by Debs | Aug 21, 2018 | Food-related, Gardening, Savoury
When there are limes ready in your garden, why not make lime pickle? Here’s a easy recipe, with just a few ingredients. The limes are preserved by fermentation, so it’s a healthy choice as well as being a delicious one! Lime Pickle Ingredients 24 whole...
by Debs | Aug 13, 2018 | Food-related, Recipe, Savoury, Travel, Uncategorised
Sitting here with post-holiday blues, it seems incrdible that only a short while ago I was in beautiful warm Samoa. Samoa hasn’t always been famous for its food culture but the work of Robert Oliver has done a lot to educate tourists and enourage locals to celebrate...
by Debs | Jun 28, 2018 | Basics, Food-related, Lifestyle, Sweet
I am recipe-testing for my new cookbook at the moment, and I’ve just reached smoothies. Browsing old library books outside our Coromandel library, I came across one called Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko. It had a load of smoothie recipes in it so I bought...
by Debs | May 13, 2018 | Food-related, Gardening, Recipe, Savoury
This is a recipe that I come back to each year when the persimmons are ripe. Very simple but delicious – lovely fresh tastes and it goes well with mexican food, roast pork or salads. Persimmon Salsa Ingredients ¼ cup chopped coriander 1½ tbsp chopped red onion 1 tbsp...
by Debs | Mar 11, 2018 | Food-related, Recipe, Savoury
Sometimes you find a word that perfectly suits what is happening in your life… this month I found ‘bestovers’ – similar to leftovers, but where the thing you make with the leftovers comes out better than the thing you originally made! I made a couscous salad this...
by Debs | Feb 12, 2018 | Food-related, Gardening, Recipe, Savoury
I always wanted to cook a whole cauliflower after reading about the possibility online. Alon Shaya from the Domenica Restaurant in New Orleans first did this; this is my take on his recipe. The idea is that you simmer the cauliflower gently in water, to which you...
