Shared Kitchen - Real food from scratch

Broccolini Bruschetta

If you are wondering what the wee yellow things are, they were a few baby beans struggling along on a bean plant in my garden. I threw them in with the broccolini for good measure.

Bruschetta

Bruschetta hangs on the quality of the bread you choose and how it is prepared.

We all know and recognise broccoli, but what about broccolini and broccoli rabe? Broccolini is a cross between broccoli and gaai laan, or Chinese broccoli. Instead of flower buds growing together and forming a cluster as they do with broccoli, the buds on broccolini form on a single long stem. Like with broccoli, the stem […]

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Chicken Breasts with Crispy Capers

Tomatoes and capers transfer chicken breasts, adding salt and a sweet tang.

Baked Kumara with Coconut Cream

If you are a chilli wimp, use chilli flakes, and add as much as you dare, because the creamy sweetness of kumara and coconut and acidity of lime need the punch of chilli to make a delicious balanced mouthful.

Apple, Blueberry & Apricot Crumble

Autumn is the best time for apple crumble, made with crisp firm-textured fruit. Dried apricots add a delicious perfume and tang, and increase the nutrients of the crumble, so you can feel good about having seconds