The Sunday roast dinner is a Kiwi tradition – it is a wonderful excuse to gather ...
Food, Wine & Beverages
Piccalilli
Piccalilli is a wonderful preserve – combining mustardy heat, Indian spicing and still-crunchy vegetables. It spruces ...
Smoked salmon canapés with whipped chive cream cheese
Recently a friend brought these canapes to a party, they were amazing and the plate was bare ...
Collecting wines
It says in my bio that I have a passion for wine but I think a ...
How to “Go Pro” in your kitchen
Do you whip up the best birthday cakes in the neighbourhood? Maybe your white chocolate raspberry ...
Young cooks
Our granddaughters are getting older (and we’re not getting any younger!) so they were enlisted to ...
Dark Guinness bread with smoked fish & dressed watercress
This recipe for dark, slightly sweet bread is delicious and accompanies smoked fish and watercress beautifully. ...
The Paleo way – What the converts say
The principle is simple - cut out processed foods, sugar, diary and grains all together. Essentially eat like our ancestors would have.
Two ways with beetroot
I am shocked! Shocked and dismayed…that one of my favourite food writers should write "It is not an inspiring vegetable, unless you have a medieval passion for highly coloured food."
Samoan Koko Laisa – coco rice
La maniua le vaiaso o le gagana Samoa – or in English, have a happy Samoan ...