Rich, sweet and savoury this tomato relish is a fixture in my whānau pantry. My daughter says she’s “going shopping” whenever she pops in as there’s always something to take home from the garden or the pantry. And this my friends is how I like it. Truth be told it’s why I do it. All […]
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Tomato relish
This week I came into possession of a box of very ripe tomatoes. In our neighbourhood there is a wonderful charitable organisation called Love Soup who regularly drop off boxes of food-stuffs to the marae. The tomatoes were going for the asking so I put my hand out and today made tomato relish. This was […]
Best Red Sauce
This is the perfect red sauce, it was taught to me rather a long time ago by my very first boyfriend whose parents were Italian. It’s ready in half an hour but has enough depth to satisfy. I like to serve this sauce with my Gnocchi alla Romana Ingredients; olive oil, 1 onion, few sprigs […]
Old-fashioned Bottled Cream of Tomato Soup
Bottled sunshine, that’s what this is. I make and preserve this soup in late summer/early autumn when tomatoes are sweet, plentiful and cheap. Better still if you can grow your own. A perfect lunch on a cold winter day served with cheese toasties. To make it worth your while (and it is definitely worth it) […]