Recent Posts
melbedggood.com
Return To Blog Listing
Who says Vegetarian food has to boring? Why do Vegetarians have to miss out?
melbedggood.com provides healthy and delicious vegetarian & vegan recipes for all, opinions on latest health, weight loss and dieting issues.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'dinner'
Recipe: Coconut Cream Pikelets
Apologies for the not-so-great photo, it’s taken with my iphone! This recipe was thrown together after wanting to make some quick coconut roti-type pikelets to have with my curry and I have to say these are a great little treat! They are a ...
Recipe: Bolognese Gnocchi
Combining two of my favourite dishes (Gnocchi and Bean n’ Dumplin Casserole’s sauce) I came up with this wonderful combination! Whilst eating this dish, my only thought was why wouldn’t you become a vegetarian? No one misses out w...
Recipe: Baked Savoury Crumpet Cake
Served with Tomato Ketchup – apologies for the small photo, it was taken with my iphone and isn’t good quality larger! I got the idea for this after looking at the Good Food UK site, where they made some out of using a pancake mixture. ...
Recipe: Semolina Gnocchi with crispy vegetarian “pancetta” and mushrooms
Deliciosio! The one word to describe this absolutely faboulous dish (even if I do so say myself!). Based on the traditional gnocchi alla romana with semolina baked gnocchi, I’ve combined some vegetarian hotdogs and mushrooms to add a little m...
Recipe: Scalloped Potatoes
I’ve finally been able to write a new recipe post, which is great, and I have a treat for you today - scalloped potatoes. This lovely creamy potato dish would be an absolute treat to have on a nice winter’s day to warm you up. To reduce...
Recipe: Saffron-spiced Lentil Rice
Last week I found out that due to an injury on my shoulder playing hockey in November, I’m required to have surgery. The surgery will mean that I’m out of action for work and sport. I could be out of sport for 6-9 months, which is qui...
Recipe: Lentil “Bolognese” Pasta
The following pasta definitely has a meaty type consistency, but I assure you the sauce is totally vegetarian. Lentils are a great alternative to use instead of minced meat, as they take the flavour on from the spices used and mix in quite well wi...
Recipe: Workout Pizza
(Image: Straight from the oven) I’ve saved the best for the last post before Christmas and I’ve noticed it’s been a couple of weeks before posts. After Christmas, it will be back to normal with three posts a week. Christmas is a...
Recipe: Pasta Antipasto
Apologies for the lack of updates over the last couple of weeks, posting took a bit of a hold due to buying my first home. I’ve put down a deposit and am now looking to sign off on a contract and choose colours, options and whatever else need...
Recipe: Broccoli Pesto Pasta
This weekend I’ve been spending my time looking at houses. I’m nearly ready to buy my own house with a great kitchen and can’t wait. Our Government has increased the first home buyer’s grants but it looks like it won’...
Recipe: Spezzatino Vegetarian Style
I’m a little late in posting the first recipe this week, after having a fairly big weekend. We had our presentation night for hockey on Saturday night and, not only did I have a couple of drinks, but won Best & Fairest for our team. It ...
Recipe: Vegie Carbonara
This delightful Carbonara has abslolutely no cream in it. Why does Carbonara really need cream anyway? Egg can be placed in just near the end, to give a creamy effect and I have to say, it works perfectly! Try this one and you won’t go ba...
Recipe: Ghee Rice
This rice is very much an indulgent one, you really feel like you’re spoiling yourself with the use of the ghee and cashews. If you would like a little sweetness, you could add some sultanas you’ve soaked in warm water. Use this one...
Recipe: German Potato Salad
How do you make a brilliant potato salad a little average? Overcook or forget your potatoes on the boil! So the photo above is showing the overcooked potatoes, however the sauce is well worth trying out on your properly cooked ones! It’s ba...
Recipe: Vegetarian Beef Wellington
Image: Wellington served with baked potato and roast vegetables. I’m quite proud of this dish! It’s something that I decided to come up with after watching a few Beef Wellingtons being made on the Food Channel this week! Why do meat e...
