Noodle Salad – for you and the kiddies

by Diane Hart | February 16, 2016 | Recipes | 0 comments

I had a ‘eureka’ moment this evening thinking about what to make myself for dinner. Uppermost in my mind had been my recent trip to Sydney and seeing my daughter having the same dilemma I used to go through – feeding the children (aged 2 and 4)...

Chargrilled vegetables and couscous salad

by Diane Hart | January 15, 2016 | Recipes | 0 comments

We recently had a lunch invitation, and I needed to take a salad with me to go with our hosts herb crusted roast beef.   So are you thinking what I’m thinking – something robust with lots of flavour – well this is what I came up with – and from...

Watercress, radish and edamame salad

by Diane Hart | January 12, 2016 | Recipes | 0 comments

  Watercress, radish and edamame salad Note: Edamame are immature soybeans that you can find in the frozen veggie section of the supermarket and they are my latest food discovery – how did I ever live without them?  Simply toss the pods into boiling water...

Potato, pea and mint salad

by Diane Hart | February 5, 2015 | Recipes | 0 comments

One of the positive things about my passion for food is sharing recipes  with people – often in the most surprising of circumstances – and being connected to those people every time I cook up one of their dishes, but sometimes the boot is on the other...

Broad Bean Salad

by Diane Hart | October 3, 2013 | Recipes | 0 comments

The mainstay of my garden during the late winter and early spring has been broad beans – I just love them.  I love the way they look in my garden and I love the way they taste. The plants are about 2 metres high, full of delicately blushed flowers and abuzz with...