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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.
No rants this week
Nuggety fudgy freshly dug spuds. Mmmmm.
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.
Reclaiming spicy peanut dip!
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 […]
Sticky Kumara Chips
The OMG sticky chips of the world. These are sooooo good.
Gingered Fruit Salad
Colourful, crunchy, juicy, tangy and with a balanced minty ginger bite, a bowl of fresh fruit salad is the perfect end to a summer’s meal.
Spicy Peanut Sauce
Have you ever had a sauce-off with your sister? This one is so good, but my sister probably makes it better than me.
Vegans being starved out
Hobby horse: We all deserve to eat, but let’s make it easy on our hosts.
Goodbye luncheon sausage
Hobby horse: Just think what you are doing every time you stuff a slice of luncheon sausage, saveloy or chipolata in your child’s mouth … and what healthy option you could replace it with.
Scones – how much should you pay for one?
Hobby horse: Make your own at a fraction of the price.
Cauliflower with Verjuice
Cauliflower spans the seasons as this dish shows.
Grilled Swiss Sandwiches
Cheesey, melty, crunchy, tangy, salty, juicy mmmm. Brunch has never been better.
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