To celebrate local produce in the Greater Wellington region, more than 100 restaurants put out special menus for the month of August in the name of Wellington on a Plate. Out of all those restaurants, I’ve decided to try The White House, an establishment situated on Oriental Parade. In search of dishes that I don’t…
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Queenstown: Landscape & Food
Photos in this post were taken during a recent conference trip to Queenstown, New Zealand. Note: the last photo with Mt Tongario: it was taken before its recent eruption.
Soaking it up at the Auckland Foodshow
There are many reasons why it has been a few years since I last went to the Auckland Foodshow. It isn’t something you’d want to do pushing a baby pram/ stroller among the seas and seas of people, carrying you in every direction other than the way you are heading. The thought alone is nauseating….
100s and 1000s macaron with salted caramel filling
I’ve been working on a new macaron flavour and I think I have invented one – well at least in the cyber world of Google. The inspirations came from my daughter J, who loves the sprinkles on cupcakes. She asked if she could sprinkle the 100s and 1000s onto my last batch of macarons, and…
No Bake Mango Cheesecake
A good friend shared this recipe with me a while ago, and while hesitant to try it at first, for fear of making syrup from scratch, I have since found tinned mango purees from Indian grocery stores and made this now-favourite cheesecake more times than my fingers could count. Thank you Vivian! Ingredients: 15 pieces…
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