Fennel Gratin

Fennel Gratin

3 fennel bulbs 4 cups vegetable stock 1 cup cream salt and pepper, to taste extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup grated Parmesan Thoroughly wash and trim the fennel bulbs. Trim the tops and bases, leaving enough of the base intact so the fennel retains its form. Cut the bulbs...
Chicken Satay

Chicken Satay

Our take on a certified classic… Serves 4, GF, DF 600g boneless chicken (breast, tenderloins or thigh) 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 1cm piece of lemongrass (white part only), finely chopped 2cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated 2 tbsp soy sauce (or...
Lucky Taco – The Book

Lucky Taco – The Book

The New Zealand culinary scene is pretty lucky. We have a delicious array of authentic cuisines available for us to discover and enjoy. Sadly, Mexican food is still not one of them. Sure, you’ll find some outliers, Tacos Tocayo in Tauranga being one of them, but...
Buttermilk pancakes

Buttermilk pancakes

Do the decent thing and make a dad some pancakes this Fathers Day. (makes 10-12) 2 cups buttermilk 2 eggs 2 tbsp cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups self-raising flour 100g butter, melted Whisk the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla together. Place dry ingredients in a...
What we do with dukkah

What we do with dukkah

I’ve never been confident in the spelling of dukkah. But I learnt the hard way that if you spell it as ‘dukkha’ in a google search, you will be inundated with information about the Buddhist concept of dukkha, which translates to ‘suffering’, as opposed to the Egyptian...