Nutmeg and mace

Add a few grates of nutmeg to give a spicy whiff to vegetables and meats.

Add a few grates of nutmeg to give a spicy whiff to vegetables and meats.

How to lift a boring wet Sunday. Drink gin!

Sweeten it up if you dare!

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…

I’m going on an Italian bent for the next week or two. No, not actually going there, just sharing some terrific Italian family recipes. I first went to Italy in 1975. Holy smoke! I must have just been a baby (because, surely, I’m not that old!). I sailed into the gorgeous port of Genova and…

Best balls & baked beauties – read all the bits and bobs about them!

To check cooked meat for doneness, including beef steaks, press with tongs, or your fingers. Read more.
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