Are you looking for a colourful healthy dish to take to a friend's house, or do you just want to have something different at home? You need to try this Roasted Vege Salad. I often make this for Christmas day. It is just so colourful, and gorgeous to eat. Last weekend we celebrated my Mum's... Continue Reading →
SPINACH AND CRANBERRY SALAD FOR FESTIVE SEASON
I was at my book club's end of year dinner a couple of weeks ago, and we were all looking ahead to Christmas Day. Christmas Day for us is a getting together with family and enjoying nice food. I think we are like most New Zealand families, in that we like to spoil ourselves our Christmas... Continue Reading →
Pumpkin Soup – Old and New
Who knows where a conversation about food will take you? For those that know me, I'm a foodie who likes to talk a lot. So inevitably a conversation will turn to food. This week at lunchtime I asked my work colleagues, "What shall I cook for my guests on Saturday night?". I said one of... Continue Reading →
Tuscan Bean Soup
I just love soup. My parents will be laughing at me, if they read this. While I was growing up, every weekend we would have soup for lunch in the winter. It was very wholesome soup, usually pea and ham, vegetable, or occasionally tinned tomato soup. The soup was usually made with the Kings soup mix,... Continue Reading →