Category: Autumn

Farfalle with Tomato & Green Pea Sauce

Peas, pasta, parmigiano, pomodori …all great stuff!

Sizzled Haloumi & Roasted Grapes

A finger food that’s hard to resist.

Bruschetta with Roasted Fennel & Preserved Lemon

Lunch or just a munch – this’ll hit the spot!

Tasting Preserved Lemons

Don’t know which brand of preserved lemons to buy? Check out the tasting of preserved lemons here …

Autumn Salad – as pretty as a picture

Pears and beetroot, walnuts and blue cheese, edible flowers and salad leaves …mmmm

Cheese & Tomato Toasties – fingerlickin’ golden crunch!

Crunchy crust, melting cheese … need I say more?

Tomatoes – grab some grandaddies this weekend

Tomatoes – baked until bursting with their own sweet juices.

Chelsea Buns

Sweetness and spice, baking and butter, Chelsea Buns have everything going for them.

Come cook with me this autumn

Autumn cooking classes on Waiheke. Come and celebrate the season. There’s nowhere better than a cosy kitchen!

Stuffed Pumpkin – Crunchy golden topped

Get stuffing – PUMPKINS!

Best Flatbreads – get wrapping!

Pomegranate molasses adds an intriguing sweet spicy flavour and hint of sourness that lifts this lamb filling out of the ordinary.

Fig tarts – simple & sublime

Quick fig tarts – make one, or make a dozen!

Fig & Radicchio Salad with Goat’s Cheese & Hazelnuts

Don’t add anything else to this salad, nor leave anything out. Just make it and eat it and let yourself be seduced.

Spinach & Pumpkin Salad with Roasted Honey Pears

Introducing my roast pumpkin and pear salad – possibly one of the most delicious combinations of fruit and veg ever.

More ideas for pears – bring them on!

There’s plenty to write about pears, and I’ve already done it, so click the link if you want to find out about choosing, storing and preparing them. And check out the different varieties. What I’m showing off here are some great ideas of what to do with pears. I love them with blue cheese and […]