Preserved Passionfruit Pulp

    In New Zealand, passionfruit fall from the vines in late February and through March (late summer and into autumn). My Dad grew the passionfruit used in the following recipe, and he is so successful at growing these that we had abundance of them. Rather than see them go to waste, we decided to […]

Quick Raspberry Trifle

    Preparing a quick raspberry trifle on Christmas Day is a firm family Christmas tradition. This is so we can fulfill another more important task – the tradition of eating the trifle for Boxing Day breakfast! (we do serve the trifle with fresh fruit as well – blueberries, strawberries, and extra raspberries). Another tradition […]

Seasonal Fridge-Art: ‘Sumer is Icumen In’

  Here’s another one of Mum’s seasonal Fridge-art installments. These pop-up on her fridge from time to time, with art or verses usually spelled out in magnetic scrabble tiles. I never know what is going to pop-up and when I stayed with Mum in early summer I discovered this…     Right now you are […]

Asparagus Panzanella

      This salad is a great way to make use of an abundance of summer-time tomatoes and basil, and use up any stale bread at the same time. Panzanella, also known as panmolle, is a Tuscan salad of humble origins, traditionally incorporating tomatoes, basil, olive oil, and bread, and sometimes onions. The word […]

Raspberry Picking 2013

Raspberry pick Number 1 : the day before Christmas (the mad rush)   Mum’s alarm went off at 5.50 am. I didn’t hear a thing. Mum thought I would have and I am woken by her standing at my bedroom door saying “aren’t you coming raspberry picking?” I grabbed whatever clothes I could find in […]