Chia Seed Pudding

Chia Seed Pudding

When I’m eating on the run, I often look for chia seed pudding on the menu. It’s healthy (seemingly a superfood packed with protein, fibre, antioxidants, calcium and omega-3s) and it’s so easy to snack on – fruity, sweet and a lovely even creamy texture. If you...
Persimmon Salsa

Persimmon Salsa

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...
What is wrong with my feijoas?

What is wrong with my feijoas?

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...
Passion fruit sorbet

Passion fruit sorbet

A carpet of passion fruit under the vine… the high winds and rain this month have given me a glut of passionfruit to use up and this is the perfect solution! It is sweet but deliciously zingy and the flavour of the passion fruit really comes through. I made enough...
Bliss Balls

Bliss Balls

This time of year I find half-bags of dried fruit in the kitchen cupboard left over from various Christmas baking projects… and I am also looking forward to school lunches and hoping I can do a better job of putting healthy stuff in the box… bliss balls...