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Spaghetti squash is better with noodles

And the confessions of a supermarket shop-a-holic

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Surrendering to the lure of Autumn

Sharing my favourite homemade donuts from Tenderheart

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It’s never too late for corn

Corn is our unexpected champion during these cooler days

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The science of flavour

Understanding what makes food taste good

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Saved by the Bell Peppers

Or maybe you call them capsicum?

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I can buy myself zucchini flowers

And come to a vegetable and flower workshop!!

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It’s eggplant week

The summer veg I can’t stop eating right now

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My favorite ingredient to make (vegan) soups creamy

A broccoli soup that can be eaten hot or cold

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The cheese I crave more than all others

Halloumi and shishito pepper skewers

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A dish to get hot and bothered over

It requires heat to cook it, but the time is now and the rewards are worth it

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Dumpling salad season is here

My Top Three Favourite Frozen Vegetarian Dumplings, Ranked

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A curry that embodies summer

Welcome to Zucchini Week

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The simple trick that will make your soba noodle salads so much better

Plus a recipe for cold soba noodle salad with peach, cucumber and tomato

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When its hot, grill your vegetables

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary.

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LINGER LIVE #2: DUMPLINGS, BY THE SEASON

Watch now | A recording from Hetty Lui McKinnon's live video

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Dumplings, by the seasons

The case for filling your dumplings with seasonal veg

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Artichoke and dill hummus with cumin-spiced peas and more

Introducing my new website!!!!!!

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Cream cheese, sweet chili sauce, coriander dip with (or without) smashed spiced potatoes

And New York pride and the power of sports to unite an entire city

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Cherry quinoa salad

Centering fruit in our meals

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Live with Hetty Lui McKinnon and Aran Goyoaga

A recording from Hetty & Aran's live video

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Lemony Swiss chard with chickpeas and feta

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary.

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A very good herby, seedy cabbage salad

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary.

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LINGER Live #1 with Hetty Lui McKinnon

Whipped kimchi tofu with spring things

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Pan-fried gnocchi and turnips with miso butter

Plus, our LINGER LIVE cooking demo this week

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Spring greens curry

and new Substack Live series coming for paid subscribers

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Huli huli zucchini with crispy chickpeas

A recipe from Alana Kysar's Aloha Veggies....plus the difference between audience and community

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Roasted carrots with whipped sunflower seeds and seedy topping

On carrots and gatherings

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Crispy quinoa and asparagus salad with coriander cashew cream

Thoughts on eating, appetite, womanhood

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Pulled mushroom and black bean tostada

Feeling my way to a recipe

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Wood ear mushroom, tofu skin and edamame salad

And the problem with 'China-maxxing' and the commodification of Chinese culture

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Koosto Iyo Baamiye (Swiss Chard and Okra Stew)

Getting to know Somali food and traditions through a stunning new cookbook

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Eggplant and tofu with orange sauce

and let the girl rant for a bit...

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Crispy okra and tofu with chicken salt

Don't worry, there's no actual chicken in it!

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Baked spiced beet rice

Falling in love with beetroot again

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Creamy pea and tofu soup

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary.

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Cabbage, broccoli and tofu with black bean sauce and rice cakes

(that name is a mouthful!) Plus dumpling week roundup!

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Carrot Nian Gao (mochi cake)

A sweet and chewy start to the Year of the Horse

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Napa cabbage and crumbled tempeh rice noodles

Cabbage finally gets the love it deserves....

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Harissa maple carrots and chickpeas with whipped feta

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary.

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An Ex-Locals Guide to Eating in Sydney

A highly subjective list of good things to eat (and experience)

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Creamy Green Pasta (with Broccoli or Kale)

An adaptable recipe from Nicki sizemore's new book

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Palak khichdi (spinach, rice and red lentils)

Welcome to 2026

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Pandan banana chocolate chip pudding

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary.

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Squash, Corn, Black Bean Salad (Three Sisters Salad)

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary.

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