Get down & dirty with a little foot stomping of grapes
Archives for March 2016
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Caper & Tomato Salsa
Lift your game with a quick salsa – works with just about anything
Pork & Sage Schnitzels
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 […]
Hot-smoked Salmon & Avocado
No recipe required
Lime & Coconut Tartlets
These will perk up the office morning tea break
Plum or Nectarine Friands
Buttery crispy-edged mouthfuls of gorgeousness
Building A Salad
Sometimes I’m not quite sure where a salad will take me …
Stewed Beans
Best bean leftovers ever
Cucumber, Carrot & Radish Pickle
You won’t get in a pickle with this easy dish.
Cucumber
How to make cucumber behave