Quick tricks for summer dishes
Ilaria’s Roasted Red Pepper & Chickpea Dip.
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Summer salad
Easy summer salads.
In conversation with Wendyl Nissen
I had a chat with Wendyl Nissen about 10 years ago. About chooks. Although we worked in the same industry at the time (magazineland) our paths had never crossed, but I knew she kept chooks, and as I wanted to get some, I got her number and called her. She’s one of those people who…
Jersey bennes – get steaming!
Gloriously fudgy in texture, new season jersey benne potatoes are worth getting excited about.
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Don’t be frightened …
Don’t hold back. Give it heaps. Add that salt!
Roasted Chicken Nibbles with Yellow & Red Peppers
You know the saying ‘A watched pot never boils.’? Add another saying to the list: ‘An unstirred dish of chicken nibbles, potatoes and peppers will burn.’ Apart from that, this dish is a doddle.
A nod to Italy …
I’m going on an Italian bent for the next week or two. No, not actually going there, just sharing some terrific Italian family recipes. I first went to Italy in 1975. Holy smoke! I must have just been a baby (because, surely, I’m not that old!). I sailed into the gorgeous port of Genova and…
Furi knife sale – 15%-20% off!
Take advantage of this fantastic offer to improve your kitchen skills with a decent knife.
The prices are amazing!
Do you believe in cheeses?
Melty, cheesy, toasty, crunchy …. CHEESE!
Boo hoo!
My food pyramid probably doesn’t look like yours!
Kumara – the sweetest thing
Sweet and colourful, kumara offers more than just being an accompaniment to a roast.
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Mint
Fresh and clean, mint lifts any dish you add it to.
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Get the soup pot chugging away …
Add a little crunch to your life.
Celeriac
A bit of an ugly vege when first pulled from the ground, but it’s a richly flavoured useful winter vegetable.
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Creamy Parsnip Purée
Most cooks know that you can’t purée potatoes in a food processor unless you want to make glue, but blessed be parsnips. Oh yeah, they turn into a fluffy whipped dream.
Cake time!
Bake a cake = Make friends!
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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!
Chill thrill
Food to help you cool down!
Dill
Dill is a tricky little devil. It looks so innocent, all soft fronds and sweet anise scent, but it packs a potent punch, and the taste lingers. That makes it perfect with oily fish such as salmon.
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Winter warmers
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 &…
Baked Peppers with Feta
Here’s a quickie for midweek. Team these peppers with a grain salad and leafy greens for a healthy meal.
Christmas comes but once a year …
MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL.
Jersey bennes meet Curious Croppers
Never throw out a cooked potato – look at what you can do with them!
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