Tag: winter

minestrone

minestrone

Now that Melbourne’s strange run of late autumn 20+ degree days has finished, the weather is settling into a more predictable winter pattern with cooler days and cold nights. As a consequence, I’m back doing the soup thing. This recipe is for minestrone. I’ve  been lucky enough to 

vegan cassoulet

vegan cassoulet

Yes, that’s right VEGAN cassoulet! I was inspired by a recent post on The Lentil Institution to make cassoulet, that oven-baked, but sadly very meaty, bean dish so beloved by the French. I confess I did love this dish once, the idea now is awful, but when I think