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.
Christmas comes but once a year …
MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL.
Jersey bennes meet Curious Croppers
Never throw out a cooked potato – look at what you can do with them!
Private cheffing on Waiheke
Need a caterer for special events on Waiheke?
Julie Biuso At Home – do you have a copy?
Award-winning book – get yours signed with a dedication.
No rants this week
Nuggety fudgy freshly dug spuds. Mmmmm.
Sizzled potatoes – all buttery, crunchy and golden
You can get all fancy and give the potatoes a quick toss in the pan, and with a bit of luck they’ll all end up back in the pan. Otherwise, follow the 2-second rule, or whistle in the dog.
Reclaiming spicy peanut dip!
It’s been a big week, everyone keeps saying, and I think it’s because Christmas is getting so close you can almost taste the panic. Eeeiiii. So much to be done. BUT we must not forget to eat well, if only to ensure we have stamina to drink all the bottles of bubbly coming our way…
Vegans being starved out
Hobby horse: We all deserve to eat, but let’s make it easy on our hosts.
Goodbye luncheon sausage
Hobby horse: Just think what you are doing every time you stuff a slice of luncheon sausage, saveloy or chipolata in your child’s mouth … and what healthy option you could replace it with.
Scones – how much should you pay for one?
Hobby horse: Make your own at a fraction of the price.
Baked Tortilla Crisps & Toasted Sesame Bagels
These handy little snacky things are just the ticket to serve with dips and dunks.
Waiheke delivered!
A garden party needs these things to be successful: good weather, great food, good amounts of booze, a beautiful location, and guests willing to enjoy themselves.
Waiheke Garden Festival 2017 – Get yourself here!
Breathtakingly beautiful Sacred Blessing Sanctuary garden, lovely Lynda Hallinan regaling us with her gardening anecdotes, Julie Biuso on canapés … Waiheke Garden Party is set to rock!
The clock is ticking
Are you set to go for festive and summer entertaining?
Cooking classes savour a slice of Waiheke
Get your mojo rocking and come on over to Waiheke for an inspiring cooking class.
Broad beans
The only way to eat a broad bean is when it is very young, crisp textured and bright green, or, parboiled and stripped of its outer skin.
Carrots are the star!
Aa sweet young carrot is a lovely thing, and with a few ingredients to hand they can be more than just a splash of colour on a plate
3 ways with carrots
Carrots are often added to a plate for colour … but they can be the centre of a delicious all-vegetable dinner.
Humpf day
Did someone say Hump Day? I’m up for it, but I wish they could spell my name correctly.
Corsica – a new book on an ancient way of cooking
Interested in good food writing? Get a copy of Corsica by Nicolas Stromboni.
Cucumber Salad – Ilaria nabs a bargain
Feeding yourself cheaply.
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