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Chickpea bunnuce burgers

Ilaria’s Spicy Chickpea Bunnuce Burgers with Green Chilli Yoghurt Dressing

These are seriously so good that I swear they’ll beat any kebab and falafel combo that a 1.00am service, or any other time, can offer you.

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Golden 'n fluffy cornbread

Golden ‘n Fluffy Cornbread

Easy peasy cornbread made with polenta and oil. Light, fluffy, yes, AND with gorgeously crunchy edges.

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Ilaria with meatballs

Roll ‘em up and roll ‘em out!

Ilaria’s found her happy place – though I’m not sure she is going to share.

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Greek-style Vegetables with Feta

Greek-style Vegetables with Feta

…because it’s summer and we still need cheese!

Despite a few splotches of rain and cloud here and there the weather in Auckland has been mostly hot, and heavy and rich dishes that are invariably laden with carbs are not so appealing. Point in case, after our big family Christmas I had lots of mince pies, cakes, Panettone, and sticky date pudding left over but oddly enough, come Boxing Day, I couldn’t go there. I couldn’t even look at the stuff! Instead, I went for the tropical fruit and left-over garden veg. Very puzzling (for me!), though not surprising – it’s just that time of year.
And this dish sums it up perfectly. It’s obviously veggie-based and fresh (think fresh NZ garlic that leaves a tingle on your tongue and jewel pomegranate seeds that burst with juice), but still allows a generous portion of decadence; cheese, in the form of feta! It’s relatively low-fat and when rolled in oregano and baked alongside a tray of juicy seasonal vegetables, it’s deliciously summer in a bite.

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Crusty-topped Roast Lamb is hard to resist

Honey Spiced Vege with Burghul Wheat

I must admit that the whole week-day lunchtime situation is a bit of a never-ending challenge. Honey Spiced Vege with Burghul Wheat to the rescue.

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Easy, colourful, tasty.

Quick Orzo Salad

You can whip this up in the blink of an eye, leaving more time to fiddle around with a main dish whether that’s a succulent piece of lamb, a traybake of stuffed vegetables for an all-veggie meal, or something of the like.

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Ilaria's Easter Lamb

Ilaria’s Easter Lamb

This dish is warming, aromatic and takes zilch time to prepare.

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Shrooms w feta

Autumn ‘Shrooms with Feta

Go easy with the chilli flakes (read below!).

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Rainy Day Pasta

Rainy Day Pasta

Here's the answer to summer rainy day blues.

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Ilaria in the viaduct

Ilaria’s back

It’s hard to believe that February is already upon us. Seriously, how did that happen? Mum’s delicious Christmas dinner, the escape up north to the top of Mount Manaia, a house move … all seem like they happened yesterday. Well they didn’t. Time ticking is as simple as that (it ticks!) so for us ‘Southern […]

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Kitchenette is the companion blog to Julie Biuso's Shared Kitchen and is run by Ilaria Biuso, Julie's daughter. It is a space for Ilaria to share her exploration of modern (mostly) healthy exciting cuisine.

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