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Christmas Comes But Once A Year …

MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL.

Lamb Steaks with Summer Vegetables

Beautifully pink and juicy barbecued lamb … it doesn’t get much better than this.

Prawn & Chorizo Bites

Get a bit of a Spanish sizzle going on the grill for a tasty start to any meal. Yes!

Jersey Bennes meet Curious Croppers

Never throw out a cooked potato – look at what you can do with them!

Spatchcock Chicken – Chicken squashed flat!

What’s essential for a dish like this is starting with a superior chicken that has pecked around the grass and had a good time on this earth.

Roast Lamb with Lemon & Rosemary Crust

Juicy and tender, small roasts are easy to prepare and quick to cook.

Peas with Pancetta

Peas with little salty nuggets of pork belly. Whoop. Whoop.

Roast Duck with Lychee, Watermelon and Watercress Salad

Ho-Ho-Ho, are you after a non trad Xmas dish? Try this one.

Baked Apricots

Summer in a mouthful! Sweet, tangy, fruity, GORGEOUS!

Baked Summer Fruit

Rock that stone fruit! Baking in a fruity white wine makes even unripe fruit taste half decent!

Nectarines Baked with Chocolate Amaretti Topping

Got a bunch of too-firm nectarines, or fruit that makes your mouth pucker? Deal to them this way and you’ll be back for seconds.

Private cheffing on Waiheke

Need a caterer for special events on Waiheke?

Julie Biuso At Home – do you have a copy?

Award-winning book – get yours signed with a dedication.

Crispy Lamb Cutlets with Pea Mash & Golden Onions

Biting into a crunchy-crusted succulent lamb cutlet … sweet minty pea purée, sneaky hit of chilli .. oh she’s good!

Sizzled potatoes – all buttery, crunchy and golden

You can get all fancy and give the potatoes a quick toss in the pan, and with a bit of luck they’ll all end up back in the pan. Otherwise, follow the 2-second rule, or whistle in the dog.

Panko crumbs

Panko are dry Japanese wheat flakes, similar to coarse bread crumbs. They turn gorgeously crisp and crunchy when fried or browned.

It’s been a big week, everyone keeps saying, and I think it’s because Christmas is getting so close you can almost taste the panic. Eeeiiii. So much to be done. BUT we must not forget to eat well, if only to ensure we have stamina to drink all the bottles of bubbly coming our way […]