Category Archives: Main Dishes

Lentils with Bacon, Mushrooms and Sage

Posted on May 7, 2012 by theLABkitchen

Once upon a time… a girl bought a bag of lentils. The girl put the lentils in the pantry with all the other groceries. All the little lentils thought each time the girl opened the pantry that it might be … Continue reading →

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Vegan Pumpkin Ravioli with Hazelnut Sage Sauce

Posted on May 3, 2012 by theLABkitchen

I have a lot of friends that are vegetarian or vegan, and I love having people over for dinner parties. The problem is that these two things don’t really go together and my vegetable loving friends get left off the … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower Blue Cheese Bake: Beautiful produce served simply

Posted on April 29, 2012 by theLABkitchen

One of the best ways to cook is to take produce that is in season and prepare it simply. These days we expect to eat apples year round and then are surprised that kids don’t like fruit when you give … Continue reading →

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Nasi Lemak

Posted on April 28, 2012 by theLABkitchen

You will never look at rice the same way after eating nasi lemak. Rice is no longer a bland accompaniment for rich food, it is devour-able in its own right. The rice is subtly flavoured with coconut, ginger and pandan … Continue reading →

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Beef Rendang: A Flavour Explosion

Posted on April 27, 2012 by theLABkitchen

I love Malaysian food. It is like every flavour in every mouthful has been condensed in a black hole and then it explodes back out in your mouth. Malaysian food is a perfected experiment with extreme flavour and so it … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Rolls

Posted on April 23, 2012 by theLABkitchen

Here is yet another dish that must be 90% vegetables and is 100% taste. It’s vegetables, filled with vegetables, smothered in vegetables! I made this one morning and my meat-loving, bachelor flatmate wandered into the lounge going “mmm, that smells … Continue reading →

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Sweet Potato Boats

Posted on April 22, 2012 by theLABkitchen

After yesterday’s ‘grown-up’ dessert, here is a childish dinner. A lot of my experimenting involves trying to make food as vegetable based as possible while making sure it still passes the husband taste test. This is one of our favourites … Continue reading →

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Bean Lasagne

Posted on April 8, 2012 by theLABkitchen

You know you’re on a winning vegetarian dish when your husband gets excited that you’re making bean lasagne and it’s so easy he’s even made it for me before! While I’ve called it lasagne it has very little in common … Continue reading →

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