I love lentils. They are such a good vegetable source of protein and are so easy to sneak into dishes. Especially soups, I quite often add lentils in to increase the protein in my soups...but this is the first time I made a soup where the lentils are the shining star. Boy do they shine!

This is my new favourite soup now, as well as John's now too. The flavours are subtle but complex and rich. It is super healthy, can easily have chicken or lamb added to it if you wish to make it a bit heartier, is easy to prep and even easier to cook in the slow cooker or over a low heat on the stove top. It is certainly going to be making many more appearances in my kitchen that's for sure.

It was quite a rainy Saturday this today, so we decided to have lunch in. We normally frequent one of the local cafes opposite the beautiful Dee Why beach and generally split one of the amazing beef hamburgers. So it seemed appropriate for a hamburger to be on the menu.

Since it bucketing down with rain most of the morning, I baked the buns from scratch to put off heading out to the shops. I had to go eventually anyway to buy lean lamb mince, but that's besides the point...sometimes kitchen logic is more about a 'reason' for baking!

I had to pretty much make up the recipes for these burgers since most recipes are not for just two people. We actually only ended up serving half a burger each as I had made them so big. I normally like my burgers open topped (i.e. with only the bottom half of the bun,) as I find too much bread too filling. I also made a quick onion and tomato sauce, which is simply caramelised onions, cherry tomatoes, some parsley and a bit of honey. You could also use a tomato chutney.

My mum made a rice congee the other day and after having her describe how delicious and simple it was I just had to try this out. I had never actually heard of 'congee' before and read quite a few different recipes and varieties before coming up with my own version. This is not a traditional congee in any sense and would possibly not be considered a congee at all by some...perhaps a combination of risotto and congee texture.

Anyway, it is very simple, doesn't have a lot of ingredients and tastes amazing. A lovely dish to have if you are feeling a bit under the weather too. I have really enjoyed this all week!

...I say 'The Best' based upon two peoples' judgment...so please try it and let me know what you think! Or if you have a better recipe?!

Now I didn't name this The Best Spaghetti & Chicken Meatballs lightly.... I'm not sure why but this was the most delicious sauce ever. Ever ever. It was decided I should open a restaurant with this on the menu. Only this.

Ha ha. Ok seriously though it is really tasty.

Now apologies, because I don't have an exact recipe for it yet. I know, all that talk and nothing to prove it! Don't worry, I'm planning on making it again this weekend so will hopefully have more to show for my boasting.

A delicious winter warmer, creamy pumpkin and fennel soup with the perfect amount of spice to really warm you up! Nice and easy to make but has beautiful depth of flavour.

A very simple and very quick but very delicious omelette. Probably should say this is a great breakfast, but honestly I had it for dinner!

About a month ago, I had the most amazing stuffed zucchini flowers at Onde in Darlinghurst and have been wanting to try them myself since. Now, mine were hardly as divine as those ones but they were still very delicious.

The next step is now to go and ask them for the recipe! Which I will, because I will most definitely be going back there again for dinner; it was the best food I have eaten in Sydney since I have been here and I highly, highly recommend it.

I had an unfortunate incident with a salmon steak about a year ago. It basically involved vomiting it up which subsequently stopped me eating salmon. I still LIKED salmon, I just couldn't bear the smell or sight of it, so actually putting it in my mouth was difficult logistically.

Mary (my mum) cooked a delicious rack of lamb dinner over Easter. It was so nice to be cooked for! I had to take some quick photos because it just looked so good tasted even better; there is nothing quite like your mum's cooking.

Just a quick salad from the other night - absolutely delicious rocket, fragrant pumpkin including seeds and crunchy green beans from Box Fresh.

This is a pie I made a few weeks ago. The weather was a bit cooler and Sydney was in a rainy patch, so PIE was just the right thing to be making. I just love mushrooms so it was a must for me really to try this recipe. I used margarine instead of butter since I didn't have any.

Oh and I added frozen peas in too - pies must have peas, it is just the rules.

I would so rather eat little bits of everything rather than one big meal. So much more satisfying and interesting having a tapas style meal. Lots of different flavours and a more relaxed and slow way of eating too.

This platter was everything I felt like eating for dinner; calamari, scallops, stuffed mushrooms, roast parmesan zucchini and asparagus.

I love to use Cuisine for getting recipe ideas. Especially when I feel like a particular taste or need to use ingredients in the fridge. This delicious and healthy chicken salad was just perfect for a late Thursday dinner; uncomplicated and a beautiful combination of flavours. The orange zestyness was refreshing after each mouthful. The only issue was finding Tahini in the stupidly layed out Kings Cross Coles supermarket! It was super easy to throw together too and far more interesting that a normal chicken salad. I made it to serve two, but there was plenty left over for my lunch the next day.