Tag: NewZealand
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Crispy Sweet and Sour Pork
Homemade sometimes can be time consuming but for very good reason I say! You get that happy feeling when the recipe works and the food tastes amazing. Sharing with your family at dinner is always something very special and its one of my main reasons why I cook and share recipes with you all. This…
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Banana and Cardamom Yoghurt Cake
Happy Thursday everyone hope you are all enjoying the sunshine on this fine autumn day. I’ve spent this morning trialing a new cake recipe using up the last of my homemade yoghurt before I make a new batch and I had a couple of over ripe bananas. Have you ever tried making yoghurt at home?…
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Cheesey Tomato Relish Pastry Pinwheels
YUM!! That’s the answer to this recipe! Cheeky we bites are a great use for left over pastry sheets you have hidden in the freezer or after you make my sausage roll recipe. I also used my recipe for mixed tomato relish or use your own to spread over the base followed by a mixture…
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Honey Apple and Anzac Crumble Porridge
Easter’s been and what comes next is Anzac day, you cant go wrong with your classic Anzac biscuit! However this time I decided lets change it up and make a simple breakfast snack either for before the dawn service or for when you get home. A short forage ended with finding a beautiful tart apple…
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Long Time Coming
Its been a longtime since I have posted on here. Its been a busy start to the year and now its already May! I don’t know where the first four months of the year have gone but I can defiantly say that the years are going faster and faster! Its getting colder in New Zealand…
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Christmas Mango and Strawberry Pav
It’s that time of the year again when the sun shines and we create new memories. Christmas is just a few weeks away and why not make this perfect summer pav to empress the family! Looks and tastes great plus it’s a great way to use up left over eggs! Iingredients: 150gm egg whites,…
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Spice is Nice
Checked the letter box this morning and the courier had been. I entered a competition with EQUAGOLD and won a shaker of their Fiery Hot Harissa. I suggested to make; Fiery Hot Harissa Roast Beef with cinnamon pickled onions, sour cream mashed potato, lemon roasted cauliflower and wilted greens. Looking forward to dinner tonight. Recipes…
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New Zealand Venison
Fennel and Beer Braised Venison Shank with fresh Marrow served upon Creamy Garlic Mash and wine fried Green Cabbage New Zealand the land of the long white cloud for many we call it home and I also call it paradise. With rolling hills, native forests, winding rivers and snowy peaks our country has it all. We produce…
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Steak, Ale and Cheese Pies
Steak Ale and Cheese Pie with Homemade Buttery Savoury Pastry Ingredients: 300 rump steak, cut in 2-3 cm pieces 50 ml Worcester sauce 2 tbsp. oil 1 red onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, finely diced 1 tsp. fresh rosemary 1 tsp. fresh thyme 1 bottle Speight’s, or any ale 2 cups beef stock 1 tbsp.…
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The Feijoa
I grew up eating feijos we have 2 large feijos trees at my batch in the Coromandel, and every autumn the trees would be full of feijoas, a sweet fruit with bursts of tang a unique flavour, paired well with sweet ingredients. While feijoas are in season at the moment and a reasonable price all…