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.

The first week of winter is just around the corner and we are harvesting the last of some of our garden. Autumn has been quite summer-like here so today we picked some basil and some baby basil, some mint and some spring onions and the last of the rocket. We also have lots of tomatillos still so s...

Ground has a new website!! Check it out to see what wonderful spice blends we are making- watch this space for a new fragrant Sri Lankan blend we have been playing with... Source good quality, fresh whole spices to blend your own Have a browse through all the recipes on the website. Loaded...

Another of my articles on thisNZlife. This time on using up feijoa skins after eating the delicious fruit.

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.

This article was first published by ThisNZLife as an adjunct to an article on Blueberry sorbet I had published in Lifestyle Block Magazine.

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...

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...

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...

I usually make membrillo from quince each year, but it is quite a process. So this year I decided to do something different. As per part 1 of the apple and quince saga, I did poach some quince that then got use with the leftover apple mash from juice, to make a pie. Here is my simple poached quinc...

As we head into Autumn we are picking the last of our summer crops still- tomatoes, tomatillos and chillies. But also already harvesting autumn fruits- figs, apples, quince and pumpkins. Fig harvest Graeme loves to make apple juice! It is his "thing", mainly I think because it is an excuse to us...