Amalfi Coast Lemons is a living example why we should honor local tradition and preserve cultural identity through the production of food. The Amalfi People are custodians of this land, which is protected by the UNESCO; this protection ensures a...

Thankyou to NZTE for this Blog by Fiona Acheson,   This highlights the message the Global Gourmets and its Digital Media partner has been harping on about for sometime now.  Get Social.... Get your message out.  New Zealand Export companies have ...

"So of course, the best thing to do was cook together. Who needs words! Have you ever cooked with someone and had no spoken language in common, and yet you seemed to communicate anyway? It's amazing how few words are needed. And I was really curio...

The Recipe for today is on the theme of Desire and Love: MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE 4 cups milk 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon black pepper finely ground Heat milk in medium-sized sa...

"There is no sincere love than the love of food. “  George Bernard Shaw Whole Foods – Whole People – Whole Planet  Austin Texas – the home of wholefoods, now is a world leader with 300 stores world wide.  Wow! What a ride, since 1980's.  There ...

"Big Hats, big hair, big belt buckles, and a food style of its own" I did see one Stetson and a few belt buckles, one pair of cowboy boots, the fun was in the spotting.  I flew into Austin, the State Capital, and was greeted by the wonderful open ...

My Mum gave me this on a book mark when I was 12, it was with me in my pencil case for every exam untill I left University.     If you think you are beaten, you are, If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you like to win, but you think you can’t...

Eat Pray Love – These 3 words together just remind me of chocolate.  Is that because chocolate makes me feel good or do we all associate chocolate with feeling good?  It doesn’t have that sort of ” oh do I really have to eat THAT “ feeling.  It...

There is a place south of Naples on the Amalfi Coast that can only be described as heaven.

It is said that life is made up of moments – times of wonderment that sharpen your senses and reinforce your vision and when your senses unite, you realise how fortunate you are to be in the moment, and recognise is for what it is – a window in time.  The rest of the world drifts away, worries melt and you are in bliss on the Amalfi Coast, embraced and nurtured by stunning people who take life  face on with love. ( Something I am learning to do more of)

OR  Asparagus with Pancetta and Leeks. Its late spring in New Zealand and the divine green shoots of flavour packed sunshine in a green wrapper have arrived.... not long after the Godwits.  A sure sign that sunshine and Summer is here. Everybody...