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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN

Time to gather your nearest and dearest.

Festive Foods File

Look no further! Everything you need for your FESTIVE FEASTING!

Roast Turkey with Herbed Veal Stuffing & Spicy Fruit Stuffing

Here’s the full monty, including two gorgeous stuffings – our family favourites. Shame about the photo – will try to remember to take a photo this year before starting on the bubbly!

Purple Asparagus Bruschetta

The sun was shining, the grill was on, and so I charred some sourdough.

A Basque-style Cheesecake

One of the best examples of this delicious dessert.

Enriching a basic bread dough with olive oil gives a soft, open-textured bread that is sublime for tearing apart and thrusting into soft, fragrant mounds of hummus, beetroot or bean purée or just more olive oil.

MY FIRST EGGPLANT OF THE SEASON

I’ve got the garden going again, and now I’m hanging out for my first feed of beans!

Hot-smoked Salmon & Snow Pea Salad

This is THE dish for a summery lunch in the shade, or to share with friends on a summer’s evening.

SHARED KITCHEN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

Waiheke Island’s enviable micro-climate means no chemical spraying is necessary to grow perfectly sun-ripened olives. Cold extraction within hours of picking retains all their health giving attributes and ensures a top-class quality oil.

REPURPOSING A PLASTIC CONTAINER

Thanks + Giving = Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving – the true meaning of giving thanks. How to appreciate the good things in life.

Balancing Act

How to choose the best kitchen scale.

Baked Asparagus

Lovely and golden, crispy-tipped, and savoury notes from parmesan and rosemary. Definitely worth making!

Chicken Burgers with Marinated Zucchini

It’s summertime, sum, sum, sum, sum SUMMER-TIME! Burgertime! Eat outdoor time! Yeah.

Time to RAK

The week’s round-up of recipes, news and views.
But more importantly, it’s time to do a RAK (Random Act of Kindness)

Time for STRAWBERRIES!

Sweet, juicy and red – if your berries are not quite perfect, learn a few tips to help them on their way.

Chocolate Crêpes with Strawberries

Chocolate. Yum. Strawberries. Double Yum. You get the idea …

Quesadilla with Black Bean & Tangelo Salad

This is a crowd pleaser when you’re stuffed after a day at the beach, the kids are squealing and everyone wants feeding NOW. Get the work done ahead, or use leftovers, and kids onto them!