Aubergine Abundance
My latest article on thisNZlife on how to use your eggplant (aubergine) haul. Just remember to cook them thoroughly to get everyone loving them!
Pinar's Turkish Stack
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Oyster Ugly
Oysters are one of those foods people either love or hate. They are considered either sublime aphrodisiacs or slimy bags of brine. In Roman times they were considered such a delicacy that they were preserved in Britain and transported to Rome for the rich. In Europe and New York during the 1800s, oy...
Lazy-person's Passata
It's that time of year again. We are harvesting masses of tomatoes from the garden and cannot keep up, so it is time to make some passata to have in the store cupboard for pasta, pizzas, stews and soups all year long.Harvest
Harvest
Now I will admit I am a lazy cook. I am too impatient to spend...
3 Spicy C's: Cardamom, Cinnamon and Cumin
I spoke with Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon about these 3 amazing spices, their uses and the differences between the different kinds of cardamom, and cassia vs cinnamon.
Healthiest and Simplest Chilli Sauce
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Chillies are so good for you. Did you know that if you had a little chilli sauce each day it helps reduce insulin spikes after meals- so great for diabetics. Plus it acts as a pain reliever. Team it up with health-giving garlic, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon- which have great e...
Chinotto
I inherited a Chinotto tree with this property in the Marlborough Sounds. For the first 5 years I had no idea what it was. The small hard orange fruits were a mystery as they tasted inedible- well to us at least- the wekas like them. They are so bitter and hard, but the sweet orange fragrance was en...
Capsicum glut- spicy sauces
4 recipes to utilise your end-of-summer capsicum bounty (thisnzlife.co.nz).
Deux Doppelganger dodue do Degustation- (Trois)
La Couronne
La Couronne
Yes we two look similar, but no we are not related. We just happen to have the same body shape, hair, complexion, wear the same types of clothes, and live 5 minutes down the road from each other in the middle of nowhere.
Yes we are plump. We love our food and wine. Pl...
Deux doppelganger dodue do Degustation (deux)
Rouen
Rouen
The train from Paris to Rouen gave us the first instance of the 2 doppelganger dodue (of a certain age and from New Zealand) getting away with something. We had bought 2nd class tickets so duly found a carriage labelled 2nd class on the platform and boarded. We went down with our s...
Deux Doppelgangers dodue do Degustation
Paris
Yes we two look similar, but no we are not related. We just happen to have the same body shape, hair, complexion, wear the same types of clothes, and live 5 minutes down the road from each other in the middle of nowhere.
Yes we are plump. We love our food and wine. Plump and happy.
Yes...
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.
