Aunty Pat’s never-fail pavlova

Having just outed myself as a pavlova-denier, I should probably head into witness protection for a while. To prove that I’m not a complete monster, here’s my wonderful Aunty Pat’s peerless recipe. It’s unbeatable!

Aunty Pat’s never-fail pavlova Having just outed myself as a pavlova-denier, I should probably head into witness protection for a while. To prove that I’m not a complete monster, here’s my wonderful Aunty Pat’s peerless recipe. It’s unbeatable! Aunty’s Pat’s never-fail pavlova At the risk of offending everyone else I know, no one makes a… View Post

Perfect boiled eggs with pepita dukkah

Halved perfectly boiled eggs on a bed of fresh rocket, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with golden pepita dukkah.

Perfect boiled eggs with pepita dukkah Did you know that if you Google ‘how to boil an egg’ it comes up with more than 150 million options? This, more than anything, is a sign that there is Too Much Information in the world. I bet more than half of those search results are fake news,… View Post

Kupu Kāuta – Te Reo Māori Kitchen Terms

Maori kitchen terms

Kupu Kāuta – Te Reo Māori Kitchen Terms It’s Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week – in New Zealand, which is as good a time as any to learn some useful words and phrases for your favourite kitchen activities. My te reo skills have not advanced since I was about seven… View Post

Kitchen DIY: Goats’ curd

Homemade goats’ curd draining in a muslin-lined sieve over a bowl

Kitchen DIY: Goats’ curd Q: What do you call a goat that’s sitting around doing nothing? A: Billy Idol. I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist. I fell down a rabbit hole of goat memes on the internet the other day and bad goat jokes were rife. Believe it or not, the Billy Idol example was one… View Post