Food Blog

I've had to drag myself away from making risotto.

Last Saturday night after a few too many wines my cheerful alter ego offered to make dinner for a couple of male friends.

I had risotto cravings the other day. It was cold and stormy outside, perfect risotto consumption weather.

Seriously Dunedin. One minute you are freezing my bum off and the next I'm stripping off the layers. Make up your mind already.

To be honest I don't know what to call this. It was supposed to be a red beef curry. That was until peanut butter found it's way into it.

Recently I've been craving Velvet Burger fatties with aioli, probably because I live so close to VB you can smell the goodness from my flat. But alas! I'm far too poor for such delights.

Well I must say, after being back home in Auckland for a few days over the Easter break I have noticed a definite drop in temperature here.

Happy Easter! I hope you all had a good long weekend. To be honest I actually almost totally forgot about posting this week - Uni breaks seem to make me lose track of the days!

Kushari is an Egyptian vegetarian dish made of a rice and lentil base and covered with a spicy tomato sauce. It is commonly found as a street-stall food, where it is a cheap but nutritious meal or snack.

Before you totally disregard this as too expensive for flat food, hear me out!