Lamb, olive, lemon and potato pie

This recipe was created on our cooking day in Dunedin. I couldn’t come up with a lamb recipe to save myself. And I was nervous. After seeing the lamb hung up in Mike’s shed and breaking it down I wanted to give this animal some respect. There is no way you can go through that process and want to cook and serve a mediocre meal.

Pumpkin soup

Soup is synonymous with winter.  It is the culinary embodiment of dark, wintry nights spent indoors curled up with a good book in front of the fire.  It is the ultimate comfort food, especially when served with warm crusty bread spread generously with salted butter.

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Smashed new potatoes with grilled asparagus

Following my recent conversion to the world of asparagus, I have been keen to eat as much of it as I can while it is in season and at its best, and now that new potatoes are cheap as chips I thought why not slap the two of them together in a super easy meal? [...]

Pistachio crusted rack of lamb

When we made this on Friday afternoon, it seemed like the whole office was filled with the incredible aroma of garlic, lemons and juicy lamb.  There was a crowd of spectators hovering while we took photos, waiting to help out (so generous!) with the taste-testing.  We definitely achieved a good two thumbs up from the [...]