Go directly to recipes Vegetables are an essential part of our diet, but in our situation, it’s all too easy to bypass them altogether. I’ve found that a good way to ensure that I get enough vegetables in my diet is to have at least one all-vegetable meal every day, …
Go directly to recipes Basil Pesto is a condiment that consists of basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, salt and hard cheese such as Parmesan or Pecorino all blended with olive oil. As it originated in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria in Italy, its traditional name is Pesto alla Genovese. …
Go directly to recipes I grew up in an Italian household and most of our evening meals began with minestra, a soup based on pulses and a staple such as rice, pasta or potatoes. The minestra was usually followed by a simple meat dish and salad, which, living in Australia, …
Go directly to recipes A common food staple in Mediterranean countries, lentils are edible seeds from the legume family, known for their lens shape and sold with or without their outer husks intact. Lentils are usually categorized by their colour, which can range from yellow and red to green, brown, …
Go directly to recipes While tomatoes are usually consumed as vegetables, strictly speaking the tomato is a berry or fruit. The tomato originated in western South America, Mexico and Central America. Its domestication and use as a cultivated food may have originated with the indigenous peoples of Mexico and it …
Go directly to recipes Beans have been an important source of protein throughout the world since ancient times and are amongst the longest-cultivated plants in human history. Broad beans, also called fava beans, were first gathered in Afghanistan and the Himalayan foothills. An early cultivated form was grown in Thailand …
Go directly to recipes A miniature version of their larger cousins, Brussels sprouts are a member of the cabbage family. Although native to the Mediterranean region with other cabbage species, Brussels sprouts first appeared in northern Europe during the 5th century, later being cultivated in the 13th century near Brussels, …
Go directly to recipes There are some favourite soups and vegetable dishes that just can’t be made in small quantities. Fortunately, these very dishes are ideal for cooking in bulk and freezing. As you know, most soups can be cooked in bulk and frozen. The following soups are just a …
