Cute as a button, tomatoes baked with their tops on make a stunning vegetable main course.
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Salmon & Potato Hash
Here’s a great brunch munch – bulk it out with poached eggs, baked tomatoes, roasted fennel, that sort of thing.
Leisurely brunch, long lunch, late dinner …
No excuse not to cook with this line up of gorgeousness!
Chocolate Almond Cake from Capri
Capri is where I discovered this almond cake, sweet, nutty, chocolatey with a fresh note of lemon, an ingredient which the island is famous for. I’ve been making it a lot lately and it just gets better and better.
Feijoa Cake with Almond Crumble Topping
Mmmm … tender soft crumb meets nutty spicy topping. Add the heady whiff of feijoa, and, yep, you’ll be back for another slice …
Pumpkin, Red Pepper Coconut Curry
Like things hot? Then rark up the chilli!
Buttercup Pumpkin
Roasting buttercup pumpkin intensifies the sweetness – crank up the oven!
Pumpkin – Crown & grey
Glorious pumpkins … but which one to use for which job?
NZ Champions of Cheese Trophy Winners 2018
Champion cheeses up for grabs
Lentil Salad with Sherry Vinegar Dressing
Sunday afternoon laid-back salad. Yee-haw!
Pulses – all you need to know
Get savvy, save dollars and feed your family well!
Warm Salad of Pan-fried Yellow Peppers & Peaches
Surely a peach is just a peach? Think again – hot pan, sizzling butter and frying peaches! Roll over Chicken Maryland.
Making a perfect jus
Ohhhh – little sticky nuggets of goo, how I love thee.
Brussels Sprouts with Sizzled Sage
Little green buds never looked so appetizing!
Late Summer Ratatouille
Roll on lazy weekend … this is the perfect dish to go with bread and salad, a quiche or tart.
French Tarragon
Russian tarragon is all puffery and little substance – you want taste, not masses of greenery.
Amaretti – almond cookies with crunch
Crunchy crumbs – just the thing to top fruit or sprinkle in a trifle!
Baked Figs with Baby Mozzarella
Oh my goodness, these are the sweetest things, pretty to look at and gorgeous to eat.
Best-ever plum jam
What’s this little bundle of joy?
Read the 101 of jam making here and you’ll be away … tips galore!
Living the high life
Last year, same time, Ilaria and I had a bit of a Salad Caprese crush. It’s happened again, organically. She fired in some copy and some pics just as I was fiddling around with a bunch of the cutest little bubby buffalo milk mozzarella balls and some homegrown tiny tomatoes and basil. Tomatoes are at […]