It’s quince time again – Summerfields Quince Jelly is one of our most favourite things. It almost has a perfume rather than a flavour. It is unlike anything else and its exotic, aromatic qualities reminds us of orange blossom water … Read more
Summerfields There is little debate that Peking Duck is a delicious dish. While being a Chinese dish/icon, it really seems to have a special place in the hearts of Brits. It is another one of those recipes that the more … Read more
Virgil Evetts A few years back, HRH Prince Jamie of Oliver did a sterling job bothering UK schools, parents and politicians into making some pretty far-reaching changes to the way they approached child nutrition, through his super-hyped School Dinners campaign. … Read more
Lois Davey Almost daily, I trot down the steep hill from the uppermost reaches of Dunedin to purchase something or another from the local dairy. During the slow and torturous plod back up my personal Everest it’s good to find neighbour … Read more
Lynley Ruck Moving house by definition is an unsettling time. There goes my life, in a truck, over the ocean on a leaky boat, during a dark and stormy night! But it can also be quite cathartic. I am one … Read more
Fiona – Summerfields One of the things we most love about food and cooking is how it spreads globally. How you see ideas moving across the world and how as people move – whether by choice or enforced – their recipes … Read more
Virgil Evetts The other night I had dinner at what many have claimed to be Auckland greatest restaurant (of the moment anyway): Meridiths. It was fab. Really. But I’ve gotta say, the lack of possessive apostrophe irks me deeply. … Read more
