Quick and Easy Pad Thai
A couple of weeks ago we had the parents of Daisy’s year 2 class to dinner.Often the working parent/s doesn’t get to meet the adults attached to the little people who come to play and we thought it would be a … Read more
Foodlovers Blog
Lamb Shanks
Up until a month ago I have always cooked lamb shanks in my Le Creuset as a braise and have always been happy with the result. The shanks were always dusted with seasoned flour and then browned in oil in … Read more
Vegetable Soup
The past weekend has seen loads of snow falling around the country and although it would sound ridiculous to claim that Auckland was freezing it was certainly cool enough for some good old fashioned comfort food. Vegetable soup is one … Read more
Cooks Knives
I know being a semi proffessional cook that I should have a good selection of quality knives kept in a good condition but to be honest mine are anything but! Everytime I do a photo shoot my stylist reminds me just how … Read more
New Zealand Bacon
Last Friday I flew to Wellington to be a judge at the inaugural Lesnies 100% New Zealand Bacon Competition. The criteria for entry was that the bacon be New Zealand Pork. While this may seem logical unfortunately it did prohibit some of … Read more
Kid’s Birthday Parties
Jemima was 5 on Monday and as usual we had a rather large party for her friends, siblings and parents on the Sunday afternoon. For the first few birthday parties I served loads of sweets and treats and shrugged that … Read more
Eating Real Food
Yesterday I had the privelege of attending a lunch at Soul in Auckland where Michael Pollan was guest speaker. I have previously read his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma which was incredibly thought provoking and I have just started his latest … Read more
Cooking Wild Duck
While I was sitting back enjoying gorgeous food and wine at Savour New Zealand, Ed was sitting in a maimai aiming a gun at ducks. I generally pay very little interest in this as the thought of shooting and perhpas … Read more
