Category Archives: Recipes

Zucchini and Basil Salad with Buffalo Mozzarella

   Seems like zucchini aka courgette, is the hottest vegetable since cauliflower right now! Like cauliflower before it (which is used as rice or as a pizza base) zucchini’s status has increased to hot mostly because it is what the … Continue reading

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Radicchio Salad with Apple

   This is my current favourite salad and it is a fantastic accompaniment to barbecued meat and crispy roast potatoes. It is also as pretty as a picture! Radicchio is a red leaf lettuce and is immensely popular with Italians, chargrilled … Continue reading

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Authentic Sangria

My visit to Barcelona last year reacquainted me with good Sangria and better still, whilst I was there I learnt how to make it. Sangria, for the uninitiated, is a wine punch, that has been traditionally drunk in Spain and Portugual … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Vongole

This is an Italian classic and like many classic recipes, it relies on a simple combination that allows each of the ingredients to shine. Here, the vongole is combined with the holy trinity of olive oil, parsley and garlic. Vongole is the Italian … Continue reading

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Mexican Salad

It can be said that a recipe creates a synergy where the sum is much greater than the parts! Crispy chorizo, the sweet corn, the creamy avocado, the juicy tomato, the freshness from the coriander, the softness of the beans, the crunch from the onion and the spiciness from the chilli … Continue reading

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Santorini Fava

Fava is a much loved Greek dip, made from yellow split peas (lentils) but is not to be confused with dried broad beans, which is known as fava in other parts of the world. Fava is usually served with other dishes as … Continue reading

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Living the dream …

Soul Kitchen Blog is currently having an extended holiday in the Greek islands – living a dream in an idyllic fishing village and enjoying every minute of Greek summer blue skies and turquoise water. Picture postcard perfect, it is not … Continue reading

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Stamatis’ Kakavia (Greek Fisherman’s Soup)

For a country that has large percentage of it’s 11M population living on islands or near the coast, it stands to reason that this is a nation that has an integral relationship with the sea. The sea is a part … Continue reading

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Tetsuya’s Steak Sauce

This recipe comes from Tetsuya Wakuda – one of Australia’s culinary treasures.  It is dead easy – and as one would expect from one of the best chefs in the world, very delicious. The sauce, using simple ingredients and taking less … Continue reading

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Grilled Thai Chicken

Ever since our trip to Thailand last year, we’ve been eating a lot of Thai food at home. During our mango glut, I was making lots of green mango salad and having it with fish or this delicious grilled chicken. … Continue reading

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