by Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Sep 6, 2023 | Opinion
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...
by Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Nov 3, 2021 | At Home, At Home Featured
Makes 26–28 1 kg (2 lb 3 oz) English spinach 3 egg yolks 75 g (2 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature 30 g (1 oz) parmesan, finely grated, plus extra to serve, if desired Zest of 1 lemon, plus extra to serve, if desired 100 g (1 cup) dry breadcrumbs Extra virgin...
by Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Nov 3, 2021 | At Home, At Home Featured
Serves 2 Scallops are a simple yet impressive dish. Use a very hot, preheated pan and always pat the scallops dry to remove excess moisture – this ensures a crisp, golden crust and a juicy, buttery centre. 125g fresh linguini (or use 90g dried) 1 tbsp olive oil...
by Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Nov 3, 2021 | At Home, At Home Featured
This beautifully moist chai-flavoured loaf is from Saffron Swirls and Cardamom Dust by Ashia Ismail-Singer 150ml milk 2 chai-flavoured tea bags 2 eggs 200g caster sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste 200g flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon...
