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
Boiled Eggs with Soldiers – Alison Mckee Be it fish pie or bread and butter pudding ‘comfort’ or ‘nursery’ food is constantly being reinvented and always fashionable. Soft-boiled or runny ‘Egg and Soldiers’ is just one of those dishes that, … Read more
Roast Game Birds with Rosehip and Apple Jelly – Alison McKee Between the 13th century and the French Revolution thousands of colombiers or pigeonniers were built in France. The right to own pigeons was a great sign of status and … Read more
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
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
Puddings Back in Style – Tammy McLeodWhen it comes to something sweet to eat after a meal in winter, the word pudding conjures up delicious, hot, tummy filling food. As children we had pudding with dinner most nights – more … Read more
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
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
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
Verjuice – Alison McKee Verjuice, the juice of unripe grapes, was first produced in New Zealand in 1997 and is now produced in most winemaking regions prior to the annual harvest. Unlike wine Verjuice is not fermented and therefore contains … Read more
Jam Making – Tammy McLeod I never really liked jam, until I discovered that home made jam has a very different taste to the store bought product. Jam making is something I began about five years ago, my first attempt … Read more
