pineapple with lemon balm & mint recipe
The other day at the supermarket Ada spotted the pineapples and asked if we could buy one please mama? I’m not quite sure why it has been so long since I’ve purchased one?? Being a cold, ok…freezing country for most of the year there is no way they can be grown in New Zealand. So […]
tofu tom yam recipe
Spring is the perfect time for Tom yam. Well if you’re me, anytime is the perfect time for Tom yam….but especially now. It’s warm and spicy, perfect for those slightly cooler nights before the real heat of summer kicks in, but being a lovely thin broth you won’t feel heavy afterwards. For me South East […]
a quick garden update, spring 2010
So now is the time of the year when things start to get busy in the garden again. After a long, wet winter hiding indoors it’s so lovely to be able to spend some time out there. About a week and a half ago we spent the afternoon (in between showers) planting beans, peas, rocket […]
North Indian spiced cauliflower with ginger recipe… and sun, glorious sun!
It seems someone was listening to my ranting about the weather of late, we’ve just been blessed with not one but three days of sun! So we’ve spent our days out doors lapping up the Vitamin D, climbing plum trees, playing at the beach and going for walks… I thought I’d share a few shots […]
spring fennel, pear and pecan salad recipe
It feels a tad strange writing about Spring salads because as I write rain is once again falling outside. We’ve had the fire going all day long the past few days and it still feels like winter to me! I was talking to my Dad the other night and we were both whingeing about the […]
bitter grapefruit curd recipe
With our grapefruit tree laden to breaking point I’ve been looking at new ways to use this much loved New Zealand backyard fruit. Sure there’s always marmalade, which I have been meaning to get onto making for about a month or so now… but I wanted to make something else. I love lemon curd also […]
flourless chocolate love cake with raspberries & cream recipe
Phew, it’s been a full on few weeks here. Ada and Kye have tag-teamed being sick, we’ve had colds, ear infections and vomiting. In the middle of that I tried in vain to celebrate my 30th birthday. We managed a cake. Then the south Island of New Zealand got hammered by a earthquake and numerous […]