Recipes
Grain-Fed Versus Grass-Fed Meat
Most New Zealand meat is from grass-fed animals In New Zealand, the majority of our beef and all of our lamb is totally grass-fed, something we are immensely proud of…
What are the Nutrients In Meat?
Many people think meat is all about iron though meat has far greater value to our bodies than that. Meat is a key source of protein in our diets. Protein…
Offal – Love it or Hate it!
A number of years ago we hosted an “Awesome Offal Sunday Lunch” for friends and clients. It was before offal became fashionable again and our luncheon created the opportunity for…
My Mum’s Baked Ham
I love it when I find old recipes of my mum’s, written out by hand, and tucked away in a drawer. Check this one out for baking a ham from…
Checking the Heat of Your BBQ – the Kiwi Way
Some traditions or ways of doing things die hard! And not everyone has a thermometer on hand to test the heat of their BBQ. So here’s a quick run-down on…
How to Carve a Chicken
We’ve all seen people hack away at a chicken and totally destroy it! There is a simple process to carving a chicken, so it looks attractive on your plate. Here…
Beef Brisket Makes a Comeback
Beef brisket is an old-fashioned cut has become very trendy in recent times. One of our chef clients in 2018 ran a meat smoking class for the Wellington on a…
Good Old Fashioned Lump-Free Gravy!
Browsing through one of my mother-in-law’s cookbooks from the 1950s recently, The League of Mothers, I came across these instructions for making gravy. It’s good to see traditional techniques still…
Get the Best from Cooking with Pork Belly
It took me a while to build up the courage to do some cooking with pork belly, as there always seemed a bit of mystery about whether it needed to…