Why do we do it?
Laurel Watson I admit it, I’m a Masterchef fan, I watched the Australian show and I’ve just watched the grand final of our home grown version (can someone tell me the difference between a final and a grand final?) and … Read more
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A pig in a poke: Things you didn’t know about food.
Virgil Evetts I’ve always been fond of useless information- especially if it’s in anyway food related. In my previous life as a museum educator, such miscellany was an essential tool of the trade. Compelling little bytes of knowledge that could be regurgitated … Read more
Dark and White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
San Francisco Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Black Cumin
Summerfields. There is very little confusion about standard cumin – cumin is cumin. Black cumin is much more complicated. Standard cumin is the dried fruits of the plant cuminum cyminum. It is used in many cuisines. We use it a … Read more
Cauliflower Mushroom Soup with Thyme
Janet Chang It’s definitely getting colder in New Zealand as Winter is not too far away. Colder weather means soups and casseroles which can take a bit more time to make. But as I don’t like to spend hours in … Read more
Hester Guy and Tart Tatin
My cousin Rozanne from France, a highly qualified chef, has been staying with us for the past fortnight. I’ve had a lesson in how to make puff pastry using Lurpak butter and somehow my rolling technique does not meet the … Read more
Braised Red Cabbage with Apples
Apples and Autumn
Helen Jackson Apples and autumn go together, while the apple season starts in January it is autumn when they really come into their own once the stonefruit and berries have finished.All apples have their merits, the first of the season galas, warm … Read more
Apple and Cardamom Friands
Apple and Blackberry Dessert Cake
Apple and Banana Sponge Pudding
Best In Print
Virgil Evetts When I was a kid I always regretted watching “making of…” TV specials – rather than helping to build my excitement about the film in question they just ruined the magic for me. Similarly (sort of) I find some of … Read more
Sort It Out
Virgil Evetts Why can’t everybody behave like me in restaurants? I eat out reasonably often, and while the service in local eateries is certainly on the up and up, the general deportment of the kiwi diner is most certainly … Read more
