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Jazz Up Your Vegetables, adding delicious flavour twists
In essence I am yet to meet a vegetable I don’t like, my dislike only comes from the way they have been cooked and the flavours paired with. In our house of 6 (ish) a head of steamed/boiled broccoli...
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Jasberry Rice, An Awesome Initiative
One of the big things that the last few months have reinforced is how much I want to support businesses that have a social conscience. Helping them to continue working in this tumultuous world of...
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Cheap and Cheerful Dinners
Most of us have been impacted in some way or another with the events over the last few months. With that in mind and thinking of well priced meals, here are 20 of our favourite dinners that have...
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A Taste Of Clevedon Day Tour
With our first Clevedon day selling out in 2 ours we now have a new date of Wednesday November 11th for a day of deliciousness with award winner artisan producers. Our day will start at 8.30am with...
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A Taste of Sandringham
How good does this baji look? Samrudh Akuthota (Sammy) tells me that he remembers eating baji as a child and picking off all the crisp bits and then leaving the spongier interior so therefore when he...
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Cooking the Christmas Turkey
If there is one part of Christmas dinner that is going to cause stress it is likely to be cooking the turkey. How many times I have heard stories of dry overcooked turkeys or even worse under cooked...
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It’s All about the Christmas Ham
A glazed ham at Christmas is essential for many of us and a treat we really look forward to. Warm from the oven and served with new potatoes and steamed greens, it is an annual favourite. The left...
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Choosing Your Cake Mixer
My daughter Daisy is a keen baker and when it comes to decorating cakes her skills outweigh mine considerably. She makes cakes for friends on a regular basis and one of her worries about heading...
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Taste of the Bay Cycle Tour
A Taste of the Bay Cycle with Helen Jackson May 6-10 2021 Selling out – 4 spaces left! Join us for a delicious 5 day/ 4 night exploration of Hawkes Bay. Much of this will be done on e-bikes which...
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Baking with Oats
Rolled oats are an essential panty item, even if you are not a breakfast porridge fan (too gloopy for me), when oats are combined with a few other vital ingredients e.g. coconut, brown sugar and...
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Eat, Drink and Cycle, Nelson Great Taste Trail
Eat, Drink and Cycle Nelson Great Taste Trail December 3rd – 8th Prepare yourself for the festive season with an unwind and join us for a delicious 5 day/ 5 night cycle in the Nelson area. The Great...
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Ways with Nut and Seed Crackers
Have you tried Penati nut and seed crackers? We have some awesome ideas for using Penati, plus the opportunity to win a carton of Penati for you and your family/friends to enjoy. Penati nut and...
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Fruitful Dressings to Liven up Summer
Who else runs out of ideas in making interesting dressings? I am sure I am not alone in this one. Genevieve’s are well known for their luscious patè and premium dressings and the newest range from...
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Delicious Ways with Kea Cookies
Kea Cookies batch-bake premium great-tasting gluten, wheat, dairy and egg free cookies. All are New Zealand made. There are 10 varieties of gluten, wheat, dairy and egg free cookies available in 250g...
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Eat, Drink and Cycle Hawkes Bay
Join us for a delicious 5 day/ 4 night exploration of Hawkes Bay starting on March 31st 2022. Much of this will be done on e-bikes which are extremely simple to ride and make everything just that...
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How to Make the Best Chicken Sandwich
New Zealanders have long had a love affair with party style chicken sandwiches and I am almost thinking that we can call them our own. By using the term “party style” I am meaning the type of...
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Cycle Otago May 2023
Has anyone else been meaning to get to Lake Dunstan and cycle the relatively new cycle way? How about coming along with us and cycling all three of the main trails, Roxburgh, Dunstan and Clyde. Trip...
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South Australia November 2023
Join me on a fabulous trip to South Australia November 15th – 20th where we will be cycling, tasting wine and eating delicious food. South Australia is renowned for its contrasting stunning scenery,...
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Kick Back on Tioman Island
I am sure we have all experienced that feeling that you are being watched and this time I actually am. A cheeky monkey is peering over the roof as we sit enjoying an early evening glass of wine,...
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Pick Your Own Fruit and Berries around New Zealand
These places are wonderful as a summer family outing, educational for kids to learn exactly where their food comes from and sometimes you can even take a picnic to enjoy under the trees. Our list...
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