Morning bircher

morning bircher

I’ve started making my own bircher muesli. After a few trials, I’ve worked out a pretty good combo that consistently mixes up a delicious batch. Before, I’d grab anything on the run for breakfast. Wholemeal toast with butter, a quick poached egg, some cereal or a muesli bar. All pretty healthy options but I’d always be starving not long after getting to work. Since I’ve started exercising in the morning, it’s so awesome to come home and have breakfast ready to go. I just spoon some in a bowl with berries and yoghurt and it’s easy and delicious. 

Easy Sunday

shakshuka

The perfect Sunday dinner to cap off a chilled out weekend. Shakshuka… well a variation of it. Just pan fry some onion and garlic, add red capsicum and tinned tomatoes with cumin, paprika and chilli and simmer. Then crack a couple of eggs and cover until cooked. It’s delicious mopped up with toasted turkish bread. Too easy. I’ve also tried this kale and goat’s cheese version from Kinfolk, equally awesome.

Illustrated dumplings

The latest issue of Kinfolk magazine is a wonderful look at ageing from every aspect. People, food, products and the environment are all examined under the ‘ageing’ lens and it’s such an interesting exploration. One of my favourite pages has this illustration on it.

Kinfolk dumplings

The article is about the dim sum tradition in Manhattan chef Wai Hon Chu’s family and how it provided the one constant throughout a sea of change in their lives. It was an inspiring read – and I had to have dumplings after finishing it!