Ho, ho, ho and how’re you going in the lead up to Christmas? I am feeling a little bit out of control (frantic) it has to be said – with work coming out my ears, a birthday bash to organise (now three days ago – went splendidly!), Henry and Josh coming to stay, then […]
You might remember a while ago I posted a recipe for classic chicken noodle soup? Well it is a fabulous recipe, and if you have the time you’ll find it here – but if you are pressed for time and just happen to have a whole lot of left-over chicken or turkey staring at you […]
You might be thinking I’ve been a bit hum-buggy lately with no festive recipes of note – but ta dah – finally there is this! I have always wanted to make mille feuilles and thought in theory they sounded simple and looked complicated – and that is exactly true, they are actually dead easy to […]
Hello there! Today for your cooking and eating pleasure I have the most decadent way to use up left-over chicken and boiled potatoes! It is just my kind of tart, you only need a small slice as it is super-rich, but so unbelievably tasty and satisfying, perfect with a lightly dressed leafy green salad on […]
Call me crazy (as if you haven’t already) but I believe a New Zealand summer is coming, despite the fact that as I sit here on officially the first day of summer, the weather forecast around the country ranges from thunderstorms and hail to snow with a balmy high of 10 degrees (50˚F) in Dunedin. […]
OK, well here’s the thing, I know you’re rolling your eyes at another travel piece having sneaked it’s way into this recipe blog of mine, but chances are it’s the last one – and look – Heston Blumenthal – its food related! And not just food ‘related’ it’s about this most incredible trip I went […]
Hiya and welcome back, or if it is a first-time visit – where have you been all this time – yay so glad you’re here! I don’t normally ‘talk’ much but I just have to say something about this recipe. I am posting it because I had a total crap day, and I wanted to […]
So here we are at the third stop on my whirlwind recent trip to Queensland – from Orpheus Island to Crystalbrook Lodge, I arrived for a brief over-night stay at Silky Oaks Lodge on the Mossman Gorge River. Despite the huge contrast from arid outback to rainforest I could see that even here the river […]
Hi there! Well it’s a weird feeling being back from my travels, with loads of work to get on with, and the annoying wait for my mole biopsy results to come through. To divert myself, I refuse to work today (goddam it- it’s Saturday!) and instead I am going to photograph a recipe that I […]
OK, bear with me here – I know you are coming to From the Kitchen for the recipes (and I am delighted that you do), but I can’t not share with you some of my recent adventures. If you had asked me a year ago if I could see myself jaunting around Australia from island […]
Well since getting back from Australia I’m settling back into normal life with a thump! I have my arm-length ‘to do’ list sorted – now I actually just need to ‘do’. One of my new ventures (and on my list) is with Fairfax newspapers throughout New Zealand – I am happily going to be contributing […]
If you follow From the Kitchen on Facebook, you will know that I have just come back from the most extraordinary adventure in Australia. I was incredibly privileged to have been invited to attend the Invite the World to Dinner gala as part of Tourism Australia’s ‘Restaurant Australia’ campaign, and in the lead up to […]
Hi all – well although I have only been away for a week, it feels like a month – I have done so much in the last seven days! I headed to Australia, incredibly privileged to be a guest at Invite the World to Dinner, an event hosted by Tourism Australia and held in Hobart, […]
Helloooooo! This is a fab celebration recipe just in the nick of time for celebrations in the lead up to Christmas, and one of my recipes featured in the lovely winter issue of Dish magazine. Making these brought back childhood memories of my mum ferociously beating choux pastry in a saucepan, and while the recipe […]