Recipes with Tahini
Much more than hummus, plenty of tasty ways to use up that jar of tahini that may be lingering in your fridge. Read more
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Tip Top Hi Protein Sandwich Ideas
As many of you will be aware, George Weston Foods has introduced a new range of white bread, Tip Top Hi Protein. The bread comes in two varieties, Tip Top High Protein – a “smooth” bread – and Tip Top Hi … Read more
Umami and Miso Paste
For years I have been making soups that seem to be missing something in their flavour component but it is something hard to define. While the soups are no doubt nourishing unless I add lots of spices and feisty herbs, … Read more
The Wellington Chocolate Factory, Creating a Better Tasting World
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
12 Delicious Pumpkin Recipes
The very best of autumn with our favourite pumpkin salads, tarts, pies, scones, hummus and more, all rolled into one feature. Read more
Autumn Food Trivia Quiz
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!
Bali Bliss!
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
Perfect Roast Chicken Dinner
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
Summer Food Quiz
Try our fun quiz all about summer food. Read more
Cycling Cambodia
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
Tasti Christmas Fare
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
Kampot Pepper Cambodia
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
Adventures in Niue
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
How to Make Vanilla Extract
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
