Kimchi

I have been AWOL from Our Kitchen for some months; I was on holiday in September, but I promise this recipe makes up for my

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Poached quince

When Kurt turned up at the office the other week with an armload on quinces and started cooking those amazing lamb shanks I decided we

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Chow Chow

Calling all green tomatoes! Roll up roll up for opportunity of a lifetime!  Don’t be left to go by the wayside as your vine bows

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Pickled vegetables

This recipe comes under the ‘Lazy Sunday’ category because it’s the easiest pickling process ever. Take vegetables (peel and wash if necessary), stuff them in

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MRS WILSON’S HERB MAYO

Summer brings bounty of many things.  My herb garden has become so prolific now that I have learnt that so long as you water regularly,

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Orange chutney

Last night I indulged.  I poured myself a whiskey, sat down at my kitchen table and gingerly cued Frank Sinatra’s Christmas carols.  Whilst I awaited

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Quince paste

Years ago whilst studying down in Wellington I spent an evening in a beautiful old home perched high on the slopes of Mt Victoria. My

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Carrot dip

This recipe is a family favourite.  It is a quick, easy and deliciously tasty dip which is packed with vitamins and minerals so, unlike many

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Apricot chutney

Our good friend Dave the engineer helped out on this one not only providing delicious ripe central Otago apricots but also the recipe. I was

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Thai tomato and chilli relish

The last time I made preserves I made chilli jam and I had major issues. My workmate Junior kindly gave me bags of streetlight coloured chillies which were growing wildly at his mother’s house and I couldn’t wait to get home and transform them into jam. Here is my issue: I should have worn gloves.

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Liver & bacon

Choosing to cook liver for this months lamb theme evoked considerable surprise.  This is due in part to my almost vegetarian diet, but more due

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Red wine and raisin chutney

My favourite of all red wines is pinot noir. I was once told in my younger years that once you begin to drink red you’ll always favour red. Being that I didn’t really drink wine or if I did stuck to white I didn’t quite believe this statement.

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