self-saucing ginger, date & walnut pudding
…with vanilla bean ice cream
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smoked salmon capellini with lemon, dill & capers, & simple roast apricot & plum cheesecakes
Woah this is a bit of a blast from the past – these two recipes first appeared on the blog quite a few years ago now, but are still two of my favourites ever for an easy and delicious l’il V-Day dinner for two. The salmon pasta is a variation on one I have […]
pomegranate roasted grape & blue cheese bruschetta with figs & salted caramelised walnuts
makes 15 Happy New Year’s Eve, eve! I thought I should get my act together and post this now in case you are hosting tomorrow night and trying to think of nibbles to serve with drinks. These are super easy to make, all of the prep is done in advance, and the combination is bloody […]
prawn & asparagus dumplings
with sesame, chives, & ginger soy
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harbourvore
Hello lo (as my sister would say) and welcome to the weekend. No recipe today – no, wait – don’t go – I just wanted to quickly share some pics from an amazing day out yesterday and give you the heads up on some awesome places to eat…As you can see I was super lucky […]
Fridaaaaaaaay!!!!
Woooooo hoooo – looking forward to the weekend. Happy Friday – have a good one 🙂
Dish Christmas issue 2016
Hey all – I just wanted to share with you some of my favourite pics from my Christmas brunch spread in the latest issue of Dish magazine. Above you will see roast salmon with pomegranate glaze and herby mayo, avocado, broad bean and goat’s cheese salad, Christmas mince brownie and festive bircher muesli with praline […]
roast chicken with braised baby leeks, peas & fennel
Gooood very early morning, I am quickly getting this sorted before heading to the airport for a flight to Fiji, wooo hoooooo – bring it on, I can’t wait! I can’t believe how quickly the last six months have flown by, and now Christmas is fast approaching – I swear time goes faster every year. […]
Kapiti to the rescue
Things happen in mysterious ways don’t they? I had, in a spur of the moment manner, invited people for dinner last night, on the same day that I had a note from the good people at Kapiti asking if I would like to sample some of their cheeses. Well, er – yes please – that’s […]
super bowl – ing with the boys
Whoop whoop – watching the Super Bowl with the boys – Nick and Rich, some hot dogs, Budweiser and me! 🙂 (Wish you were here too Pog, but am 100% sure you wouldn’t be watching!)
oliebollen (Dutch apple doughnuts)
Last night as I was writing this my mother was preparing the ingredients to make the Spring Super Salad which she took as an entree for dinner with friends. That doesn’t sound very remarkable unless you already know from reading my About Me page that Mum absolutely hates cooking, and always has. I find it […]
chicken leek, & pancetta risotto
Well here we go – counting down to multiple ‘take-offs’! Rich finished his final night playing Clyde in Bonnie and Clyde last night, and he was bloody fabulous along side a whole cast of incredible talent – I was exploding with pride – woo hoooo! (Last school play ever – sniff – end of an […]