Archives for March 2016

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This weekend on Waiheke

Get down & dirty with a little foot stomping of grapes

Caper & Tomato Salsa

Lift your game with a quick salsa – works with just about anything

Pork & Sage Snitzels

This dish has got bags of flavour: chillies, sage, olives and sherry vinegar equals YUM!

Come cook with us this autumn – and be in to win

Cooking Class Schedule

Breadcrumbs

How to get a professional result with homemade breadcrumbs

Raisin Bread with Ricotta, Honey & Barbecued Peaches

Add a savoury note with a few flecks of thyme – it makes a difference!

Fish Kebabs on Warm Tomatoes

How can something so simple be so sublime?

Waiheke International Jazz Festival

The renowned Waiheke International Jazz Festival is on this weekend. The sun is set to shine and the island is set to sizzle. Yeah! Come and enjoy spectacular food and wine while you are at it. The line-up is, as always, inspiring. The Festival kicks off on Friday at Rangihoua Estate. I’ll be stationed there […]

Island Life – Fifi rides again

Darling Fifi, cute as a button baby-blue Fifi. Mmmm. Fifi! Two weeks ago it rained cats and dogs, not literally, but I wouldn’t have been surprised if it had. There was a lot of water, and, well, Fifi has a habit of wetting herself and forming a puddle under the driver’s feet when it rains. […]

Spiced Peaches with Tarragon & Cranberries

Pickled peaches pretty as a picture

Wellington On Form

Coolest hotel in the capital

A Wellington Institution

If they ever take this off the menu …

Food Truck Sunday

A line-up of food trucks along Wellington’s Queens Wharf gets the heart racing …

Intimate Cooking Classes Waiheke Island

I’m able to offer a small series of cooking classes in my home, ‘Writer’s Retreat’, at Rocky Bay. Dishes prepared include produce from my garden, free-range eggs and stunning Waiheke wines and produce. Celebrate the last of summer before it is just a dream and we head off into cooler weather. Simple dishes. Really scrumptious […]