From the Garden, Recipes from Coastal NZ, Savoury
Koftas are meatballs, made with onion and the fragrant spices of the Middle East and one of the wide range of foods from that part of the world that have now become more common in our diets – think pita bread, hummus, olives, dates, sumac, mint and yoghurt. So,...
Recipes from Coastal NZ, Savoury
Got some friends or whanau coming over this summer? Why not make pork ribs? Think about that tender meat falling off the bone, crunchy bits from the grill or barbie, tangy and sticky with sauce? There’s not much to do to make this tasty meal – in fact you could cook...
Things to do on the Coromandel, NZ
Do you know we have our very own gin distillery here on the Coromandel Peninsula? As the days get longer and warmer, I do enjoy a gin and tonic on the deck… there is something about a long gin that is very thirst quenching on a humid day, isn’t there? It’s the...
Travel and Food around NZ and further afield
What can Paris offer when you’ve ticked off the ‘usual suspects’? As you may know if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, I have recently been on a 3-month trip to Europe. A number of people have been quizzed me about Paris since I got back. As I...
Travel and Food around NZ and further afield
When I travel I love to have authentic experiences… and a cooking class with Peta Mathias in Uzès in France didn’t disappoint… Imagine a hot sunny Wednesday in the height of summer. You arrive in the cool of the morning in the ancient walled market...
