Fig tarts – simple & sublime
Quick fig tarts – make one, or make a dozen!
Comfort me with potatoes
A jacket-baked potato is like swallowing a warm glow of happiness that spreads from the pit of your stomach upwards, leaving nothing but pleasure in its wake.
Eggs ‘n Avo
Eggs and avocados, an unlikely combination, and for breakfast? Whaaa? (That’s hands in the air screaming whaaaaattt?) It really didn’t ring my bell until I tried it, but now I am hooked. I’ve made a few adjustments, as you do. I can’t eat it for breakfast, as it is too rich, too filling, just too…
Build a plate of berries
A little creative plating can help expensive berries feed many mouths … and it looks so festive!
Jersey bennes – get steaming!
Gloriously fudgy in texture, new season jersey benne potatoes are worth getting excited about.
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It’s weird and I don’t know why it works, but soft-cooked eggs on squished avocado just tastes so damned good.
Fridge feast
Pretty as a picture – artful leftovers.
BBQ chicken loinery
For success with this dish, follow Luca’s advice. “Please remember that you can do this – it’s mind over matter; those who matter won’t mind and those who mind, don’t matter.”
Tortilla chips – add texture to a bean soup
Fancy up bean soups with fried tortilla strips. Yes, yes, naughty I know, but there you go …
Making the most of what you have
Leftovers taste the best …
Free food
Stolen butternut … food never tasted so good!
Autumn’s in the air
Looking for scrumptious mid-week meals? Mac ‘n Cheese, Stuffed Butternut, Rainbow Chard & Eggs … check them out.
Leisurely brunch, long lunch, late dinner …
No excuse not to cook with this line up of gorgeousness!
Baked Figs with Baby Mozzarella
Oh my goodness, these are the sweetest things, pretty to look at and gorgeous to eat.
Best-ever plum jam
What’s this little bundle of joy?
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As it turns out, 18 lettuce seedlings in a 30cm x 30cm planter is actually quite excessive.
Watermelon
Chilled, juicy and sweet, watermelon is the quintessential summer snack.
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If you are feeling a pinch in your tootsies, and your nose is a bit Rudolph-like, you need to get cooking so you fill your house with inviting smells and draw everyone into the warm kitchen to sup, sip and be merry. Here you go then, some ideas to warm you up: Crispy Broccoli &…
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.
Jersey bennes meet Curious Croppers
Never throw out a cooked potato – look at what you can do with them!
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.
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!
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.
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