I’m really excited to announce upcoming cooking classes being held on Waiheke Island at Rangihoua Estate. Classes will run all through the summer. You can make a single booking, or book a date of your choosing for a group of 10-12. Classes start with an olive oil tasting and tutorial at Rangihoua Estate, then a cooking class and lunch at Rangihoua Villa. It’s a culinary adventure, with lots to taste, lots to learn, and much fun to be had. It’s a great way to spend a day with friends, work colleagues or foodies.
Burrata with caponata|Burrata with Caponata||Burrata with caponata
Coconut chicken curry
Plum tart
Apple & Cranberry Pie
Crepe cake with apple marmalade
Persimmon & Feta Salad|Persimmon salad with feta
Photograph Aaron McLean
Spicy Fish with Curry Leaves|Spicy Fish with Curry Leaves
Aaron McLean
Plum jam
Fresh tuna salad
Butterflied leg of lamb with preserved lemon|Butterflied leg of lamb with preserved lemon|Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Burghul Salad & Roasted Vegetables||Butterflied leg of lamb with preserved lemon|Butterflied leg of lamb with preserved lemon
If you know someone who is feeling a bit down in the dumps, bake them a batch of cookies, wrap them in cellophane and tie with a pretty ribbon and call around to have a cuppa with them. It’ll lift their spirits no end. Refrigerator Cookies
I’ve got a friend. He’s a bit spiky and he’s very shy. Still, it’s nice to have someone pop by. I also have pheasants – they’re very noisy – rosellas (they’re squawky but colourful), ducks (extremely noisy but quite magnificent), dozens of rabbits (that’s probably a bad thing but their little ears poking up out…
