cheating
sweet
& savoury
2026

dFor almost half a century I have been able to boast that the only canned ingredient that came into either my commercial or domestic kitchen was coconut milk. Canned tomatoes were an anathema to me, but this year, having not made quite enough of my own sauce I started using Mutti and have to admit they are brilliant. None of the nasty tin taste of the cheap imported tomatoes and an enviable consistency that is hard to achieve with my own sauce.

I have always used Ord River chick peas for preference, but recently, unable to find them I tried two other brands with disastrous results. The only chick peas that at the moment seem to be consistent are the Kabul chick peas available from most speciality grain shops. In desperation I purchased a can of organic chick peas, [pictured left] and available, apparently at most supermarkets, and have made a decent hummus in a matter of minutes. True I have the toum scroll down a recipe from Gerard’s [Brisbane] in the freezer. It’s very easy to cut off a piece as because of the amount of oil it never freezes hard. Handy but I’ve offered a work around in the recipe below.