Friday was the first of a monthly cooking class I am taking with the goal of learning more about nutrition, the many myths out there, discovering new foods and generally enjoy being on the other side of the class for a change. The classes are run by Deborah Murtagh from Healthy Kitchen, www.healthykitchen.co.nz Deborah has over [...]
Corn fritters are always popular, be it for brunch or a light dinner. You can make them all year round with tinned or frozen corn but they are especially nice made with fresh corn! 2& ½ cups of corn kernels ½ a red onion 1 cup self raising flour 2 eggs Salt and pepper Fresh [...]
Clafoutis is a classic French dessert often made with cherries but works just as well with other fruit from berries to apricots, plums and so on. For some reason, I expect the weird summer weather we have had, there has been a glut of yummy big cherries on the market at a great price so I [...]
If you missed our spread on Tapas in the BOP Times the other weekend here it is. If ever on holiday in Spain going for tapas is compulsory. In a country where dinner is often served after 10pm, tapas are never considered a meal they are simply something to tie you over between meals. Designed to [...]
These are great on the BBQ or fried in a pan served on steamed rice with some stir fried vegetables. The mince mixture also makes great burger patties. With my lemongrass going wild in my garden I used lemongrass stalks instead of skewers which make for very impressive nibbles. 300g pork mince 1 egg 1/2 [...]