Happy Sunday evening – I thought if I didn’t get on with posting about my recent trip with the men/boys it would end up being ancient history…so here we go, the adventure continues! (As with last time if you’re not into the travel gig, just nip over to the recipe page and go wild). We […]
Hello not from glorious, sunny Croatia, but instead from my slightly cold and uncharacteristically messy kitchen. Here I sit whisky in hand (probably shouldn’t…went out for drinks twice last night…long story), Tom Misch playing on my laptop (try the album ‘Geography’ with thanks to Hoob for the stellar recommendation) and I have decided it is […]
serves 1 Right now – as promised a post about my recent trip to cosmopolitan Melbourne, to see my darling Pog and the lovely Will. (Damn it, it is now already a week later, how does it happen that good times seem to fly so fast whilst crappy bits seem to drag on forever?!). I […]
Bulaaaaaaa! Crikey – how long have I been back from Fiji now? It feels like ages, probably because it has been, and what with Christmas and deadlines I have been running around like a headless chook since my return. I have actually already submitted two stories to other media, and they will be appearing in […]
Is there a word for reminiscing about something before the experience has even finished (I’m sure the Germans will have something for this)? Here I sit in business class on board my Emirates flight home from Brisbane doing just that. As you may know I have done a wee bit of travelling in the last […]
Gooood Morning from the airport! I’m so excited to be heading over for a weekend in Melbourne to visit Henry – woo hooooo! As usual we headed overseas (haha) to Waiheke for Easter and had a wonderful few days with Hoob up from uni in Wellington, and beautiful island weather to enjoy. Sadly Pog couldn’t […]
Happy Saturday to you – not this time from bed (whaaat?!), but actually from my desk at home! As you willl know if you stop by regularly, Nick and I have just returned from an epic 14 day trip to Shanghai/Berlin/Amsterdam/Berlin/Shanghai and back home to Auckland. Phew! One of the absolute highlights of my stay […]
Good Monday morning! If you have been coming here for a while you will know that my heart belongs to Waiheke Island, I absolutely love it’s beautiful scenery, amazing wines, stunning beaches and laid back vibe. Now that spring has actually kind of properly sprung we’ll be heading back out there more often – and […]
Oh my God, I can’t believe we’ve already been back from China and Japan for almost two weeks – where does the time go – I need it to slow down for a bit?! Since we’ve been back Rich has arrived home from his intrepid journey to Madagascar (all in one slightly skinnier piece), I’ve […]
Hi all! Just a quick note to let you know I’m off to Shanghai tonight, then onwards to Kyoto and Tokyo – back in three weeks! I can’t wait to share some of my foodie adventures, so check back in when you can – and I will too! See you soon…
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]