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!
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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…
Cordis Hotel enters a new era
Cordis Hotels & Resorts is the new top-drawer global brand of the Langham Hospitality Group. Lucky for Auckland being one of the first in the group to have a hotel elevated to this level.
Summer days drawing to an end
As it turns out, 18 lettuce seedlings in a 30cm x 30cm planter is actually quite excessive.
Buffalo bliss
Mini buffalo mozzarella balls are so cute but treat them carefully because they are wondrously soft.
Song & Poetry Thing kicks off for 2018
Song & Poetry Thing held the last Friday of each month Waiheke Island
Chop chop time to get a new knife
Would you look at these prices!
Chill thrill
Food to help you cool down!
Dill
Dill is a tricky little devil. It looks so innocent, all soft fronds and sweet anise scent, but it packs a potent punch, and the taste lingers. That makes it perfect with oily fish such as salmon.
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Eating healthily without even trying
Now is the time to load your plate with summer summer vegetables and fruits!
Bloody beer!… as in Bloody Mary that is!
Buy seasonal – corn, tomatoes, watermelon, avocados and stone fruit …
Fennel seed and other such things
Letting some fennel plants go to seed, (accidentally or on purpose), will ensure you have fresh fennel seeds to use in dishes.
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Watermelon
Chilled, juicy and sweet, watermelon is the quintessential summer snack.
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Beer Fest in Christchurch
We rocked the The Great Kiwi Beer Festival with beer cocktails and spicy food.
Winter warmers
If you are feeling a pinch in your tootsies, and your nose is a bit Rudolph-like, you need to get cooking so you fill your house with inviting smells and draw everyone into the warm kitchen to sup, sip and be merry. Here you go then, some ideas to warm you up: Crispy Broccoli &…
Bananarama in Rocky Bay!
If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes …
Hoppin’ hot
We will be setting lips smacking this weekend as we tinker with fire and spice at The Great Kiwi Beer Festival.
No need to get the beers in … go out for them!
Come watch our gig Saturday 27th January at The Great Kiwi Beer Festival
Baked Peppers with Feta
Here’s a quickie for midweek. Team these peppers with a grain salad and leafy greens for a healthy meal.
The Drunken Nanny
Goat cheese worth celebrating: The Drunken Nanny produces a sensational range. This little beauty travelled from Wairarapa to Waiheke.
New season garlic is here. Get chomping!
All your medicine in a pearly white clove: antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anti-fungal, antioxidant = GARLIC.
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