White Bean Hummus & Cooking Navy Beans / Cook Perfect Beans / Sweet Chilli Seafood Ramen

Blog Post & Recipe: white bean hummus

Last week I had a hummus craving, but was fresh out of chickpeas. I looked at the silky white beans in the fridge, with a thick slick of olive oil on top and thought "why not".

A Not So Simple Pot of Beans

Blog Post & Recipe: The Best Way: Perfect Beans, Every Time

My trusted method is actually a mash-up of two, the Baking Soda Soak and the Oven Method. Both have their proponents and their sceptics, but I think together they make the perfect bean; the baking soda scrapes time off the simmering process, and the oven mimics the slow, pressure-cooked texture of canned beans.

Blog Post & Recipe: On the slurping noises – Sweet chilli seafood ramen {8}

Add a handful of scallops and prawns. While they caramelise, chop a chilli pepper and a couple of spring onions. Throw them along with the seafood. Grate a fat piece of ginger, the zest of one lime and a few garlic cloves over the pan and give it a good shake. Deglaze with half a litre of water and bring to the boil.

Scallop-and-Plum Ceviche / Two Thyme Recipes / Folded Pancake with Red Beans & Coconut

Article & Recipe & Video: Ceviche, a No-Cook Meal

I love this unconventional seasoning combination of ripe plums and fresh tarragon.

Scallop-and-Plum Ceviche

Article & Recipes: Nigel Slater's roast tomatoes, thyme and goat's cheese, and thyme and lemon cake recipes

I have taken to crushing my leaves of thyme with salt and a heavy weight.

Roast tomatoes, thyme and goat's cheese ... Thyme and lemon cake

Blog Post & Recipe: folded pancake with red beans & coconut

There are several sweets that spring to mind but one in particular seem straight forward to make; folded pancakes stuffed with sweetened red bean paste and freshly grated coconut.

Forest Gardening / Seared Scallops with Lime & Miso Dressing on Avocado Purée / Milk Mayonnaise

Article: Gardens: Forest gumption

Forest gardening is not about size, he says; it's a style of growing. "The point is to grow useful plants, particularly edibles." And the key to doing that is planting upwards, in vertical layers.

Blog Post & Recipe: Seared scallops with lime & miso dressing on avocado purée

We enjoyed this with sourdough baguette, but I was really craving another accompaniment which would have been perfect: I had it a little while ago at Zuma, where they serve an absolutely amazing tuna & salmon tartare with lotus chips and that addictive sheet of a prawn cracker with seaweed

Blog Post & Recipes: The Secrets and Science Behind Milk Mayonnaise

When these culinary opposites—milk and oil—are thrown together, they act a lot like warring spouses, which makes their participation in the creation of Portuguese maionese de leite (may-o-NEZ duh late), or milk mayonnaise, all the more amazing.

Milk Mayonnaise ... Variations: Cilantro and Ginger Mayonnaise, Anchovy Mayonnaise, Curry Mayonnaise, Tomato Mayonnaise

Chickpeas.

Article/recipe: Skye Gyngell pays homage to the mighty chickpea.

Includes recipes for scallops with chickpeas, mint and chilli; buffalo mozzarella, chickpeas, red pepper and olives; chickpeas with fried eggs, labne, burnt sage and chilli butter; and chickpea, tomato, chard and bread soup. Be aware that The Independent screens its articles behind sign-in walls after they have been on the site for a few days.

I love the gentle, nutty flavour of chickpeas and the way they sit so comfortably with the heat of chillis, lemon juice, olive oil and herbs such as mint and coriander. I love them partly pounded with olive oil and finished with lemon juice, chilli, garlic and tahini paste to form a rough type of houmous eaten on toast or simply with flat bread.

Anchovies, pho, soup, dessert, scallops

Article/Recipe: Easy Does it.

The culinary colossus Joël Robuchon was voted chef of the 20th century by his peers. He believes simplicity is the key to good food – and, to prove it, he introduces recipes from his Michelin-starred London restaurant, L’Atelier, that are straightforward enough to do at home

LENTIL SOUP WITH NUT OIL AND SMOKED LARDONS ... SCALLOPS WITH WATERCRESS SAUCE ... CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL AND PEANUT TART

Article/Recipe: Small fish, big flavour.

"The gutsy anchovy is one of the most versatile fish in the kitchen."
Includes recipe for Lamb leg steaks with anchovy butter.

Recipe: Braised oxtail and spring vegetable salad.

Blog post: Searching for the best pho in Melbourne