Courgette Slice

A classic from my days as a vegetarian. And a useful way to use up courgettes if you happen to have a plant growing – each plant produces masses of product. Courgette Slice Print Recipe

Crepes – French Style Pancakes

I like crepes – there is something special about the texture. They differ from other pancakes by not having baking powder or baking soda – eggs provide the only rising. I sometimes use them in place of tortillas. This recipe makes 24 x 18 cm crepes, or up to 32 smaller ones. Crepes freeze well ...

Flower Pot Bread

By Lesley Van Alphen. Good. Easy. Kind of like Vogels bread.  Lesley Van Alphen Flower Pot Bread A bread recipe with optional kneading and where the bread can be cooked in a flower pot! Double recipe to actually cook it in a flower pot. Print Recipe

Cobb Loaf Dip

Marie Hodges served this up at one of my dinner parties. Fattening but yum.  Marie Hodges Cobb Loaf Dip Fattening but yum. Print Recipe

Bolanee – Afghani Green Vegetable Fried Pie

As with all my Afghani recipes, this one came from Roqiah. Serve with any kind of meat, or fried eggs. To be honest it was too oily for me. Roqiah Akrami Bolanee - Afghani Green Vegetable Fried Pie Print Recipe

Courgette Salad

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

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 ...