Rotorua Boiling Mud Soup

The name for this soup, which is basically a roasted vegetable soup, comes from the spurting, blobbing, boiling mud like, mess the soup makes if you reheat it too vigorously once its pureed… And, it turns out, once pureed it takes on a distinct mud colour - but all that colour is just yumminess... One … Continue reading Rotorua Boiling Mud Soup →

The Perfect Roast Potato

The benefit of a long weekend, is time to fine tune some old favourites and share them with you! Who doesn’t like a Roast potato? Crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, indulgent and moreish. And great roast potatoes are not on any health food list – just go with it and indulge once … Continue reading The Perfect Roast Potato →

Ugly Slow Roasted Pork Hocks with Fennel

I called this ugly, because when I went to photograph the finished product – there really was no way to make it look attractive, but hey, food doesn’t always need to look good to taste fabulous! Its Easter, and traditionally Lamb is served, but I had a hankering for these Hocks, So Pork it was. … Continue reading Ugly Slow Roasted Pork Hocks with Fennel →