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Happy Christmas to all who celebrate

December 25th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Happy Christmas to all who celebrate

…and spicy, sweet wishes for the New Year. … Read entire article »

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3 “Hurry Up I Need Lunch Now!” Lunches

3 “Hurry Up I Need Lunch Now!” Lunches

Despite Christmas being only a week away, it is still not feeling very summery here in Auckland as we’ve been stuck indoors with rain for three days. It’s was sunny this morning so I grabbed my shoes, put my son on my back and headed out to lovely Cornwall Park for a walk. I was ambling along thinking how I … Read entire article »

In Defence of Food: Book review

In Defence of Food: Book review

“The U.N. recently announced that the number of people suffering from the problems of “overnutrition” has for the first time exceeded the number suffering from undernutrition” (Pollan 2008:xiv) As the book sits here accruing library fines (Naughty blogger!) I am finally getting round to reading and reviewing In Defence of Food by Michael Pollan. Well, I loved it. It says all … Read entire article »

Caveman Biscuits

Caveman Biscuits

While I’m not going to pretend that I have any sort of deep understanding of the Paleo Diet, I am interested in how people are trying to regain healthy lives by looking to what is or has been natural for our bodies. I am always searching for naturally sweetened desserts and snacks for my son so he feels like he … Read entire article »

A Dashi of This and a Dashi of That

A Dashi of This and a Dashi of That

Dashi is the stock most used in Japanese cooking. The ingredients are simple, seaweed and shavings from a block of the dried fish known as bonito, and the method could not be simpler. Much of Japanese food is approachable like this and it’s a shame that so many people think that you need some sort of superskills in order to … Read entire article »

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread

We’ve just had Halloween which used to be one of my favourite holidays as a child in the United States. Although the roots of the event lie in Ireland, North Americans have taken to idea and run with it. From the beginning of October lots of spooky and fun things start appearing in shops, on TV, in the press and … Read entire article »

Rugby World Cup 2011

Rugby World Cup 2011

Go the mighty All Blacks! And woo-hoo to New Zealand for hosting! … Read entire article »

Where I’ve Been

Where I’ve Been

So, as I haven’t posted in a while, you may think I have abandoned all that is food including Five Flavours, but au contraire! I have been in Bangkok eating this: and this: and buying this: Why?! Because while I was in Bangkok, one of my favourite cities, I also became a Mum (Ta daaaa!) to a lovely wee lad through adoption. It’s … Read entire article »

Vegetarian Black Beans and Rice

Vegetarian Black Beans and Rice

I have not been to Cuba, but I have lived in South Florida, which has  a sizeable Cuban community, where you can get the most delicious black beans and rice ever. Well, OK, maybe not ever since I’ve already mentioned that I haven’t actually been to Cuba. Tucking into a steaming bowl of black beans and feeling the crunch of … Read entire article »

Easy Onigiri: Japanese rice cakes

Easy Onigiri: Japanese rice cakes

What I loved when we lived in Japan was that on the days I didn’t feel like making my lunch, I could stop by the local コンビニ, “conbini”, or convenience store, on the way to work for much nicer food than we’d find in our own equivalent shops. I’d park my bike out front in the bike park and then … Read entire article »

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