bristastic or bust

Today I went to buy some more of the rice noodles used in the deliciously healthy Vegetable Rice Noodles recipe I posted a few days ago.
The packaging had changed slightly. Now there’s only two reasons I can think of that a company changes it’s packaging, either the ingredients have changed or they decide they […]

Ingredients per person:

Oil
1 onion
1-2 tsp minced garlic
150g fresh rice noodles (check packaging if you need gluten free. some contain wheat starch.)
1-2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
Soy sauce (again check it’s gluten-free if necessary)

Method:

Heat a wok over medium-high heat.
Pour in just enough oil to cover the bottom.
Cut onion into smallish wedges.
Fry onion and garlic until translucent and […]

Yesterday I went to the Gluten Free and Food Allergy Expo held here in Brisbane.
Wow! It was packed! I arrived right on the dot of opening and the queues to get in were huge. The crowds caused problems though as it was a case of queueing for 5 minutes before being able to access […]

Well I’ve just started a gluten-free and casein-free diet to try to help a certain health problem. So I shall be posting gluten and dairy free recipes in the future.
Here’s one of my first - a gluten free granola thats so good I had trouble stopping eating it to put into a storage container!
Ingredients

1 C […]

Today, I happened to have some leftover silverside, which needs something bland and starchy to go with it’s salty taste. Normally I’d have potatoes or turn it into a sandwich but the cupboards are a bit empty at the moment so I decided to try it with rice.
I give you… Silverside Sushi:

It didn’t work too […]

I tried freezing tofu for the first time recently. This is the first thing I’ve cooked with the results. At first it didn’t look promising, a runny watery mess full of white tofu bits. But it did cook and turn into a firmish mass. There was still a little bit of liquid but that was […]

Based upon a recipe in “Ken Hom’s Hot Wok” by, surprising enough, Ken Hom. This book is so great, I just realised I’ve got it checked out of the library twice. Either that, or I’m loosing my mind.
On with the recipe!
Ingredients

225g (1/2 lb) onions
1/2 T oil
1 T minced garlic
1/4 t salt
1/2 T soy […]

Another recipe suitable for inclusion in a bento, if you don’t mind adding Chinese foods. Based upon a recipe in the book “Tiny Delights” by Elizabeth Chong.
Ingredients

small piece of dried orange peel
275g minced beef
1 t salt
1 t sugar
1 t cornflour
chopped chives
1 t tahini
1 t soy sauce
1 T oil
3 T hot water

Method

Soak the orange peel […]

Lately, I have become fascinated by bento lunches. I am now searching for a bento box of my very own to take to work with me. In the meantime, I am practising recipes such as Stir Fried Wakame from a wonderful book called “Bento Boxes” by Naomi Kijima. The book has large color photos of […]

Boy doesn’t time fly! I haven’t updated this blog in quite a while so today will be a big update.
First up is a risotto recipe. This is based upon the recipe for “Risotto Alla Milanese” from the book “Risotto” by Christine Ingram.
Ingredients

5 cups chicken stock
good pinch of saffron
4 T oil
1 onion, chopped
1 1/2 C […]