Vegetarian Spiced Kumara (Sweet Potato) & Feta Patties Delicious vegetarian, very filling, sweet potato and feta cheese patties served with sliced avocado, and mango chutney – comfort food to die for! In New Zealand, Kumara is the traditional sweet potato and my preference, but any sweet potato will work. If you are not a vegetarian, […]
Vegetarian spicy lima bean hotpot is a one pot meal that will fill meat-eaters no trouble, and satisfy their taste buds – nutritious, easy, healthy. When I want a vegetarian meal, I usually turn to beans for their versatility and their protein content. Beans have the advantage too, of reducing cholesterol. Not only are they […]
Lynette Robinson’s memoir, Where the Rainbow Fell Down, is a thoroughly engaging read, especially the first half which brings into sharp relief the experience of childhood in 1950s New Zealand – the silences, the things that weren’t mentioned, and must not be mentioned. Robinson came from a particularly dysfunctional family but in many ways it echoes the general […]
In 1897, seven year old Far North pioneer dairyman, Howard Dunn, was helping to hand-milk 30-40 cows at Pamapuria. The milk was stored in large vats which were then hand-skimmed for the cream from which the family of fifteen made butter and sold it to the gum-fields settlers for 6d a pound. The farm also […]
The importance of bees was highlighted by their virtually total absence on Kawau Island, when Kevin and Melissa Wallace, now based at Port Albert, lived there. Melissa says, “We moved from Auckland city living to island living where suddenly shopping for food and necessities only once a month became a reality. That meant we were […]
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Theresa Sjoquist
