Courgette Salad

Simple courgette (i.e. zucchini) salad. Courgette Salad Print Recipe

Middle Eastern Baked Fish

I think a whole fish looks grand when served up to guests. This is one I’ve made a couple of times.  Middle Eastern Baked Fish A tasty whole fish. You can either season the fish or marinade it. You can also choose accompany the fish with Tarator sauce, Hot Spicy sauce or with Tahina sauce. ...

Creamy Mushroom Sauce

This is a variation on a pasta sauce recipe that Wendy Evans gave me. Steven Thomas Creamy Mushroom Sauce Print Recipe

Spicy Pickled Onions

I grew up on pickled onions. I could, as a child, eat a whole jar in one sitting. It helped that my mum made bottles and bottles of them every year. This recipe came from Jane Bray. It is a bit different from my mums, have a hint of chilli. Makes it quite sharp.  Jane ...

Mustard and Cheese Pita Bread Starter

Trevor Bryon and Wendy Evans knocked up a batch of these one day. Very tasty.  Trevor Byron Mustard and Cheese Pita Bread Starter Yum. Simple, but don’t eat them every day for a week like we did. Print Recipe

Hummus bi Tahina

Having lived in Australia for a few years I got used to having Hummus readily available. On my return to New Zealand I found I couldn’t buy it. So I made my own. I like some Tahina in the mix and I got sick of desperately searching for a Tahina recipe every time I wanted ...