Getting
in the swing Whooo! The weeks are getting away on us. X amount of weeks
to Christmas, X amount of weeks until the end of the year, X amount of
weeks until … Yep, I’m not putting the numbers in because it is a tad
scary. One date I will put in is for the fabulous Waiheke Garden Festival
because it is nearly upon us: 11-12th November. This is
seriously close so if you intend coming over this way to sniff the
flowers, you better get booking! Hopefully, one of the events you will
come to will be the fabulous Garden Party we are holding at Sacred
Blessing Sanctuary.
This is a garden to admire, to get lost in, to dream
about, and you’ll take a little bit of it away in your heart when you
leave. It is stunning. And, of course, it is a fundraiser. All the
details here Waiheke
Garden Party
I’ve got a fabbie weekend of cooking classes set to go two weeks after
this, 24th and 25th November. These are full-on
Christmas and summer entertaining classes, so if you need a bit of a rev
up, or a new repertoire of delicious dishes to serve up during summer, or
just feel like treating yourself to an enjoyable day on Waiheke eating,
drinking and having fun while gathering up a new set of recipes (and why
not!), then get yourself over here.
It’s worth noting, that come 2018 class prices will increase. I have held
the classes at $125 per person since 2011. We are all aware I’m sure of
food increases not just for staples like butter, but for fresh produce,
too, and I’ve held off raising prices until absolutely necessary.
Savour
A Slice of Waiheke – A Christmas & Summer Special
I also offer private classes, and these are a great idea for end-of-year
celebrations. You can choose your day, time and theme, and make it cosy
and intimate with a group of friends or work mates.
And I’m bringing back foodie days. We can go off foraging, tasting olive
oils and Waiheke treasures and conclude with a cooking class at your
venue or holiday home on the island, or at mine. These were great fun
last year and are a way of saying a special thank you to friends, and
make a gorgeous surprise engagement or wedding gift voucher for a small
group. Email me Julie@sharedkitchen.co.nz for more
information.
I’ve gone all out on broad beans this week, while they are coming thick
and fast off the plants. Stir a spoonful of cooked broad beans through a
gloriously fluffy potato mash, and happy days! Or squish them in a food
processor and make a spicy dip. If you don’t have fresh broad beans, you
can use frozen. Read all about them here … and learn why Pythagoras
wouldn’t walk through a field of broad beans. Intriguing!
A couple of years ago I took a bunch of friends to visit my brother Pat
and sister-in-law Lynne down in the Wairarapa and Lynne greeted us with a
basket of still-warm cheese scones. We fell on them, and everyone has
wanted the recipe since. There’s a secret to their lightness. Read the
recipe here Lynne’s
Cheese Scones
That’s it! I’m off to do some real work … like plan my canapé menu for
the Garden party and other foodie jobs. Have a good one.
Julie
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