsup
This dish is kinda like me! A mix of my Filipino and European heritage, with ghetto banana ketchup.
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