THURSDAY: More Piggys

In the form of Pork Steaks, topped with Apple and Cheese, Potatoes and Asparagus

FRIDAY: Spring Has Arrived :)

Clear blue skies, warming air, windows down, sunnies on, clear, calm blue ocean. These are the wonderful things that made my day yesterday. A trip round all my fave "foodie" places reminded me of how much I love Wellington. Then with my grocery bags full of delish kai, I headed home for a beer (Corona) and a BBQ, surf and turf style.




Premium Rump Steak, Big Aussie Prawns (marinated in garlic & lemon juice), new season scallops with new potatoes, and spring Asparagus.

Oh how I love Spring.
Tamara xx

TUESDAY: Shank 'Em

100% Pure Kiwi Comfort Food




Slow roasted lamb shanks served atop Potato Mash with Petit Pois and Onion and Rosemary Gravy. Delish!

Tamara xx

SATURDAY: A True Kiwi Dinner

A Roast followed by the Great NZ Institution, the Pavlova.

I once again forget to take pics of dinner (were at the in-laws) but we had a delicious roast pork with roast potato and kumara, cauli, crakling, gravy and apple sauce.

Dessert was a lovely crunchy-outside, marshmallowy-inside pavlova, topped with whipped cream that had frozen raspberries folded through and topped off with a crumbled flake.



So damn good.......
Tamara xx

SATURDAY: A Meaty Meal

All week my carnivorous fiancee has been asking for a "normal" meal. In colonial NZ, a normal meal is considered to be red meat, potato and 2 vege. Not my idea of the perfect meal, but since I love him, this is what I indulged him in last night...

Lamb Racks with Roast Potatoes accompanied by sauteed ruby chard and borlotti beans.

The chard and beans were dressed with garlic oil and lemon juice.

A red wine jus was supposed to accompany our meal, but I accidently turned my back while it was reducing and the jus was no more :(

And that was Saturday dinner.

Tamara xx

THURSDAY: The Healthier Option

Home Made Fish & Chips




Pan fried Hoki Fillet (unfortunately the only thing avaliable at the supermarket yesterday, I would have prefered Terakihi or Snapper), Crispy Baked Chips, a well dressed Salad, served with lemon wedges and aioli (garlic mayo).

I always thought it was terribly French to eat mayo with your chips, but after my recent trip to England, I now realise that it is almost a British Institution.....a scrummy one though.

I find the secret to crispy chips that aren't deep fried, is to par boil them first, rough them up a bit then bake them at a high heat.

Tamara xx