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Baked streaky bacon wrapped sausages

Baking and roasting is so simple, this dish is super simple yet has the comforting flavours of a roast. I can throw this all together in 10-15 mintues, pop it in a pre heated 190º oven, put the timer on for 30-40 minutes and get … Continue reading

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Beautiful creative people

My Mum is one of these people, she has always expressed herself beautifully by being a very generous woman who has given  through cooking, baking, home making, collecting, sewing, crafting, mothering, being a faithful and loving wife, and more recently a … Continue reading

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Worthy of praise Baghdad eggs. spiced lentils. tomato kasundi

I managed to escape from the aftermath of Christchurch third major shakes June 13th 5.7 and 6.3 Magnitude earthquakes for the heady, cosmopolitan pleasure of an undamaged city – Auckland, New Zealand.  Thank goodness for a breather from the constant aftershocks I … Continue reading

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80′s Meatloaf revivalist!

What will I make for dinner? This is forever the question and my problem is I always have a long list of recipes and dishes I am longing to try out. As I am a self-confessed cook book addict my home … Continue reading

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Gricklegrass Lentil Pie

Here is a little bit of background on the name Gricklegrass lentil pie. When It was 1998 I was 18, a student studying professional photography, living in a small rural North Canterbury town Oxford, New Zealand. Not far from our family … Continue reading

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A Cauliflower & Eggplant Marriage

I have a confession…If you were to take a look in my fridge vegetable drawer you may find a limp, sad old cauliflower turning grey and brown around the edges. I am terrible for meaning well and buying  a cauli every now … Continue reading

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Healing through food

What a pure joy and distraction it has been to plan, prepare, cook and serve food that comforts the soul, soothes the stress and anxiety of living through a major life change and trauma that an earthquake can wrought. Today is nearly … Continue reading

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Tian of South Island NZ Vegetables

Tian - I just like the sound of it. A fancy european name for baked vegetables.  A Tian I believe is actually referring to the type of  heavy earthenware pot they cook this dish in France. Recently I have been making variations of … Continue reading

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