Author: Tori

Carrot, Sweet Potato and Mandarin Dhal

Comfort food does not have to be a bowl of carbohydrates quivering under an equal weight of grated cheese. Granted, sometimes that is the most obvious salve, yet if you have the patience to explore further, I might be able to help.  If what you need is a freezer-friendly, feed anyone, thrifty to make, easy […]

Lamb, Pomegranate and Walnut Fesejan

When does cosy habit become a rut? This is something I’m ruminating on at the moment. We are shin deep in survival mode and food has become a standard rotation of comfort food basics. If this sounds like something that’s going on in your realm and you’re looking for a novel alternative to your default […]

Banana Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

I have become one of those people. One whose eyes glaze over at the mention of the dark matter, unable to focus on anything until I get my next fix. I’m talking most specifically about chocolate. If you are in the same predicament and have an urgent hankering for a chocolate loaf cake that’s refined […]

Mango Chicken Summer Salad

If you need to cling to summer, this is the recipe for you. This is the not-quite-succotash, mango and coconut scented, crisp bowl of frivolity that is guaranteed to lift your spirits. If your need for it (and for something to help employ the left over cold breast of chicken from yesterday’s roast) is acute, […]

Sweet Potato Cottage Pie

Everybody needs more midweek staples. I’m talking about the sorts of things you can pull hazily from the freezer, stash away in the oven and then sit down to a warm bowl of comfort thirty minutes later. If you need another one to add to the rotation, that is thrifty, hearty and a whole food […]