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The city girl moves to the country
I adored living here for 7 years, I have my parents to thank for providing this very special family home as it was in this nurtured environment I discovered my passion for food and cooking amongst other things. Terrace Cottage of Woodside Road is situated in … Continue reading
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Food diary
There is an abundance of overladen lemon trees on the hill at the moment, with a lot of people out of their homes due to the earthquake. I have been lucky enough to receive a few bags of these juicy, … 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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Turkish Lamb Manti
I am sure I must have long forgotten ancestors from the old worlde of Eastern Europe in the Southern Caucasus - Armenia, Turkey, Iran. I feel intuitively drawn to theses flavours, the textures and style of these similar cuisines. This simple recipe of … Continue reading
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Dinner in Berlin
I have vicariously been living in a Berlin state of mind. It all started when I picked up Douglas Kennedy’s new book The Moment. Set during the late cold war era of the 1980′s when East Berlin was the GDR – German … 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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