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When the garlic and pasta hit your mouth and land on your taste buds, that’s amore! I don’t eat pasta often but last week I was in the mood! I looked at the fridge and decided to see what I could make! I had two punnets of tomatoes, garlic, 1/2 a bunch of basil, goat feta and black olives. I thought that will do! I threw them all together, and I promise you, it’s one of the yummiest pasta I’ve had in a loooooong time! I do feel that I should warn you, the garlic is intens

Lately I have had lots of people asking for vegan/vegetarian recipes, so I am going to try to make one vegan/vegetarian dish and one meat/chicken dish a week. When it comes to food, I love stepping out of my comfort zone. It encourages me to explore and create new dishes! I am excited about this new challenge and hope you will join me on this journey, and remember if you have any requests or suggestions feel free to share them with me. This pea pesto recipe is healthy and tas

Hello everyone, I hope you are well and are not too frazzled by the hectic vibe that’s taken over our shopping centres! I have made a really delicious chicken and vegan dish for all you food lovers to make for dinner. Healthy and easy. If you have both vegans or vegetarians at home, this is really easily adapted to them and it’s just a great meal for any night of the week. Mejadra is a Middle-Eastern lentil and rice recipe that I grew up on and getting the recipe from my Mum

Hello beautiful people, I would once again like to thank all the girls for coming to share the bread-making experience and for their enthusiasm and support. And to all the people who want to know if there will be another one, yes! I would love to have another cooking/baking experience when I reach 2000 followers. So let’s spread the love by sharing and inviting other enthusiastic cooks and bakers to Nava’s Kitchen. The bread we made is a French bread recipe that I have made m

I made this dish a couple of months ago and my family couldn't get enough of it.. I don’t think this dish needs an introduction. It’s everywhere and it is super popular because it’s simply YUMMY and it’s easier to make than you think. It’s certainly easier than saying it. This traditional Savoury Greek pastry is a treat for pastry lovers. It has crispy layers of paper-thin fill pastry coated with melted butter and filled with cheese and spinach, It’s certainly NOT VEGAN and

Happy early Halloween beautiful people! I know people have mixed feelings about Halloween and I appreciate the concerns people have regarding their children taking lollies from strangers. But I am a community person. I love belonging to a community. I love sharing and giving.  For me, the Halloween experience can be turned into a positive exercise in giving and receiving for children. It’s an opportunity to get to know your neighbours and talk to your children about giving ba

Hi beautiful people, I've had lots of people asking me for the yellow rice recipe. Here it is! Ingredients Rice · 1½ cups rice · 3 cups water · 1tablespoon oil · 1 teaspoon turmeric · salt Veggies · 1 large brown onion · 2-3 tablespoons oil · 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts · 1/3 cup pistachio nuts · ¼ cup sultanas · ½ pomegranate · 1 carrot diced · 1 ½ cups frozen carrots, peas and corn, thawed. · 1teaspoon mixed spice · 2 teaspoons sweet paprika · salt Method Rice Feel free to ma

I got this side dish recipe from bon appétit. I have had it in my saved file for three years, I just never got round to making it. I did change the flavour to my liking and there are many different spices and herbs you can use instead of mine, so feel free to explore according to your taste buds. I think it looks really impressive and I wanted to decorate it with pomegranate because I thought it would be a great Rosh Hashana (Jewish new year) side dish, but they were out of p

Everything old is new again. This vegetable and cheese bake is as ancient as the hills. The flavour is so full of nostalgia it’s like coming home, but to all new décor, with this version. The new addition of layers of nuts and seeds, and the accompaniment of tahini, avocado and lemon juice, completes it as if that’s the way it was always meant to be... Ingredients 200g sweet potato, peeled, grated and drained of all liquid 100g red capsicum, grated and drained of all liquid 1

This filling, tantalizing stuffed pumpkin is filled with some of my favourite ingredients. Every bite is full of flavour and packed with goodness. This dish is vegetarian, and if you omit the feta, it’s vegan. The pistachio, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds create a crispy texture. The cumin, mixed spice, cinnamon and pine nuts give it a Mediterranean flavour. Ingredients 1 butternut pumpkin (1.2 kg approx) cut in half OR 2 halves butternut pumpkin 600g each (that’s what I d