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How to make easy Zucchini Pickles
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Easy as Pie ~ Zucchini Pickles
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As a self confessed preserver and bottler, this recipe for zucchini pickles is a...
February 15th, 2011 | How to's, Jam and Preserves, The Internet Chef, Zucchini Pickles | Read More
Green with Envy ~ Mussels on the Barbecue
Green-Lip Mussels on the Barbecue
The Mussels found in the waters along New Zealand’s coastline are as dramatic as the countryside. With their signature emerald green lipped shell these little gems can grow up to a staggering 24cm in length and are amongst some of the largest ( and tastiest)...
January 16th, 2011 | barbecue, Barbeque, How to's, Mussels, New Zealand, Seafood, The Internet Chef | Read More
How to make your next kids birthday a SUSHI party!
10 Easy Steps to hold your own Sushi Birthday Party.
It was one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” moments whilst sitting around discussing ideas for my daughter Coco’s birthday party. Thanks to the genius of my dear friends Hiroko and Brandon, their suggestion to throw...
December 9th, 2010 | How to's | Read More
The Ultimate Wagyu Beef Cooking Guidelines
Marbling in Wagyu ~ It’s what all the “cool people” are talking about
One taste and you will understand why wagyu beef is considered a delicacy. The meat produced from the black Tajima-ushi breed of Japanese Wagyu cattle is unlike any other beef on the planet. It behaves differently...
December 2nd, 2010 | Beef, Dinner, Health benefits, How to's, induction cooking, Meat | Read More
Cookbook Review ~ Kitchen Mysteries by Herve This
Cookbook Review ~ Kitchen Mysteries by Herve This
One of the best cookbooks I’ve read all year and not a recipe in sight.
I approached this book with skepticism and caution. What could a chemist possibly teach me about the love and passion of food?
Here is an average looking soft covered...
November 4th, 2010 | Cookbook review, How to's | Read More
Top 10 Ways To Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy
Top 10 Ways To Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy
With only 362 days until next Halloween, you may be wondering if that mountain of candy and chocolate will last till then. With the chances of that highly unlikely, and your Sweet tooth ready to pack up and go on vacation, you may experience that stage...
November 3rd, 2010 | Chocolate, Holidays and Celebrations, How to's, Ice cream, Inspiration, Recipes, smoothie, Snacks, Sweets | Read More
How Clarified Butter Saved My Life
A Life Lived Enjoying Everything…
In Moderation
I come from humble farming stock. My grandparents on my mother’s side ( Grandpappy and Nana) ran a dairy farm in the idyllic Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand’s Upper East Coast. You could say I have milk in my DNA, and more importantly,...
October 21st, 2010 | How to's, New Zealand, Techniques | Read More
How to Enjoy Your Chocolate without the Guilt!
Sweet like chocolate!
Feel guilty every time you eat chocolate?
Health & the City’s dietitian and fitness expert Caitlin Reid, shows you how to enjoy your chocolate minus the guilt.
Chocolate – it’s something few of us dislike! In fact, it has a long history as a flavoured food of many cultures...
July 16th, 2010 | How to's, News | Read More
The Best Scrambled Egg Recipe in the World. Truly.
The fame that surrounds this scrambled egg recipe spreads from one corner of the globe to its significant other.
A recipe that has stood the test of time including a mere mention in the New York Times as being “as light as the breath of an angel” and in the London Times as being “the...
December 16th, 2009 | breakfast, How to's, New Zealand, Recipes | Read More
Fruitcake Recipe ~ and Guaranteed to make you one!
Nana, My Mum~Tere and Uncle Rex
I adore my Grandmother, Lyn Jameson, a remarkable women from a resilient era.
Nana (As we call her) is a funny old stick ( as her son-in-law, My father USED to call her) who can spin a good yarn, make a delightful carrot cake with lemon cream cheese icing and loves nothing...
November 3rd, 2009 | Dessert, Food Humour, How to's, Inspiration | Read More


