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LATEST ARTICLES ( 48 )

• An Editor’s Dream

  

  I was saddened to hear the onset of dementia has meant Dame Alison Holst has retired from the kitchen.She became a household name in New Zealand the mid-60s wit... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Trifle Cheeseparing

  

  Complimentary: free, gratis, on the house, free of chargeIt has quite a ring to it and it’s good to get a “complimentary” gift. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• My Bloodless Coup

  

  About 20 years ago we did a substantial renovation at the then family home. At the end of it I had my dream kitchen. I decided it was time I had a knife block... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• In the Pink

  

  The further I get into family history research, the more I admire the stamina of my forebears, particularly the women. It wasn’t unusual for them to have up to ... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Ova The Top

  

  From Popular Mechanics the home handyman could rustle up a novelty Humpty Dumpty hard-boiled egg server for the wife.During the 1950s I recall attending some... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Face-saving Snail Trails

  

  If there’s anything around with a longer list of ingredients than commercially prepared food, it has to be women’s cosmetics. While we mightn’t be prepared to... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• As Smooth as Silicone

  

  I’m not usually given to endorsing products but one of my best kitchen finds in recent times is the Wiltshire Bend’n’Bake silicone bakeware pack containing six... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Eating with Our Eyes

  

  As an avid cookbook reader, reviewer and collector, I have witnessed amazing fashion swings in the styling , presentation and photographing of food over the pas... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pigs Might Fly

  

  We’ve all seen those “Who is going to pay for your funeral?” ads on television. I’ll bet that really wasn’t on the mind of the Lady Katherine Howard (right),... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Getting the Waiter's Attention

  

  You’re sitting in a restaurant and suddenly you realise you’ve become invisible. You’ve politely tried to beckon a waiter – and then another. You think you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• High Tea in Hong Kong

  During my recent trip to Hong Kong my fellow travellers and I decided to join the queue waiting to enjoy traditional high tea at the feted Peninsula Hotel. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Bouquets and Birds

  

  Fortunately a couple of days before we flew to Hong Kong, I bought some Stegmann slip-on shoes. I knew the minute I put them on that I’d made a good choice. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Hong Kong Food Markets

  It’s about a dozen years since I last visited Hong Kong so when Jess, daughter-in-law-to-be, suggested I go there with her and meet up with her parents who... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tasting a Decade of Grange

  

  The 1990s included some very good years and we had a chance to try them all at the Decade of Grange dinner at The Point restaurant at Albert Park Lake last... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Bambi Sammies for Breakfast

  During our recent trip to our hometown Wellington I woke up to hear someone playing music nearby. I looked out of the hotel window and discovered that while we... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Perfect Oysters – No Bluffing

  

  One thing I couldn’t resist on a recent visit to my home town, Wellington, was the sight of plastic pottles of New Zealand’s finest Bluff oysters in the... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• 66 – Clickety Click

  

  I’ve just been wallowing in a bit of nostalgia and turned my iMac into a typewriter, courtesy of the Noisy Typer app. This free app reproduces sound of an old... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• No Soup Masquerading as Sauce

  

  James Beard and Marion Cunningham share a picnic. See blog at the James Beard Foundation In 1972 a 50-year-old American woman managed to overcome her agoraphobi... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Maha’s Delia Shakes the Pans

  

  Pure serendipity saw me at the LG Kitchen at South Melbourne Market for the second week in a row. But I had booked this particular visit some time back. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Spud-wiser

  

  It was an offer I couldn’t refuse – a chance to learn more about the humble spud. In fact, I wouldn’t be where I was today if it weren’t for the potato. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2012 FOOD & DRINK