Text looks too small? Press CTRL and + keys together to enlarge

Pasta Brazilian

Brazilian Spinach

This hardy green is a must for a tropical food garden.  I have written about it before here and here.

Brazilian spinach survives neglect quite well but will reward you if given partial shade, regular water, good soil and a fortnightly spray of diluted seaweed solution.  When treated well it puts out large, rounded green [...]

Pan cooked fish with rice paddy herb sauce

I’ve posted this originally here, when I cooked it with jobfish, a lesser known but great fish for matching with strong flavours.  This recipe is also great with other oilier fish – so think mackerel or sea mullet as well.

If you don’t have access to rice paddy herb, I’d suggest using a mixture of fresh [...]

fragrant spiced pinto beans

Ingredients

1 tablespoon rice bran oil

1 tsp fennel seeds, ground

1 tsp dried turmeric powder

1/2 tsp mustard powder

1 1/4 tbsp finely chopped ginger (about 3-4cm knob)

2 bay leaves

1 dried chilli

1/8 – 1/4 tsp asafoetida

1 1/2 cups pinto (or borlotti) beans, quick or long soak

water as needed

2 x 400ml crushed tomato, added once soft

salt to taste (about 1/2 [...]