Roasted Tomatoes with Fennel Seeds
Picking tomatoes green is one way of beating the birds!
Festive foods file
Look no further! Everything you need for your FESTIVE FEASTING!
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!
Time for strawberries!
Sweet, juicy and red – if your berries are not quite perfect, learn a few tips to help them on their way.
Berries with Halva & Maple Syrup
Pretty and posh – ice cream with berries, shaved halva & maple syrup. Yum!
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.
How I grew a monster zucchini plant
It’s easy when you know how!
Strawberries & cream
A sublime trio: strawberries, a dusting of sugar and a puddle of cream
Tomato & Orange Salad
This is so simple it hardly calls for a recipe. Peel and slice juicy oranges, top with sliced vine tomatoes, sprinkle with small mint leaves and finely sliced green chilli, sprinkle with flaky sea salt, grind over black pepper and drizzle with a fruity extra virgin olive oil. Done! A striking, sweet and zingy salad…
Why wait for meatless Monday?
This is so good you’ll want to scrape the dish for every last morsel. Get cooking it this weekend, or anytime soon.
Digging the dirt in Wairarapa
My brother Pat and I ventured out to the supermarket yesterday. I’m down in the Wairarapa staying with him and partner Lynne for a few weeks. Although they have impressive vegetable gardens and orchards, we needed a few extra things. Like milk. And flour. And bread. Masterton supermarket had promised ‘wipes’ for the trolley handles…
Passionfruit
Wrinkly is good!
Scaloppine or scallopini?
A basket of flying saucers? Nope. A basket of scallopini to stuff and bake.
Peppers in the Pan revisited
Toot toot! Bright as traffic lights, and definitely worth stopping for.
Fast-roasting tomatoes
Roasting tomatoes concentrates their sweetness. Get on to it!
Tomato for one
$7.00 dinner. An extravagance? Maybe? Maybe not.
KISS berry platter
KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid!
A messy Sunday night supper – asparagus & eggs
Mmmm. If you love eggs, and you love asparagus, it’s time to dunk!
Avocado dressing
Squishy avocado? Add it to the dressing!
Bang the Gong! 4th July. Ding Dong! Fire up the barbie Kiwi-style.
Did someone say BURGER???
Yep! 4th July means party time!
What’s the buzz with quince?
Faking it. Yep, that’s right. If your quince doesn’t emit a head-turning perfume, just fake it.
Brioche salad rolls
Make a little bit of red meat go a long way by slicing it thinly and serving it in gorgeous baby brioche buns. Arrange torn lettuce leaves, rocket (arugula) and radicchio leaves, or whatever you have, on a platter. Strew with fresh mint leaves, parsley sprigs and roughly chopped coriander (cilantro). Add halved cherry tomatoes…
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