For the love of Leeks
This article first appeared in Lifestyle Block Magazine, and then online at thisNZlife.
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Epicurious: Jenny's published articles
Jenny is a food writer for various magazines and publications. She also appears on radio and television with her recipes. Some of her articles and interviews are here …
Capsicum glut- spicy sauces
4 recipes to utilise your end-of-summer capsicum bounty (thisnzlife.co.nz).
Spice Chapter
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.
Last of the Feijoas
One of my recipes for feijoas is on thisNZlife. This is such a simple dish but the finished dish is exotic, fragrant and delicious.
Waste not..
Another of my articles on thisNZlife. This time on using up feijoa skins after eating the delicious fruit.
Green Tomato Goodness
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.
Summer Sorbets
This article was first published by ThisNZLife as an adjunct to an article on Blueberry sorbet I had published in Lifestyle Block Magazine.
Cassia versus Cinnamon
Not only is cinnamon incredibly versatile, but it is also healthy as it is one of the highest antioxidant spices around, and it increases the body’s metabolic efficiency. It also is a great source of manganese, which is a trace mineral that helps regulate blood sugar and neutralizes free radicals. A...
Edible & Quaffable Christmas Gifts
This morning's interview with Kathryn Ryan on Radio National was all about making some home-made Christmas gifts for your foodie friends and family. Easy but delicious recipes that you can quickly make and give to someone this Christmas- from Nani Nani jars to Christmas-flavoured vodka.
Here's a l...
All things Duck
Bohemian Roast Duck
My first interview with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ's Nine to Noon back in July, was on all things duck. Of course it was duck season. You can hear the interview here.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018799637/cooking-duck-with-jenny-garing
There are q...
Cardamom Confusion
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...