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Ah, those long shadows … the nights are drawing in on Rocky Bay. I need to eat earlier now, if I am to catch the light. There’s no denying it – it’s been a tough couple of weeks. It’s nothing to do with the island. In fact, the island has been a refuge: I’ve […]

Prawn, Pink Grapefruit & Watermelon Salad

Aussie prawns. Yeah. Best in the world, I reckon. Stick them on top of a juicy watermelon & lime salad and you’ll have your own little bit of magic right there on a plate.

Chilli Beef with Lime & Palm Sugar Dressing

Hot, cool, sweet, sour and crunchy – just the ticket for a balmy summer’s evening.

A Spooky Little Salad

Bursting with colour and crunch, what might seem like an odd combination – and there’s no denying that tangelos and sugar snaps don’t often cosy up to each other on the same plate – is actually sensational!

Deluxe Banana Splits

No guilt with this dessert – you are getting your daily fruit!

Spicy Lamb on Sticks with Yoghurt Sauce

Fire and smoke, spicy lamb …smells like summer!

Turmeric

Whoo-hoo. Yellow gold. An antiseptic, a gargle, a digestive aid, clears sinuses, too, and it’s a much-loved preservative in pickles and chutneys. Add some to your vege shakes for a health kick.

Lamb Cutlets with Char-grilled Red Peppers

Tender, tasty and succulent, cooked pink to the bone, New Zealand lamb’s the thing to grab for the barbecue during the summer months.

Feeling sheepish

Yep, it’s time to get your chops around some New Zealand lamb racks, riblets or cutlets, or whatever your fave cut of lamb is, so you can join in National Lamb Day. Seriously, there is such a thing. It takes place on Monday.

Viet Fish

In a way this is nothing more than a mound of salad dumped on top of fried fish – but what a salad!

White Peach & Nectarine Salsa

Fruity cutie with a kick!

Tomatoes with Pecorino

Will you look at that!

Kachumber

An exceptional mix – sweet, pungent, biting, refreshing, acidic … then sweet again.

Island Life – Marinated green beans

I’m such a wimp!

Supper in a pan

Nothing wrong with this for supper.

Fat Freddy’s Drop Concerts

Drop some good food before Fat Freddy’s concerts at Cable Bay Vineyards Waiheke Island today/tomorrow – great choices at Verandah (Cable Bay) and Thomas’s Bach (free bus from Matiatia).

Tanked Up Niçoise

Ilaria’s at it again – dreaming of summer while in the depths of a dreary London winter.

Coconut Ice Cream with Mango Purée & Toasted Hazelnut Crush

Coconut cream, crushed hazelnuts and mango sounds just the ticket to help you keep your cool in sticky weather.

Hot Buttered Sweet Corn

Corn in the pan cooked in nothing but butter. Now there’s a deliciousness too good to ignore.

Monday night burger

Monday nights will never be the same if you start turning up the heat on burgers.

Pipidom

I’m digging your lunch. Literally!

Char-grilling peppers

Here’s how to do it

Spicy Chicken Drumsticks

All this spicy chicken recipe calls for is a measuring spoon and a roasting tin. You’ll produce gorgeously golden and succulent chicken that will have everyone licking their lips and asking for the recipe.

Succulent Summer Cooler

The ultimate summer thirst quencher

Ceviche with Avocado

Avocados add a smooth texture to this ceviche and canned pickled chillies give a nice little hot bite. Add more of either if you fancy.