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Lynne Pope’s bread
1 Comment 20th November 2009 | Posted by Sara
I have a cookbook, the blank kind in which you write recipes you’ve stumbled upon which are too good to pass by. My cookbook is old, its cover is beginning to come loose and its spine is cracked and in need of repair. Fingerprints track their way through its browning pages, hinting at the recipes that have become favourites, and at those which over the years have been forgotten. It is worn. And it is very well loved.
As the title of the post suggests, this is Lynne Pope’s bread. A good friend of my Mum’s, Lynne is one of those special Read the rest of this entry »
Thai beef salad with a western twist
2 Comments 18th November 2009 | Posted by Susie
The first time I ate this was actually in Spring about a year ago. One of the product evaluators for Dishdrawer threw a pot luck dinner and Craig, an electronics engineer, brought this gem along. The coriander jazzes the greens up, the cucumber provides a satisfying crunch, while the beef provides protein and deliciousness. A worthwhile summer/spring salad that I recommend you try your hand at. Read the rest of this entry »
Torta extra vergine
6 Comments 16th November 2009 | Posted by Emma
Like me, my Mum has an old exercise book in which she writes, in her beautiful calligraphic script, the recipes she finds which are too good to pass by. It has a brightly striped cover and ruled pages which are covered in black ink and spatterings of olive oil and cake batter which, like little stained glass windows, reveal recipes one word at a time. Read the rest of this entry »
Blue cheese, red wine, hazelnut and pear salad
1 Comment 13th November 2009 | Posted by Sara
In NZ, we are lucky to have a vast selection of fresh foods on our doorstep; seafood, dairy, beef, lamb, pork, poultry, farmed and wild meats, tomatoes, kiwifruit, avocados and berries are just a selection of our local faire.
I recommend adapting and modifying recipes to include cheaper and more readily available produce. If you are growing fruit, vegetables or herbs, swap with someone you know that is growing something different. Even living in Read the rest of this entry »
Tarakihi with white wine and capers
3 Comments 11th November 2009 | Posted by Emma
This is another of Simone’s recipes. It is one of many in a collection given to her by her dad Les. I don’t think I’ve mentioned Les before so I shall introduce him. I met him for the first time only a week ago while he was up from the South Island staying with Simone. I was fortunate enough to be invited over for Beef and Pickled Walnut Pie (delicious!) and Read the rest of this entry »
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