Yum Cha is always a feast for the senses; a perfect way to be adventurous.  The concept of eating lots of little dishes, tasting a variety of flavours and textures definitely appeals.  And as the trolleys are whipped past you one after another there is no time to agonise over the decision – just grab [...]

This Easter I spent a lot of time thinking about traditions and rituals of both other cultures and my own.  My Dad comes from a big catholic family.  Fish on Fridays was something he grew up with.  Just the other night he was telling me stories of cycling home after Alter Boys on a Friday [...]

This Easter, Kate and I thought we would try our hand at making Pashka to serve alongside Kurt’s Kulich. Akin to a crust-less cheesecake, this custard based treat is a Russian Orthodox dish made with ingredients that were forbidden during the fast of lent. It is traditionally made before Easter, and taken to the church [...]

In every culture food is the way to nurture and nourish one’s family, celebrate and commiserate, welcome new friends and farewell others; it is through food we can express love and share sorrow.  A universal language that requires no translation, people eat – it’s how we come together!

To me, ‘High Tea’ conjures up images of dainty tea cups, held with pinkies extended.  Delicate sips of the finest Earl Grey (loose leaf of course!) in between the twitter of polite conversation.  Fresh scones with jam and cream served on the finest china.  There is something very floral and ladylike about the whole experience.

We are very fortunate to be in the Southern Hemisphere right now, enjoying warm summer days, long evenings and an abundance of fresh produce right when we feel like a bit of light relief after the excesses of Christmas.

In October this year, I packed my suitcase and popped across the ditch to be bridesmaid at my best friend’s wedding on Queensland’s Gold Coast.  A few days before the wedding, we travelled south-west along the Pacific Highway

Last year I took a Christmas time-out.  I am not ashamed to admit that I sulked, plotted and stayed at home in Dunedin rather than making the journey up to Christchurch to visit both of our families.  I was just so looking forward to having a selfishly solitary Christmas.

I am very fortunate to have a green-thumbed partner.  This spring he has been tirelessly toiling away in our glass house; tidying and trimming, composting and mulching, possibly talking to the plants, whispering a few words of encouragement – whatever he is doing it is working.

The final ‘black and white’ post and the Rugby World Cup is over! The All Blacks were triumphant (as if there was ever any doubt), New Zealand having played host to teams and tourists from 20 nations in stadiums around the country. I am a little sad the party is over, and thought a sweet [...]

There are many perks associated with being a member of the Our Kitchen team. Of course, we are lucky enough to take time out from our various roles in design, marketing and product development to write recipes, cook delicious food and take beautiful photographs, but this is the second year we have been privileged to [...]

Feeling particularly patriotic with all the Rugby World Cup fever around the place, I got to thinking about what makes us New Zealanders. The thing about New Zealand is that you are never more than a few hours drive from water.  Being an island nation, we are surrounded by coastline, dotted with lakes large and [...]