The modern cafe has so many more angles than just great coffee and food. Its a place to meet socially, its a place to meet formally and do business. Its a place to check emails and sort the days digital correspondence. Its a place to catch up on the news, globally, locally [...]
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Haricot beans. They so deserve a higher place on the shopping list. Rich in protein, thiamin, folate, iron and magnesium. Generally purchased in two forms, cooked and canned , or the better way as a dried pulse.
The beans become easier to digest, and remove some of the flatulence related to dried beans, by pre soaking [...]
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Lemons From the wonderful citrus family. A question i ask. You awake in the morning and suddenly realize you are left with only one fruit in the world and one minute to decide what it is? What would it be? What would you choose? With some thinking, it would be hard to go past the [...]
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The ultimate breakfast. Coarse cut Oat grains, Thick Greek style yoghurt and your choice of fresh or dried fruit. The perfect way to start the day.
Rolled oats are older than time in Scotland as a grain served at breakfast time. Boiled with a little water and salt to slightly thickened and served with cream and [...]
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Beetroot
Beautiful beetroot has many uses and is also very good for us.
Beetroot, rich in betaine, can help with blood pressure and cardiovascular problems. Beetroot is a good source of iron, calcium and potassium. Good source also of Vitamin A, B and C.
Very easy to grow and has many simple easy uses in the kitchen. The [...]
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Autumn Harvest
What a fantastic time of the year it is. The summer sun has filled the garden to busting with crops producing vast amounts of sun-drenched produce. Courgettes, peppers, eggplants and tomatoes, red onions: the med range. Carrots, beetroot, early parsnips and new season’s kumara. The roots and tubers for roasting, grilling and steaming. Basil, [...]
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The Caesar Salad Of all classical dishes it would be hard to find one that has so much debate about its history and the true recipe The most recognized version of it history is Mexican restaurateur Caesar Cardini running low on food supplies, on a busy night, And putting together a dish on what food [...]
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The steaming method of cookery would have to be the most under used hugley efficient way to cook food there is. Be it a asian style bamboo steamer on top of a saucepan of fragrant stock or a second layer of greens on top of a pot of potaotoes, steaming is a great way to [...]
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Cured salmon with caper mayonnaise
150gm rock salt
250 dark brown sugar or muscavado sugar
Large bunch fresh dill chopped
Fillet of skin on fresh salmon
Mix together sugar, salt and dill. Cut salmon in half to give to equal sizes piece. Spread salt mix on to one flesh side of one of the salmon pieces. Place other half on [...]
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Labour week just passed on the weekend of October 22 and 23rd.
The Saturday of that weekend found Cuisine Concepts at the Millton Vineyard and winery in Gisborne, preparing and serving a 4-course lunch. A long table was dressed in formal white, beneath a canopy of chestnut Trees. The occasion was celebrating the new vintage of [...]
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