Up until recently I lived in an inner city apartment in Wellington. Minutes from Moore Wilson’s, it actually took longer to make coffee at home than it did to walk to Customs and have infinitely better one made for me. The convenience and thrill of inner city living was shattered by the November earthquake. Our apartment was…
Category: rhubarb
Seasonal shortcake
A cake for all seasons. Spring time brings together rhubarb and new season strawberries (pictured), a heavenly perfumed combination of tart and sweet. Summer is yellow-fleshed peaches and blueberries. Autumn is feijoas and apples.Winter pairs the sharpness of tamarillo with the softness of apple. Each seasonal shortcake is delightful in its own way; you’d better try…
Rhubarb & crème fraiche tart
I have a fond spot for Alison Holst. Some of the first recipes I remember making as a kid were from her books: citrus slice, ‘one pan dinner’, crunchy lemon muffins. Last time I was at mum’s I spent an afternoon going through a pile of old Alison Holst recipe books. Some of it – the food…
