Welcome to the
Waikato
Food Basket
This is a blog that celebrates the delicious abundance of the Waikato region.
Eat your Greens
I’ve always loved green salads. My definition of an abundant life includes a garden with an apple tree, a lemon tree – and salad greens and herbs. My absolute essential greens are flat-leaf parsley, curly endive and land cress.
Seaweed: On beyond sushi
I started thinking about this article when we were on holiday at Matangi. There was beautiful fresh seaweed washed up on the beach. I collected some and made it into a Scandinavian-style smorgasbord salad. (See later in this post for the recipe.) I love sushi, but I’m...
Seaweed: On beyond sushi
I started thinking about this article when we were on holiday at Matangi. There was beautiful fresh seaweed washed up on the beach. I collected some and made it into a Scandinavian-style smorgasbord salad. (See later in this post for the recipe.) I love sushi, but I’m...
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Three top chestnut recipes
I love chestnuts – they’re one of my favourite things about autumn. They’re in season right now, for a few weeks only. I bought a 1kg bag for $5 from the Hamilton Farmers’ Market on Sunday. Chestnuts grow easily in the Waikato, but the trees are huge – too big for...
WELCOME TO THE WAIKATO FOODBASKET
My name is Alice and I have a passion for food – in particular local food, organic food and slow food. Seven years ago I came to live in Hamilton, a city that runs alongside the beautiful Waikato River. Straight away it was obvious that there was delicious local food...