At the moment I have plenty of French tarragon growing in our garden so I’m using it as much as I can with other herbs which have finally started to grow quickly now that the weather is a bit warmer. On Sunday we bought home a piece of hapuku (my favourite) from our weekend fish […]
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Salads
Prawn Caesar Salad
I’d planned to cook the prawn part of this dish on the barbecue but on the weather was so windy and horrible that I didn’t feel like standing out in it so I cooked the prawns on my grill pan on the stove. I really like Caesar salads but am often disappointed. In my opinion, […]
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Asparagus and Chicken Salad
I love asparagus and we have it nearly every day while it’s in season. I might even try pickling some!! From now on Jason will have plenty of medium sized asparagus and every week or two the girls at Fresh Gardens will have their skinny asparagus. I always buy both. It’s so easy to make […]
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Coconut Rice
1 cup brown rice 1 cup coconut milk 1½-2 cups water 20cms piece fresh ginger, peeled 1 large clove garlic, peeled Salt and pepper Crispy shallots to garnish Finely chopped coriander to garnish Place the rice in a pot and add the coconut milk and water. Add the piece of ginger and garlic. Season. […]
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Wild Rice Salad with Roasted Pumpkin & Cauliflower
I really like making healthy salads that are either meals in themselves or only need the addition of a protein to make a meal. As always these come about because I always buy too many vegetables from our market stallholders. In my pantry at home I make sure I have a good selection of grains, […]
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Soba Noodle and Radish Salad
I really like making healthy salads that are either meals in themselves or only need the addition of a protein to make a meal. As always these come about because I always buy too many vegetables from our market stallholders. In my pantry at home I make sure I have a good selection of grains, […]
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Dark Bulgar Wheat, Roasted Broccoli and Pea Salad
I really like making healthy salads that are either meals in themselves or only need the addition of a protein to make a meal. As always these come about because I always buy too many vegetables from our market stallholders. In my pantry at home I make sure I have a good selection of grains, […]
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Two Salads with Buttermilk Dressing
I’ve often seen buttermilk used in dressings for salads but until I’d read the Cornersmith cook book I’d only ever used buttermilk in baking as I’d always thought it was full of fat. I was wrong!! It’s very low in fat and now I have a jar of dressing made up in the fridge to […]
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Pumpkin, Broccoli and Chickpea Winter Salad
At home we’re slowly working our way through pumpkins that we harvested from the self-seeded plant that sprouted from our compost heap in the summer. Half of one down, 3½ to go!! The other night I made this dish to go with a rack of lamb – the combination of this salad with the meat […]
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LENTILS 2 Ways – Lentil & Beetroot Salad OR Curried Lentils with poached egg
This week I’m including two vegetable dishes that can be a light meal as they are or excellent with chicken, meat or fish. I always have French lentils in my pantry. I loved them from the first time we ate them in Paris in 1980. They’re easy, delicious and great absorber of flavours. FOR MY […]
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