Baking Perfect Shortbread
Helen Jackson. One of the great things about the festive season is that people make shortbread. While of course it is made at other times of the year, it is Christmas time when it really comes into its own and … Read more
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Snowpea, Strawberry, Feta and Mint Salad
November 2017
As we head towards the silly season I am reminded of the necessity of some good freezer meals for nights when the day has been busy or when half of the family are out at end of year functions for … Read more
Pork and Prawn Dumplings
Easy Apple Cake
Vietnamese Lemongrass Beef
Single Use Coffee Cups
Matt Morris Takeaway culture has meant that the volume of disposable packaging in our global waste stream has increased to staggering levels; estimates vary but perhaps 500 billion disposable cups are thrown away annually across the globe (58 billion in … Read more
Be Part of the Inaugural Oustanding NZ Food Producers Dinner Series
We’re thrilled the first winner dinner is at La Pancetta, the restaurant of Wairarapa’s charcuterie specialist Rachel Priestley, winner of the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards Paddock Crafted for her Spicy Sicilian Sausage. Not only is Rachel the ‘queen of … Read more
Fantastic Goulash
Lovely Faces of Vietnam
Vietnam is a land of fabulous food, beautiful flowers and lovely people. I don’t pretend to be a photographer but I couldn’t help but try to capture some of the faces we saw along the way. I love the … Read more
Essential Asian Ingredients
The flavours of SE Asia are popular and many of us like to cook Thai, Vietnamese etc… at home yet don’t have the space or inclination to buy loads of extra ingredients. What essential ingredients do you need to get … Read more
May 2017
Having just hosted a tour to Vietnam I feel inspired to add more Vietnamese dishes to our usual repertoire and realise that my little herb garden needs to at least double in size. Fresh herbs are an integral part of meals … Read more
How to Make Vietnamese Pancakes – Banh Xeo
After a few weeks of travelling Vietname enjoying light and crispy Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Pancakes) stuffed with masses of herbs, salad leaves, sprouts, prawns, crisp dried onions, a dash of fish and hot chilli sauces, my meals at home don’t have … Read more
