Fregola Summer Salad
If this was just called pasta salad, I know I’d have lost most of you already. Meet fregola — a toasted semolina pasta from Sardinia that looks like oversized couscous and tastes like sunshine on a Mediterranean breeze.
Fishcakes with Tartar Sauce
I couldn’t possibly count the number of fish cakes I’ve eaten in my lifetime. As kids, we ate these so many times over summer using up the endless flathead Dad would catch in the bay. He was happy to fish and we were happy to eat.
Fun Frugal Dinners: Retro Recipes Worth Reviving
The weekly grocery shop seems to creep higher every time, yet most of us still want dinners that feel comforting, nourishing, and satisfying. When budgets are tight, the temptation is to think of “cutting back” as a joyless exercise. But there’s another way to approach it.
Memories of Dinner Parties Past
I peek around the door jamb and pull at tufts of the yellow shag pile carpet. Even now I can smell the stale dust odour of that carpet and hear the chaotic conversation mixed with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass echo into the hallway.
Ghosts
I think autumn might be my favourite season. Of course I love spring when the days start to get a little longer and a little warmer. Summer brings even more sun but also those heavy brooding storm days.
Food as Alchemy
You mix all the ingredients together in a bowl with a spoon, no special equipment required, and pop it in the oven to weave its magic.