Author Archives: Helen Jackson
Know your Bacon
The aroma of bacon sizzling in a pan is one of the most mouth watering of all the cooking smells. It rouses sleepy heads out of bed and needs nothing more than a couple of eggs and toast or a soft white roll, to make a favourite breakfast meal. Continue reading
Say Cheese With Our Cheese Quiz
“A dinner which ends without cheese is like a beautiful woman with only one eye.”
― Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Test your cheese trivia knowledge with our quiz. Continue reading
Noosa Food and Wine 2014
We all need something to look forward to and with summer holidays quickly becoming a distant memory, it is time to fill the calendar year with treats to savour.
Having visited Noosa Food & Wine Festival in May 2013, I would go back again in a heartbeat. Continue reading
The Best Bacon and Egg Butties
February
I make no apology for the amateur photo of this rustic peach and raspberry tart as the flavours are so good that I had to capture it on my iphone before the peach season finishes. I have made it 3 times in the last 2 days and it really is a gorgeous dessert.
Kale recipes seem to be hot on the list of those into health and slightly bitter greens.
This lovely kale salad with caramelised maple pumpkin and walnuts is easy to make and lovely on its own or along side meat if you like.
Do make sure too that you get your entry in to win a fisher & paykel fridge – you never know, it could be yours!
Happy Cooking!
Maple Pumpkin, Kale and Feta Salad
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Thai Chicken Meatballs
Lemon and Blueberry Scones
Summer Cooking!
The kids are back at school, the sun is shining and the days are hot! So hot that be it water, meals or our groceries, February is all about keeping it cool and keeping it simple.
Yes autumn is just around the corner but that is purely a date and realistically the heat of summer is with us right now. Continue reading
Vietnamese Beef Noodle Salad
Eggplant and Ricotta Rolls
February
Although I have good intentions of a healthy February, Chinese New Year festivities, birthdays, a wedding anniversary and Valentines Day all manage to throw my plans to the wind and I instead have lots of fresh summer salads in between party nights! This week we have been busy photographing some of our most favourite flavoursome salads and will have these up for you to see in the next few days.
Happy Cooking and Happy Valentines!



