June
Hi there, While we may have been lulled into thinking we were having a mild winter, it has quickly changed with snow and storms buffeting the country – just in time for school holiday skiing. Helen Jackson’s Kitchen has been … Read more
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Club Med – Cherating Beach
Helen Jackson Having spent an adult life time of avoiding resorts in favour of self catering style accommodation, a recent trip to Club Med at Cherating Beach, Malaysia, has me reconsidering my stance.
The Grove wins Metro Auckland Restaurant of the year for the second year running….
Mince and Cheese Pie
Useless Kitchen Clutter
Virgil Evetts A few years ago I wrote an article about my favourite kitchen gadgets and appliances .And while my ‘best of’ list remains pretty much unchanged, its counterpart of useless items and ill- conceived follies grows ever longer.
Mead-itations and a plum drop
Virgil Evetts Some of you might recall me mentioning I was putting down a trial batch of mead earlier this year, in an effort to use up some of my rather daunting honey harvest. Well, after several months of something approaching … Read more
Favourite Citrus Tart
Gingerbread Men (what women want!) – Debbie Byrom
Now it’s not universally true that what every woman needs is a good man but I’ve met very few who will pass up the opportunity of a bit of quality time with a gingerbread man. Especially not my gingerbread men. … Read more
Curry Ingredients
Ray Street Just what are the ingredients that go into a curry? This is one of these questions that have so many answers that it is difficult to know where to begin. It’s like asking what the most popular words … Read more
Chilli-Free Thai Curry
Virgil Evetts My daughter Olive (nine months) has now decided that Madre and Padre’s food is vastly more appealing than her own. If she’s up and about at meals times she quickly crawls over to the table and installs herself at our feet … Read more
Global Coconut
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In Season May/June
Virgil Evetts As an impossibly long Indian summer finally retreats, it’s starting to feel a bit like winter ‘round these parts – in that sodden, clammy Auckland way. As we near the equinox the sun seems to only skim the … Read more
Masterchef Is Dead. Long Live Masterchef
Virgil Evetts And so we bid adieu to another season of the local rendition of Masterchef. It’s done and dusted and there’s nothing much left to say. Hell, I barely even watched the show this time around. Didn’t need to … Read more
Brown Rice Revolution
Virgil Evetts I’ve had an epiphany, of sorts: I’ve found a healthy addition (well, substitution) to my diet that I genuinely enjoy. Actually I think it might be love. Brown rice. My mother’s been banging on about it for years, … Read more
