Free-form Florentine Pie

Fresh Spinach leaves + other veg chopped into small pieces
250g tub Ricotta
Nutmeg or other herbs for seasoning
sheets of puff pastry
4 eggs

1, Lay pastry sheets on trey - pinch up the edges to form a lip around the edges. Prick the base with a fork and bake for  at 180 degrees
2, Mix spinach, ricotta together
3, Once Pastry is done,, remove and spread spinach mix over, you can put other chopped up veg (we added capsicum, mushroom and cherry toms)
4, Crack eggs on top and season,
5, Bake for 10-15 mins and serve with a salad + chutney

Was quick and easy to make. A nice light dinner :D

Deconstructed sushi

A fancy name for the essential ingredients of sushi minus the seaweed wrapper :-D. I made this for a light summer dinner on those 40 degree days where the last thing I wanted to do was turn the oven on and add to the heat. Fast and versatile, with so many filling options so it gets a 10/10 from not just me but also Fabian!

Ingredients:
2 cups rice
3 cups water
soy sauce

Plus a selection of the following fillings:
1 avocado
1 carrot
1/2 cucumber
1/2 capsicum
1 tomato
6 stalks of asparagus (cooked)
2 large mushrooms (cooked)

Directions:
1) Add rice to pot, cover with water and bring to the boil. Stir occasionally to ensure rice doesn't stick, until water is absorbed. Leave to cool and refrigerate for a couple of hours to remove leftover excess moisture.
2) While rice cools, chop up fillings into pieces and cook those fillings that need it.
3) Combine all ingredients in a bowl and add soy sauce to taste.

Stores well for a couple of days, covered, in the fridge. Also makes an easy lunch option for a change from boring old sammies!