long weekend brunch – corn, prawn & chorizo fritters
…and coriander, lime mayo
Category: main meals
mexican beef salad with quinoa, avo, corn & light smoky paprika mayo
serves 4 Well now, 3rd January 2018 already…! I hope yours has gotten off to a rollicking good start and that this year brings plenty of upside to the inevitable occasional lows. This salad is designed to enjoy while you’re on summer holiday, ideally with loved ones, enjoying the beach and sea – a combination […]
pancetta wrapped chicken with blue cheese & sage on creamy braised fennel
serves 6 Good morning! Right – here we go another weekly recipe in the lead up to Christmas and the new year. These were both so bloody easy and delicious to make, and work beautifully together, I hope you’ll give them a whirl! The chicken in this recipe is stuffed with blue cheese, wrapped in […]
slow-roasted Indian-spiced lamb with coconut chutney
…meltingly tender lamb with tamarind chutney-spiked yoghurt & fresh coconut chutney
spicy prawn tostadas with tomato salsa
…for when the weather is crap and you need summer vibes
lentil, spiced beef & watercress salad with roast beetroot, coriander, beans & feta
Serves 4-6 Helloooo and happy Wednesday. Today’s recipe is one I put together for Dish magazine and it is a bloody delicious salad for any time of year. I love the combination of earthy lentils and tender spiced beef contrasted with peppery watercress, crunchy beans, salty feta and sweet beetroot, it is a seriously good […]
prawn & asparagus dumplings
with sesame, chives, & ginger soy
roast side of salmon with pomegranate glaze
…& herby yoghurt mayo
roast kumara & blue cheese pasta with caramelised onions
Delicious little vego mid-week dinner for 6
mushroom, chicken & camembert frittata with caramelised onions
As I sit here (post yoga glow on) it is hosing down outside my window, with thunderstorms on the way – ah yessss, Auckland in the spring-time! So, basically great timing for this simple comfort-food frittata recipe. If by some miracle the weather clears, it also makes a great picnic lunch, but assuming it stays […]
cauliflower, cheese & leek, gnocchi gratin
Happy Saturday morning – it looks like it’s going to be another beautiful (freezing) day in Auckland – good timing for a warming, comfort food dish like this one, that I just made for Dish magazine…basically a combination of rich cauliflower with gruyere cheese, creamy leeks and soft, pillowy gnocchi, topped in crunchy breadcrumbs, it […]
Kylie Kwong’s sung choi bao of vegetables
Some days I really love my job – case in point, the end of last week when I was invited to attend a Furi knife event hosted by the super-talented and down-to-earth Kylie Kwong. I have always been a massive fan of hers, especially since I saw her a few years ago, cooking at a […]
mushrooms in pastry (en croute)
Gooood morning, good morning, good morning (said in my head just like Stephen Fry). Right well apparently the weather is about to turn to crap all around the country again, so I thought a wee bit of mushroomy, cheesy pastry was in order. This is such a simple recipe that I put together for my […]
pumpkin & pancetta pasta bake
Goooood morning – right well I am back to having a very hectic few weeks coming up so thought I would get one quick blog post up before things turn to custard! This is such a bloody delicious, indulgent, cheesy flavour-packed pasta dish, it is perfect for a crappy winter’s night. The intense flavour comes […]