Gold medal winner from Eastbourne Over the weekend I went to Eastbourne which is, not surprisingly, on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour. I do not venture into this pleasant seaside suburb on a regular basis, however when you get … Continued
Homemade Sausage Class I attended a sausage making class over the long weekend – it seemed an appropriate way to mark the Queen’s birthday. As you know I dabble in the mercurial art of putting together a great tasting snarler, … Continued
Manna from Queenstown My wife had a workmate who was heading to Queenstown for a well deserved holiday recently. Her partner is a sausage lover with whom I had shared the odd quality snarler. After a few emails and some … Continued
Ukrainska Kielbasa – Sausages from the Ukraine I was in Park Avenue Quality Meats recently ordering mince to make homemade sausages. While there I purchased some Ukrainian snarlers – Ukrainska Kielbasa, as I am always keen to try … Continued
Homemade Pork, Pear, Blue Cheese and Walnut Sausages Inspired by the sausages I had consumed from Westmere Butchery I decided to have a go at making some of my own. I “imagined” the quantities…. My sausages had approximately 1.4kg … Continued
For those of you who read this blog, you may recall a posting in November 2014 about the Aorangi Undulator. Along with a running mate we supplied snarlers for the end of event barbecue. The organiser left them behind … Continued
Superior Sausages – Sunday Magazine Sam Mannering is a new food writer for the Sunday Magazine. This little magazine arrives with the Sunday Star Times newspaper each weekend. The magazine has a distinctly girlie feel, and I generally flip … Continued
Roast eggplant with chorizo whipped feta and walnuts I used a recipe that was in the Dominion Post’s Living magazine for roast eggplant with whipped feta and walnuts. This is easy to prepare. The writer in the article described … Continued
Easter Tramping Over Easter I decided to head for the hills. The weather forecast was not great, but there was a window of about 36 hours which looked promising so I decided to head up onto the tops. During the … Continued
It must be true love My wife had to go to Auckland for a day’s work. I received a call late in the day saying she was outside Westmere Butchery and what kind of sausages would I like … Continued