Category: Summer

Peach & Avocado Guacamole

Peaches lend their juicy texture and peachy fragrance to a much loved dip and transform it into summer in a bowl.

Watermelon Avocado Salad

Juicy, sweet, sharp and biting hot. A whole lot of deliciousness in each mouthful.

Pistou

Pistou is similar to Ligurian pesto (basil pesto), but it doesn’t contain pine nuts. Serve with smoked fish, roasted or barbecued vegetables, roast beef or chicken.

Nectarine Frangipane Tart

Make the most of seasonal fruit … and cheat a bit using ready-made pastry!

Creamed Corn with Tarragon

This is such a lovely combination, creamy and sweet, with a gentle liqourice-vanilla note from tarragon as a backdrop.

Late Summer Ratatouille

Roll on lazy weekend … this is the perfect dish to go with bread and salad, a quiche or tart.

Rum Plums with Almonds & Coconut

Plums and rum. It works!

Peach & Raspberry Crumble

Peaches and raspberries … must be summertime!

Gazpacho – A chill thrill!

Like a blast of cold air from a fan up your shirt or skirt on a sweltering day … Yup! Icy cold gazpacho is exhilarating!

Sweet Corn & Beans

Add this bowl of sunshine to your summer repertoire.

Spicy Fruit Salad with Sugared Chicken Skewers

Exhilarating and fresh, juicy pineapple, red chilli and skewered chicken.

Festive Foods File

Look no further! Everything you need for your FESTIVE FEASTING!

Prawn, Mango & Avo Salad

Sublime, simply sublime.

Quick Apricot Tarts

Seasonal, simple, succulent.

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!

Hot-smoked Salmon & Snow Pea Salad

This is THE dish for a summery lunch in the shade, or to share with friends on a summer’s evening.

Chicken Burgers with Marinated Zucchini

It’s summertime, sum, sum, sum, sum SUMMER-TIME! Burgertime! Eat outdoor time! Yeah.

Chocolate Crêpes with Strawberries

Chocolate. Yum. Strawberries. Double Yum. You get the idea …

Potato & Fresh Herb Salad

All the tricks … how to make a scrumptious potato salad.

White Bean & Tomato Salad with Tamarind Dressing

Sweet and sharp, that’s my baby!

Berries with Halva & Maple Syrup

Pretty and posh – ice cream with berries, shaved halva & maple syrup. Yum!

Warm Kumara & Yellow Pepper Salad

Golden and glistening, these kumara and peppers will help bring a sweet spot to your next meal.

Mini Lamb Skewers with Quick Peanut Sauce

If your neighbours get a whiff of these they’ll jump the fence and invite themselves over.

Grilled Vegetables with Buffalo Cheese

POP! If the colours don’t get you excited, the taste certainly will. It’s love!

Lamb Meatballs with Cumin & Paprika Rub

Smoke and fire … plus meatballs equals WINNER!

Get grilling

Make the most of your barbecue by starting with a clean grill.