Category: Lunch

Goat’s Cheese Salad with Persimmon

Simple, and simply sublime.

Sunday Night Eggs

Smoky, sweet and spicy, these eggs are just the buzz for breakfast, brunch, lunch or supper.

Vegetable & Cannellini Bean Soup

This soup is a beauty. It used up half a dozen cans of my Covid stock of beans and tomatoes in the tests, and I was thankful for that, but it is the flavours I love, especially the day after making. It seems richer and tastier then

Corn Chowder

This is one of my favourite corn chowders adapted from a summer sweet corn soup recipe I used to make for the kids when they were little. They couldn’t get enough of it!

Zucchini & Pine Nut Frittata

The frittata is at its best while still warm, about 1 hour after making. That makes it the perfect do-ahead dish.

Chicken Sandwich

Pumpkin & Pomegranate Dip

Expect oohs and ahhs. Expect pigging out, in the nicest way of course (no double-dipping allowed!). Expect the platters to be wiped clean in. This is scrumptious beyond description.

Peach & Avocado Guacamole

Peaches lend their juicy texture and peachy fragrance to a much loved dip and transform it into summer in a bowl.

Late Summer Ratatouille

Roll on lazy weekend … this is the perfect dish to go with bread and salad, a quiche or tart.

Gazpacho – A chill thrill!

Like a blast of cold air from a fan up your shirt or skirt on a sweltering day … Yup! Icy cold gazpacho is exhilarating!

Sweet Corn & Beans

Add this bowl of sunshine to your summer repertoire.

Purple Asparagus Bruschetta

The sun was shining, the grill was on, and so I charred some sourdough.

Prawn, Mango & Avo Salad

Sublime, simply sublime.

Green Olive & Thyme Focaccia

Enriching a basic bread dough with olive oil gives a soft, open-textured bread that is sublime for tearing apart and thrusting into soft, fragrant mounds of hummus, beetroot or bean purée or just more olive oil.

Hot-smoked Salmon & Snow Pea Salad

This is THE dish for a summery lunch in the shade, or to share with friends on a summer’s evening.

Baked Asparagus

Lovely and golden, crispy-tipped, and savoury notes from parmesan and rosemary. Definitely worth making!

Chicken Burgers with Marinated Zucchini

It’s summertime, sum, sum, sum, sum SUMMER-TIME! Burgertime! Eat outdoor time! Yeah.

Quesadilla with Black Bean & Tangelo Salad

This is a crowd pleaser when you’re stuffed after a day at the beach, the kids are squealing and everyone wants feeding NOW. Get the work done ahead, or use leftovers, and kids onto them!