Morning, noon and night

Morning noon and night by Julie Clark and Marc Weir, Phantom House Books, 2010 Floriditas is a Wellington institution and one of my favourite restaurants. There are so many things to love about this restaurant. For many years I have been making two Floriditas favourites at home, both of which are listed on their website. … Continue reading Morning, noon and night

Fast diet

Fast Diet recipe book, Short Books, 2013 The Fast Diet was all the rage in 2013 and I had quite a few friends who followed it. I noticed this book in a book shop and some of the recipes were very appealing. This was before I was a reformed compulsive cookbook buyer, and I bought … Continue reading Fast diet

Il anno nuovo

New Year in Italy involves fireworks and lentils. Fireworks I suspect because they are rumoroso and lentils because they resemble small coins and will bring good fortune to the home. We celebrated with friends over a meal of lentils, sausage, radicchio with grapes and creamy rainbow chard. I think you will want to make these … Continue reading Il anno nuovo