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Visit the Spice Market!
Welcome to the Spice Market! Driven by a love of cooking and an overflowing spice cupboard I created the Spice Market to share the joy...

Judith Du Plessis
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Middle Eastern Fattoush salad
Where has the Summer gone? Did we even have one?! I have spent most of the Summer in a mac and sandals – a very British Summer look! ...

Judith Du Plessis
Aug 30, 20213 min read


A French salad in the Keralan backwaters
A few years ago I was lucky enough to be invited to go to Bangalore with a friend I worked with in the City. She was going back home and...

Judith Du Plessis
May 2, 20213 min read


A Tasmanian food & wine journey
Exactly a year ago I flew to Sydney for our friend Des's wedding. I'm not going to think about the year in-between but instead dive back...

Judith Du Plessis
Feb 21, 20215 min read


Broad bean and dill pilaf
This is an all time fave of mine: Broad bean and dill pilaf. It's vibrant, fresh and full of flavour and colour. If you don't have broad...

Judith Du Plessis
Jan 30, 20213 min read


Fish with preserved lemons and green olives
My preserved lemons were good to go and the Fish box had delivered some skate so I thought I'd bring the two together to make a recipe...

Judith Du Plessis
Jan 30, 20212 min read


How to make Moroccan preserved lemons
Preserved lemons make such a difference to a dish, they add a zing, a ping and a lift with a sharp lemon tang. I've bought shop made ones...

Judith Du Plessis
Jan 16, 20212 min read


Coconut brussel sprout soup!
I appreciate that people tend to love or hate brussels, a bit like marmite, you've probably gathered by now I'm a lover not a hater :)...

Judith Du Plessis
Dec 20, 20202 min read


Miso Brussel sprouts
These are delicious! Crunchy, nutty, tangy loveliness. If you want to do something different with sprouts this year this is it!! I came...

Judith Du Plessis
Dec 19, 20202 min read


Tangy quick Thai dip
This dip delivers a hot punchy kick and is pretty quick to make. I wanted to share this recipe that my brother gave me as I love it, many...

Judith Du Plessis
Dec 1, 20201 min read


South Indian coconut chutney
As you've probably gathered I love South Indian food, my happy space has a dosa and some coconut chutney in it. I've tried many different...

Judith Du Plessis
Nov 25, 20203 min read


The secret to a great home made loaf
Go on the Ma Baker course and watch as many Bake with Jack video's you can! Ma Baker courses Nick (my husband) went on a 2 day course...

Judith Du Plessis
Oct 25, 20203 min read


Back to school: Indian cookery masterclasses
I love going to cookery classes! Sometimes nothing beats hands on training, or "zoom-on" training

Judith Du Plessis
Oct 10, 20203 min read


Pitta success!
I was obsessed with making a pitta, I don't know why, but I was! One epic fail using a recipe with yogurt and no yeast (resulted in a gooey

Judith Du Plessis
Sep 20, 20203 min read


Light and fluffy Syrian falafel
I’ve finally cracked it! Well, Amira from ‘Amira’s Pantry’ cracked it but after 12 years I’ve found her recipe so I’m counting this as a...

Judith Du Plessis
Sep 20, 20204 min read


Aussie inspired Asian red cabbage, apple & fennel salad
This Asian salad was inspired by a jaffle I had in Freemantle, they served it with a fabulous Asian red cabbage, fennel & apple side salad

Judith Du Plessis
Aug 23, 20201 min read


Australian Gourmet Food Traveller
I came across this magazine 18 years ago in a farmhouse coffee shop in the English countryside. It was at a time for me when my world was...

Judith Du Plessis
Aug 23, 20202 min read


Moro chickpea salad
I love the fresh herbs in this salad, the tang of the red wine vinegar and the bite of the red onion. I won't lie, the preparation of the...

Judith Du Plessis
Aug 7, 20202 min read


Batata Harra
This is a simple, lemony, lightly spiced, Lebanese potato side dish. Batata Harra actually translates from Arabic to English to mean...

Judith Du Plessis
Aug 7, 20202 min read


Tokyo Golden Gai food tour
A great fun night eating and exploring some of Tokyo's hidden backstreets and bars The night started meeting the guide and a small group...

Judith Du Plessis
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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