Jan 27
Silverside is one of those dishes for me that conjures up memories of coming home on a gloomy winter’s afternoon to condensation weeping down the windows while a pot boils away on the stove. It wasn’t my favourite thing to eat because it was always served with khaki tinned peas and yucky mustard sauce. Urgh! …
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Jan 25
Before I start let me declare one of my least favourite things in the world. Pips. I cannot cope with pips in any way, shape or form. I love the flavour of raspberries and passionfruit for example, but often skip them because I just can’t do those darn pips. Which is why last week I …
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Jan 24
Salads are an important part of summer eating in New Zealand and it’s not a real kiwi BBQ it seems without coleslaw on the menu. Coleslaw is actually really easy to make and not as time consuming as it seems. I was looking forward to trying the coleslaw recipe on page 182. I made the …
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Jan 21
There is nothing like fried chicken but the reality is sometimes our waistlines aren’t big fans of the extra fat calories. So any recipe that makes deliciously crunchy coated chicken gets a huge thumbs up from me. This recipe calls for the chicken to be baked on a rack in the oven so it’s not …
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Jan 20
Oh flummery, what can I say… According to Wikipedia flummery was a starched based dessert popular in Britain and Ireland from the 17th to 19th century. Post world war two, Australia came up with its own version using evaporated milk, gelatine and sugar. Another variation using jelly crystals. The taste of this dessert is definitely …
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Jan 19
Tarragon chicken with white wine sauce. Page 149. I must admit I can’t remember ever having used tarragon before. In fact I know I haven’t because breaking the first rule of cooking, I didn’t check to see if I had some before I started cooking doh! So after a quick trip to the dairy… Fun …
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Jan 17
Earlier this week I was sitting down for a coffee with a friend and the topic of traditions came up – specifically the tradition of not eating new potatoes until Christmas Day. We were talking about how it was the excitement of finally being able to have those slightly minted rounds of spuddy deliciousness and …
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Jan 14
Today was a sundress day in Invercargill! I love sundress days it reminds me of how blessed we are to live in such a beautiful country. The only negative about sundress days is it means being in the kitchen can be a bit like working in a sauna. Fortunately, I had two volunteers turn up …
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Jan 13
My toothache is gone and it was a beautiful sunny day down south today so as promised I have written some conversion information for those of you outside of New Zealand and those who would rather deal in imperial measurements. I have also written a few ideas on how to use leftover egg whites and …
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Jan 12
Today I have been feeling a little miserable because last week one of my teeth randomly broke. I wasn’t even eating when it broke. I mean what’s with that? Anyway I finally managed to get into the dentist to have it fixed but my jaw has been paying the price all day. Feeling the way …
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