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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Masala Dahl

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My friend Mahendra Motibhai - Patel from Fiji gave me some masala powder. The package is great and the spice mixture smells highly aromatic ...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

Honey from Earthbound

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Thank you all for attending the Honey event hosted by Earthbound and the Oratia Farmers Market. We had a glorious day at the market, followe...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Pinot Gris

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Recently I visited Cracroft Chase , the winery of my friends Wilma and Alessandro Laryn.  The vineyard is set in a picturesque cul-de-sac va...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Article on Foraging

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Check out the latest Dish Magazine (issue 23, April - May 2009)  for my article on foraging!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009

More Slow Food for Children

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Photos by Alessandra Zecchini  © One more class in Ranui and once again the children were so keen and helpful. After picking fresh basil, or...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

March 3, Happy Girls' Day

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Photo by Alessandra Zecchini  © Happy Hina-matsuri  雛祭り These are my little girl's Japanese dolls ( 雛人形   hina-ningyō) representing the ...
Sunday, March 1, 2009

The Remarkable Sweet Shop

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The original shop in Arrowtown I bought several of these fudges...1000 calories just to look at them...but wow!!! I didn't buy any candy...
Saturday, February 28, 2009

Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu

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La prima volta che ho visto il Banji jumping erano i primi di gennaio 1993, quando Peter mi aveva portato in giro per il paese. Devo d...
Friday, February 27, 2009

Fiordland, il posto più bello in Nuova Zelanda

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Ok, premetto che non ci vivrei, troppo isolato e piovoso, ma sicuramente da non perdere se si viaggia per il paese. Altro che Signore degli...