Stuffed Peppers – easy to do!
No freekeh? Use burghul or couscous … just get cooking them.
Freekeh
Freekeh is smoky and slightly chewy and gives salads some heft and a depth of flavour.
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Oregano – joy of the mountain!
Though it seems just like yesterday, it was in fact 40 years ago that I spent a week walking the hills of Crete.
A striking memory is the aromatic scents that rose all around us as we crushed wild thyme and oregano underfoot. The oregano was ‘rigani’, origanum vulgare (hirtum). Bit of a gob-full, I suppose, but the last name (hirtum) is pretty important.
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Tomato time!
Tomatoes are a fruit right? Yep. So, why not team them with fruit? Like blackboy peaches. And white nectarines…
Aunt Ruby’s German Green – shock your auntie with a smattering of jalapeno and white nectarine on a bed of sliced green tomatoes
Big Rainbow – Bring on the blackboy peaches … this salad is looking nice and gay!
Thessanoliki – Greek …
Late summer cooking classes
Check out the new classes for March – they’ll whet your appetite for the exotic.
Sticky Lemon Slice – addictive!
Sticky, sweet, lemony-tart, and simply too hard to resist.
Allspice
Understand the magic of allspice … it can add layers of flavour to savoury and sweet dishes.
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Grab the last of the strawberries before they’re gone!
Pretty, summery, fresh and so moreish, a Rosé spritzer will see you drink less alcohol but have double the fun!
Cool times – chill down with iced mint & lemon water
Chill out with a jug of icy mint & lemon water
Summer season cooking classes Waiheke
Shared Kitchen is set to shine during February: Cooking classes galore!
Is Salad Caprese anything to do with the island of Capri?
It’s sublime in its simplicity – but there’s no law to stop you ringing the changes.
Salad Caprese Ilaria’s way
Stacked, overlapped or a tumble? Ilaria puts her spin on it.
Background Julie Biuso and Shared Kitchen
Eat, drink and have fun with Julie Biuso
Come and see Puglia with me!
Come see Puglia with me! In May 2017 I’m taking a small group (just 14 people), to undiscovered Puglia for a foodie adventure.
Market lime leaves
Fresh kaffir lime leaves smell somewhat sweeter than lime zest – sharp, citrusy and clean.
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Some days I just shouldn’t go in the kitchen
Roasted carrots and beetroot are okay … but add a bit of red meat and a glass or two of merlot and they taste a whole lot better!
Feels like summer …
Mesmerising foamy waves breaking on the shoreline, sand between the toes and nodding off over the crossword; corn on the cob and more avos than you can eat; salads of white nectarines and peaches, red-fleshed plums; chilled frothy beers, salty lips and sizzling seafood … I hope your summer experience is all you want it to be….
The trouble with summer reckons Ilaria…
is deciding whether to drink white or rosé … Waiheke Island has some stunning rosé wines, the perfect match for sunny days, summer lunches and seafood.
Caveat Emptor! Not all prawns are created equal
Get them sizzling!
Humpf gets a spot on Shared Kitchen
Bring on the shower!
Summer cooking classes on Waiheke – just a few January days left!
Come and cook with us on Waiheke – and enjoy a sherry tasting at the fabulous Casita Miro.
Ringing in the New Year with great food & wine – nothing new there!
What you do in the privacy of your own home, is, well, your own business, except I’m rather proud of what happened in mine. Yep, we danced away the end of 2016, and welcomed in the opportunities a new year offers while chasing away the bad bits! When my head hit the pillow at 3.30am…
No sunshine where you are? Get smashing!
Smooth, chunky, lumpy … any which way with an avo is fine by me.
Go the whole hog (ha ha!)
Oh, plate of happiness … guacamole, pineapple & pepper salad, fried taco strips AND char-grilled pork cutlets. Now there’s a meal!
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