My latest article in thisNZlife is all about the apricot recipes from my childhood. Hot summer evenings spent sitting in the shade of the apricot tree, eating its bounty
thisNZlife article on apricots
Do you cut the green tops off your bunches of carrots, and throw them away? Here's some ideas on how to eat them, not waste them. They are healthy and delicious. Bugs Bunny move over!
This is a shortened version of an article on carrots in Lifestyle Block Magazine.
This article appeared in Lifestyle Block magazine and on thisNZlife. In it I give about 37 ideas for cooking (or using raw) asparagus. More than enough for every day of the month. And why wouldn't you when it is so delicious, in-season and good for you.
The latest on thisNZlife is an extract from their new exciting book available soon- Eat Yourself Healthy. This extract is from my chapter on spices and the way to encorporate these health bombs into your life.
A couple of my green tomato recipes in this article from ThisNZLife. It is the time of the year when you start pulling out the finished tomato plants, still with some green ones on them.
I have a recipe asking for Black Cardamom. Is that the same as Green? Can I use them interchangeably?
In a word; NO! Most recipes calling for cardamom mean the fragrant green cardamom. Black cardamom is much stronger and smokier. Although they are related, they have completely different appearan...
A shorter version of the following appeared in The Press and the Dominion Post on October 22nd.
The name Za’atar is used to describe both the blend of spices and also its key ingredient; Middle Eastern wild thyme. The wild thyme is usually sourced from places like Jordan and Syria, but it is not...