When Did Food Become a Sin?
Irene Field Some of you may be aware of the (to be read with hushed breath) ‘Seven Deadly Sins’. To refresh your memory they are: Lust Gluttony Greed Sloth Wrath Envy Pride Lately it has come to my notice that … Read more
Blogs
Information on Backyard Chooks
Helen Jackson For years I have procrastinated about keeping hens but have always pushed it aside with concerns of set up, potential odour and hazards. However as backyard chooks are becoming increasingly popular I have decided to push aside my … Read more
Samoa, Baby…
Virgil Evetts Did I mention I was going to Samoa? Well anyway I went, a few weeks back. Actually I should really say WE went because Charlotte and Olive were there too. It was our very first ‘family holiday’ and … Read more
What a load of…
Virgil Evetts If anybody asks, I call myself a writer these days. It’s what I do with most of my time, and I get paid for it. But I’m under no delusions: I write about food, gardening and ‘lifestyle’ issues. … Read more
Don’t give up your day job…
Virgil Evetts I grew up in restaurants. I won’t you bore you with the details again, but suffice to say the industry holds no glamour for me. Although it’s well known that more restaurants fail than flourish- by a very … Read more
Lemons
Helen Jackson While I have been procrastinating writing about lemons, my trees have fruited and finished - we seemed to have baskets of lemons for weeks and now have none and I am back to buying them. I am hoping that … Read more
A dip In the mouth is worth an inch on the toosh!
Irene Field It would be a very unusual person that didn’t love dips. There is nothing so versatile as a dip. Or in Kiwi speak ‘Dup and Chups’, or Dup and Crackers of course. New Zealand has embraced international cuisine. … Read more
Don’t give me jam!
Virgil Evetts. It’s a known fact- by which I mean Jerry Seinfeld once said it- that if a person says the name of whatever gift you’ve presented them with, it means they don’t like it. For example “a shaving brushe!!” … Read more
Do You Practice Safe Cooking?
Irene Field This topic of conversation came up recently with friends. They were staying overnight at our humble abode, and needless to say dinner was required. I happened to mention the meal that I enjoyed when they last cooked, … Read more
Easy Profiteroles
Although I have spent most of the last 20 years cooking, there are some things that have always been in my too hard basket and I have gently side stepped around making them. Sponge cakes are one and profiteroles another … Read more
Why some recipes use baking powder and others use baking soda.
Helen Jackson I often get asked when and why we use baking soda instead of baking powder in a recipe so here is a vey brief blog – open to discussion – on this. Baking soda or bicarbonate of soda … Read more
In Search of Really Good Pizza
Helen Jackson My 8 year old has just done her school speech on pizza – therefore I now know that they come from Naples and that the first recorded pizza was Napoletana, followed 30 years later by the Margherita - originally made for … Read more