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2014 August

Thierry Ragobert, Jean Lemire, Thierry Piantanida – the white planet

Soul Movie / 2006 / Documentary / Arctic / 80 min / Photographer - Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Seal, Kaikoura, New Zealand / LoadingBookmark

The White Planet is a 2006 documentary directed by Jean Lemire, Thierry Ragobert and Thierry Piantanida. It focuses on the changing landscape and abundance…

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Pema Chodron – need to know

Soul Quote / New York, United States / 14 July 1936 – present / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Road, Stelvio Pass, Italy / LoadingBookmark

“Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.”

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca – sure idea

Soul Quote / Córdoba, Spain / 4 BC – 65 AD / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Donkey Taxi, Santorini, Greece / LoadingBookmark

“How can the soul which misunderstands itself have a sure idea of other creatures?”

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Aristotle – educated mind

Mind Quote / Chaikidiki, Greece / 384 BC – 322 BC / Photographer - Girolamo Zenari / Photograph - sculpture at Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Olympia, Greece / LoadingBookmark

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

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Dajian Huineng – pure mind

Mind Quote / Guangzhou, China / 638 – 713 / Photographer - Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Sunrise obstruct Uluru, Australia / LoadingBookmark

“Within our impure mind the pure mind is to be found.”

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Quinoa & spice filled capsicums

Prep 20 & 10 min - Cook 30 min / Serves 4 – 8 halves / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

Adding spice to a dish gives a burst of flavour. Quinoa can be plain yet with the mixture of spices, herbs and vegetables it is dressed up and tasty. The spices hint at a Middle Eastern flavour and aroma…

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Pumpkin, sweet potato, carrot & chilli soup

Prep 10 min (add 70 min for stock) - Cook 40 min / Serves 4-6 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

Pumpkin soup is always popular and this soup adds the sweetness of sweet potato and carrot with the punch of chilli. If you are going to make your own vegetable stock…

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Easy vegetable nachos

Prep 15 min - Cook 30 min / Serves 4-6 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

This dish is mostly raw (apart from the pureed tomato) and because of this easy to prepare. We also like this dish served on a bed of rice for an alternative to the corn chips. If you prefer the beans warm…

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Roasted capsicum & tomato soup

Prep 33 min - Cook 36 min / Serves 4-6 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

We love the taste of roasted vegetables and in a soup it is simply delicious. Tomato soup is totally transformed when roasted capsicums are added. Any type of tomatoes can be used, we prefer…

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Simple & basic vegetable stock

Prep 10 min - Cook 60 min / 1L / 1.7pt stock approx. / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

Making vegetable stock is easy and you can use a variety of vegetables to your taste. We have found that the combinations listed in our vegetable stock give a nice flavour to any recipe …

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Galileo Galilei – truths

Mind Quote / Pisa, Italy / 1564 – 1642 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Shadow Tree, Kata Tjuta, Australia / LoadingBookmark

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”

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Penne with mozzarella meat balls

Prep 5 min - Cook 50 min / Serves 4-6 - 24 Meatballs / Photographer Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

Meatballs with any type of pasta are a real favourite and always seem to be well received at any meal. In some parts of Italy it is traditional to eat the meat balls separately with a salad then eat the pasta…

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