Heat up that belly: an Indian dinner. And a giveaway!

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me whether Sydney winter gets much colder than what it was at that time, and I confidently reassured her that it didn’t. Never was I so wrong. This past week has been icy! And today has been ever so slightly rainy, so I walked home through chilling winds and tiny darts of freezing rain. Yuck. Curry time I say.

I had a difficult time coming to terms with the idea of a ‘dry curry’ when I started cooking. Maybe it’s the Aussie in me that expects everything Indian to look and taste like butter chicken, but I just thought curry should be swimming in a rich sauce. Not so, as it turns out. Paired with a saucier side of greens, this dry curry of sweet potato, cauliflower and edamame is spot on. Continue reading

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And the winner is…

Fiona Andrews!

Thank you everyone for entering, and I hope you’ll check out Black Gold Velvet Chocolat’s website. We’re lucky to have omnivores out there with the skills to make beautiful chocolate and the generosity and thoughtfulness to make a vegan range!

Fiona, if you could please contact me via my Facebook page or send me an email at catsmall88 – at – hotmail – dot – com (I’ve written it like that to prevent spammers getting a hold of it), so that I can get your address details!

Until next time… xx

Roast eggplant with za’atar sauce, and the granola draw!

Brace yourself for a long post.

First order of the evening, the granola giveaway draw!

The winners are as follows:

  1. Patrice Lowrie
  2. James Allen
  3. Jordan Dunne

I’ll contact each of you to grab your address and get posting those jars!

Second order of the evening, this dish. I splurged on some Maldon sea-salt flakes this weekend, $8 for a box – my lord. So I had to make something fancy for at least one meal this week. Enter this dinner. Continue reading