Christmas comes but once a year …
MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL.
MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL.
Never throw out a cooked potato – look at what you can do with them!
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Nuggety fudgy freshly dug spuds. Mmmmm.
You can get all fancy and give the potatoes a quick toss in the pan, and with a bit of luck they’ll all end up back in the pan. Otherwise, follow the 2-second rule, or whistle in the dog.
Panko are dry Japanese wheat flakes, similar to coarse bread crumbs. They turn gorgeously crisp and crunchy when fried or browned.
It’s been a big week, everyone keeps saying, and I think it’s because Christmas is getting so close you can almost taste the panic. Eeeiiii. So much to be done. BUT we must not forget to eat well, if only to ensure we have stamina to drink all the bottles of bubbly coming our way…
Hobby horse: We all deserve to eat, but let’s make it easy on our hosts.
Hobby horse: Just think what you are doing every time you stuff a slice of luncheon sausage, saveloy or chipolata in your child’s mouth … and what healthy option you could replace it with.
Hobby horse: Make your own at a fraction of the price.
These handy little snacky things are just the ticket to serve with dips and dunks.
A garden party needs these things to be successful: good weather, great food, good amounts of booze, a beautiful location, and guests willing to enjoy themselves.
Keep a bottle of verjuice on hand to deglaze frying pans and roasting tins, to lift up all those sticky little nuggets of flavour.
Have you seen these cutsey bundles of garlic in a shop near you? How good are you at reading labels?
Breathtakingly beautiful Sacred Blessing Sanctuary garden, lovely Lynda Hallinan regaling us with her gardening anecdotes, Julie Biuso on canapés … Waiheke Garden Party is set to rock!
What’s a tangelo all about?
Of all the citrus tangelos are the juiciest, the most bracing, offering fresh acidity tempered with gorgeous sweetness. Did you know they are a cross between …
It may be a cliché, but feta served with a salad of olives, tomatoes and bread and drizzled with olive oil, makes a fabulous summer lunch.
Are you set to go for festive and summer entertaining?
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The only way to eat a broad bean is when it is very young, crisp textured and bright green, or, parboiled and stripped of its outer skin.
Aa sweet young carrot is a lovely thing, and with a few ingredients to hand they can be more than just a splash of colour on a plate
Carrots are often added to a plate for colour … but they can be the centre of a delicious all-vegetable dinner.
Did someone say Hump Day? I’m up for it, but I wish they could spell my name correctly.
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