Making memories
Best-ever Christmas Cake – with a lovely family ritual.
Spring might be here
Oh-oh. Cute as, but bad-ass.
Desperate to garden
Lockdown affects everyone, just in different ways. I don’t mind being alone, and like many writers, prefer it most of the time. Not having so many emails to deal with is a bonus. But I truly am desperate to garden. My little Podular housette is delayed, of course – the site is all ticked off and ready…
Who’s in your bubble?
I’ve got a friend. He’s a bit spiky and he’s very shy. Still, it’s nice to have someone pop by. I also have pheasants – they’re very noisy – rosellas (they’re squawky but colourful), ducks (extremely noisy but quite magnificent), dozens of rabbits (that’s probably a bad thing but their little ears poking up out…
Housette update
9th August It’s all about site preparation. Last week a big drill thingy arrived so I knew holes were on the agenda, and sure enough the digger turned up again and did one of the other jobs it does well, dig holes. Who knew? I thought they just scooped up stuff. A sleeve is wrapped…
A busy week
Yep, it’s been busy around here with trucks and diggers beeping and buzzing and men in hi-vis and hats. The progress with the ground work for my housette has been hampered by rain, but finally this week the digger arrived and work commenced. You can see more in the pic and link below. Meanwhile, the oven has…
Silicone muffin cups
What’s the deal with silicone bakeware? Is it worth the cost?
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The digger arrives
The digger has arrived!
RIP
Rest In Peace or Rip It Out …Moving a vegetable and herb garden is not easy!
Going French
Enjoy the classics … a little bit of pastry, a little bit of goat’s cheese. Mmm mmm.
The stars are shining!
Gather the clan for a feast to celebrate Matariki.
Porcini … little pigs of wonder
Use porcini mushrooms at their best.
Press
Interviews, chats radio, television, print.
Bruschetta
Bruschetta hangs on the quality of the bread you choose and how it is prepared.
Broccolini
We all know and recognise broccoli, but what about broccolini and broccoli rabe?
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Tom-ato To-mato
Get the best out of tomato products.
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A bowl of goodness
Breakfast fit for a King? Or a Queen? For ANYONE!!!
April garden
There’s still plenty in the garden to keep the bees happy.
Grilled Pepper & Eggplant Crostini
A few grates of lemon zest brings these eggplant crostini alive.
Harvesting your own dill seeds
Letting a dill plant go to flower reaps rewards.
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Spaghetti in a skillet
Spag in a skillet? Sure. As long as it is deep enough! But, best only cook for 1 or 2 maximum.
How I grew a monster zucchini plant
It’s easy when you know how!
Feedback on Shared Kitchen book
Thank you Julie and Ilaria Your cookbook has been safely received. I have already included several of your recipes in our weekly meal plan. They all look so delicious and I love that the recipes are generally ‘no fuss’ – that’s my sort of cooking too! I really enjoy your newsletters as well. Jenny Hello…
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