Recipe: Shitake & Kumara Open Ravioli
Image: Cut open to see the kumara (sweet potato), shitake and ricotta cheese stuffing. Leonie, as promised, here’s a little combination whipped together based on your request. Using the kumara (sweet potato), red onions, pasta and asparagus, ...
Recipe: Timpana (Baked Pasta Pie)
This lovely dish would easily become a favourite to most after one bite! The maltese certainly have kept this little traditional pie to themselves, and, I’m all for sharing this beautiful dish. My pasta pie has steered a little bit from the o...
Recipe: Mushrooms & Leek Pasta Bake
Low calorie food does not have to be terrible tasting and this one certainly will make you think twice about cooking low calorie foods! Consideration was given to use no oil at all, reduce the cheese intake and focus more on the vegies. Using fresh...
Recipe: Curried Dahl Soup
Apologies for the lack of photo with this one, but I ate most of it before I had a chance to take a snapshot. My family make a lot of curries because of my mum’s origins to Sri Lanka. Most people don’t pick she’s Sri Lankan, due t...
Recipe: Chilli Paneer
For one of my friends heading back over to England, we headed out to lunch at an Indian Restaurant in Footscray called Aangan. It’s recognisable by the tree popped up on their roof, which at night, lights up like a Christmas Tree. What̵...
Recipe: Moroccan Stew with Couscous
You won’t believe it, but this dish uses just one pot! Yes, the stew is cooked in a pot, whilst the couscous is infused in the top of the steamer, making this one simple dish! The recipe itself, was adapted again from the Food Safari showR...
Recipe: Mushroom & Herb Spaghetti
Isn’t it great when recipes come to you because of what’s left in the fridge that needs to be used? This one came to me, because I had quite a few mushrooms left over. This recipe uses a similar method to the roast vegetable pasta where...
Recipe: Chickpea n’ Vegie Mince Curry
Image: Chickpea and mince curry on top of a home made crumpet. I have to apologise first up. I was intending to provide the crumpet recipe with this one, but my mum would like it to still remain in the family. It’s a family tradition that I r...
Recipe: Bulgur Pilaf
I have to let you in on a little secret for this one - it’s inspired from a cooking showing on SBS in Australia called Food Safari. What is quite unique about this show, is that each episode the host focuses on a different culture, showing re...
Recipe: Roasted Vegetable Pasta
Wanting a delicious treat, that is comforting and simple to make? This dish is certainly for you then! Simply throw your cut vegetables into an oiled pan and chuck it in the oven until all the vegetables and roasted, melting in your mouth! To sho...
Recipe: Chickpea Cutlet
Image: Chickpea cutlet served with saffron mash. After not straying too much with the four bean mix cutlet to the Veganomicon’s version, I had some ideas I really wanted to work on for this version. I have to admit, I wasn’t disappointed...
Recipe: Intense Mushroom Soup
Sometimes I grab some mushrooms at the start of the week and really don’t have anything planned to make with them! This week was that one time that I needed to use them before it was time to throw them out! Rather than making a pasta dish, a ...
Recipe: Four Bean Mix Cutlet
Image: Four bean mix cutlet in pan. This delightful recipe is adapted from Veganomicon - if you hadn’t heard of this book, it’s very popular among vegans and worthy of vegetarians and meat-eaters alike taking a look. There’s a lot ...
Recipe: Pasta alla Milanese
I’ve been getting bored of my usual vegetarian pasta dishes and so I had a little bit of a look around for some ideas, when I thought of making a Milanese-style pasta instead of risotto. The pasta uses exactly the same base as the risotto dish,...
Recipe: Olive Tapenade Pasta
When you hear olive tapenade the first thing that comes to mind is whether it’s vegetarian or vegan for that matter! This one is definitely made for both. The usual tapenade consists of anchovies, which even to those who do eat meat, you eit...
