by Deborah Hide-Bayne | Jul 1, 2020 | Building the Dream, Food-related, Gardening, Lifestyle
One of the things that I’ve been doing in lockdown is converting my new book, Coastal, into an e-book. Whereas for printing every image needs to be as large as possible, for an e-book every image needs to be as small as possible. I didn’t want to...
by Deborah Hide-Bayne | Sep 26, 2019 | Food-related, Gardening, Lifestyle
Here are three things that seem to work in reducing guava moth numbers significantly. So if, like me, you have feijoas or peaches or any other fruit tree and you’re having a problem with guava moth, try these suggestions. I’ve spoken to several people in...
by Deborah Hide-Bayne | Aug 21, 2018 | Food-related, Gardening, Savoury
When there are limes ready in your garden, why not make lime pickle? Here’s a easy recipe, with just a few ingredients. The limes are preserved by fermentation, so it’s a healthy choice as well as being a delicious one! Lime Pickle Ingredients 24 whole...
by Deborah Hide-Bayne | May 13, 2018 | Food-related, Gardening, Recipe, Savoury
This is a recipe that I come back to each year when the persimmons are ripe. Very simple but delicious – lovely fresh tastes and it goes well with mexican food, roast pork or salads. Persimmon Salsa Ingredients ¼ cup chopped coriander 1½ tbsp chopped red onion 1 tbsp...
by Deborah Hide-Bayne | Apr 22, 2018 | Food-related, Gardening, The Coromandel, NZ
Like many people in Coromandel, I’ve noticed something wrong with my feijoas this season – small entry (or exit) holes on the outside of the fruit, and little caterpillars inside with most of the fruit spoiled. These little caterpillars are the early stage of...
by Deborah Hide-Bayne | Feb 12, 2018 | Food-related, Gardening, Recipe, Savoury
I always wanted to cook a whole cauliflower after reading about the possibility online. Alon Shaya from the Domenica Restaurant in New Orleans first did this; this is my take on his recipe. The idea is that you simmer the cauliflower gently in water, to which...
