Earlier this year on Radio Live I interviewed Rochelle Harrison from the Wellington Chocolate Factory, in acknowledgement of their Salted Brittle Caramel Chocolate Bar coming Runner-up in the Cuisine Artisan Awards 2015. At the time we were celebrating the attributes of … Read more
The very best of autumn with our favourite pumpkin salads, tarts, pies, scones, hummus and more, all rolled into one feature. Read more
Blackberries are ripe, as are figs and quince, meanwhile people forage for mushrooms, yes autumn is here. Test your knowledge with our autumn food trivia quiz. Take Our Quiz!
The crunchy spinach pakora, although fried, are still green enough for me to convince myself they are actually not too unhealthy (ha), the glass of rosẽ is well chilled, the air is not and I am so happily engrossed in … Read more
Autumn is an ideal time to get together with friends or family and enjoy the luxury of a roast chicken dinner. The weather is starting to cool a little and it is time to dust off the roasting dish … Read more
Try our fun quiz all about summer food. Read more
How many variations of green are even possible? Cycling along a country path surrounded by rice paddies, I am overwhelmed by a landscape filled with every conceivable shade of green and marvel at how green, green can be. The strands … Read more
With Christmas getting closer by the minute yet spring temperatures still giving us some cool days, it is a great time to get into the kitchen and start some of your Christmas baking. Many say Labour … Read more
One of the culinary highlights on my recent cycling trip of Cambodia was a visit to a pepper farm in Kampot. I must admit that before I visited Kampot I had never bothered to think about variances in the … Read more
Sitting here eating fresh from the ocean delicate tuna sashimi it is easy to shut my eyes and imagine I am somewhere fancy in Tokyo, whereas in fact I am here in Niue, the Pacific island only a … Read more
Making your own vanilla extract is ridiculously easy. It needs just two ingredients – alcohol and vanilla. Generally vanilla extract is made with vodka due to its neutral flavour but it can also be made with other alcohol such … Read more
Achieving perfect poached eggs should be simple but for many of us it can prove a challenge to get them looking as good as they taste and also tasting as good as they look. Everyone seems … Read more
With Christmas just around the corner it is a time of planning. Many of us are planning holidays, the gifts we are going to buy and also what we plan to cook for our Christmas dinner. While we may … Read more
The tomatoes are like nothing I have ever seen before, their colour densely red and full of rich flavoured juice. Maybe this has something to do with a summer of brilliant hot days, no rain at all, yet enough underground … Read more
