Winter Skies, Kitchen Aglow

Christmas marks the beginning of the summer holiday period in New Zealand. This confounds many a

Thanksgiving is a beautiful time of the year in the United States. Leaves on deciduous trees have

Last month I shared with you my enjoyment for baking, which is often curbed by not having softened

As much as I love cakes, I sometimes avoid making them. This is principally because I cannot always

The Auckland Fish Market is so close by that it would be wasteful not to take advantage of the

Although it is widely available throughout the year, as are most root vegetables, beetroot (beets)

This month's Gourmet magazine's focus is on world travel. Consequently, the Gourmet's

On a cool autumn's morning, there are few more comforts than hearing rain outside as you are

On a cool autumn's morning, there are few more joyful things than hearing rain outside as you are

Now that Easter is over, it is safe to present a bunny dish. And not of the chocolate variety. Rabbit

I have an usual love affair for European baked goods. Unusual because I have never really experienced

Sincere apologies for the stretch of time between posts. It is not that I have neither cooked nor

In recent years there has been a proliferation of cookery books that focus on the general geographic

It can be a bit of an effort to approach the statutory holidays of the new year with the same vigour

The cherry season properly begins in December in New Zealand. As such, and most being red, cherries

The final installment of That Cookbook Thing II, a community review of various recipes in Julia Child

Even as the humidity rises and the sun gets closer, I am happy to braise meat. The benefit of

I don't know about you, but I cannot keep all the various cuts of meat straight. It has been most

Today's entry does not have the beginning I had mentally drafted. You see, I took photos of

Spring weather is notoriously unpredictable. The sun might have now inched its way closer to the

When I first read through the recipe sequence for That Cookbook Thing II, I had not thought of making

-- Posted By Shaun to Winter Skies, Kitchen Aglow at 9/28/2008 08:12:00 PM

In the week leading up to a recent visit to Los Angeles, my angelheart Eric and I were aware that we

French lunches are almost always simple yet fully-flavoured affairs. There is great importance placed

Against a backdrop of darkening, shifting clouds and a sky of various shades of grey, the kitchen and

If it weren't for my basic biblical and Islamic knowledge, I would have assumed that the Queen of

For the interested/serious homecook, there are many culinary milestones. Most of these milestones

Some days one cannot but try to recapture the past. I have recently been caught up in wistful

I have been to Canada twice: 1997 and 1999. The first time was largely spent visiting family friends

Dearest Jasmine at Confesssions of a Cardamom Addict is co-hosting a food blog event that captures