Pip’s Easy Peasy Homemade Mayonnaise

This is so good and so fast, you’ll never buy horrid commercial mayo again. This is Pip’s recipe. (Pip is one-half of the dynamic duo behind the Farmhouse Kitchen). Years ago at a co-op meeting, I was having a moan to her that I couldn’t find a mayo recipe the whole tribe enjoyed (“too runny”, […]

Zucchini and Basil Soup

A quick, fresh tasting soup that’s as nourishing and soothing as Autumn. For 4 Serves Using a wide pan gently saute 1 onion in some oil and butter until soft and translucent. Add crushed garlic sliced fresh chilli (optional) 6 sliced zucchini (use small ones) 1 diced kumara Turn up the heat and saute until […]

Tomato Miso Soup

I adore this soup, its one of the highlights of my tomato season. Best of all there’s no fiddly peeling or de-seeding to do – you’ll be slurping soup 15minutes after you picked the tomatoes. For 1 soup bowl: 4 or 5 homegrown tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 or 2 garlic cloves, crushed 100ml stock or […]

Fermented Carrots

This title may not grab your taste buds, but it should! I’ve been scouting around for something to do with all the carrots I’ve got, and bumped into this gem from the inspiring team at Cornersmith– a cafe and picklery in Sydney who barter fresh produce for pickles (how dreamy); and hold a tomato day, […]