Truffle oil? You can have it but I wish you wouldn’t.
Archives for September 2017
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Spinach Galettes
Sizzling and bubbling … utterly impossible to resist.
Vegetable Tray Bake & Tahini Yoghurt Sauce
Colour, crunch and good taste, and good for you. Yep, you can pig out on a tray of baked vegetables.
Chicken Baked in Paper – easy roast chicken
Here’s a way to create succulent chicken bursting with flavour.
Truffle oil? You can have it but I wish you wouldn’t.
Take your stink somewhere else.
Witloof & Tangelo Salad
Crunch, juice, colour, taste – one of those !!!WOW!!! salads.
Pan-fried Chicken Salad with Grapes, Almonds & Raspberry Vinegar
Pan-fried chicken, grapes and almonds with a raspberry vinegar dressing sounds like summer to me.
How to make a feast with leftover roast chicken
Oh glory be! Sourdough bread stacked with leftover roast chicken and scrumptious salad!
Witloof – just the right crunch for salad
Sort out the riddle: witloof, endive, chicory …
Apricot & Almond Tart with Frangipane
Look for tangy apricots, not sweet ones, because it is that tang that gives this tart the X-factor.
Rich Shortcrust Pastry
At least once in your life, make a batch of rich shortcrust pastry. You may just fall in love with it!
Pine nuts
They smell sweet and aromatic when fresh and have a nutty creamy taste. They’re difficult to harvest, so you pay more for them than for other nuts.
Thinking of others
It’s hard to stay focused with the many atrocious weather events happening around the world. So many people have lost their homes and livelihood, and sadly, for some, their loved ones. The pain must be immense. Recent weather bombs in New Zealand have also left people struggling to put their lives back together. Political change […]
Ginger Chicken – thumping good thighs!
Once you get ginger and spices cooking you’ll have everyone sniffing the air!
Mango & strawberries – summer in a bowl
Could there be a better fruit combination than strawberries and mango? Doubt it.
Eggs ‘n Avos – dish it up for brunch this weekend
What’s with this eggs and avo thing? Just try it.
Spring into spring and savour a slice of Waiheke
In with the new and out with the old – time to liven up your spring kitchen with a cooking class. Get booking and get cooking!
Rice Paper Rolls with Crisp Vegetables
Finger-food you can feel good about eating.
Dipping Sauce for Rice Paper Rolls
Dip, dunk, swish, all of that … perfect little dip for crisp vegetables and seafood.
Pasta with Yellow Peppers
The only trick here is to cook the yellow peppers slowly, so they exude sweetness and soften to the same texture as the pasta.
Marjoram
Marjoram has much to offer with musky, spicy notes and a sweet herbal taste.
Kiwifruit Salsa
A handy little salsa to add a juicy sweet hot bite to your meals – try it spooned into the hollows of halved avocados.