Hi, welcome to FoodLovers!

Hi there,

I can't believe spring is here already although my first taste of new season asparagus reminds me that the seasons are well and truly changing.
The last few months have seen me head down writing and photographing a cook book and it took the comment from a foodlovers reader to remind me that this "hello" hadn't changed since July!
Congratulations to Virgil and Charlotte on the introduction of Olive to their family, this gave Virgil a taste of hospital food that didn't shock him as much as he thought it might.
My recent trip to Hong Kong has me now perfected those gorgeous steamed pork buns that they serve at Yum Cha.  I am not quite there yet but will hopefully have something to report and a recipe worth following after this weekend.

Happy Cooking,

Helen

 

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Features
Dinner on the wards- Hospital food.

Virgil Evetts

I’ve always said that my blind terror of hospital food is what keeps me healthy. All that overcooked cabbage. But to be fair to the much-maligned kitchens for the poorly, it’s been a few years since I’ve spent much time around hospitals. The punctual arrival of my impossibly perfect first-born last week saw me loitering in the wards though numerous dinner services, so I took some time out from my new vocation of full time Baby Adorer to sniff, prod, taste and photograph whatever turned up on the dinner trolley.

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Foodlovers Travel
Relax in Rarotonga

I thought there must be a pricing error when I buy an enormous stem of bananas for $6 – there are close to 100 bananas in varying greenish hues with some faintly yellow.  I struggle to our little soft top rental and perch the bananas beside me on the passenger seat.  The mangos, melons, oranges and pawpaw are in the back.

 This is day 1 of our Rarotongan holiday and I am out buying supplies. It is our second family holiday here - we are enamoured with the place and so much so that the local Real Estate signs get more than a cursory glance.

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