my mother's christmas mince pies
My mother’s mince pies are like no other I’ve ever tried. Her mincemeat is far more how I imagine it tasting to a Medieval palate. Made...
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COMFORT FOOD
Madeleine Pierard
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
feijoa and apple shortcake
My gorgeous friends and fellow ex-pat musos, Jeroen Speak and Dorothy Ker sent me a bag of feijoas they'd grown in their allotment here...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
comforting mushroom soup with buttered oyster mushrooms and fresh thyme
This delicious and hearty soup is perfect for a rainy autumn day - and there are a fair few of those happening at the moment here in...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
creamy dijon tarragon chicken
I adore the traditional Dijon chicken with flambéed with cognac, heavy cream and tarragon. It is SO rich though. I wanted to replicate...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Sep 24, 2020
- 4 min
blueberry and lemon pie
Latticed pies are always wonderful to look at. The one pictured is a bit rushed and rustic, but still drew gasps when I presented it at...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Jul 29, 2020
- 2 min
walnut crescents
Every year, my mother would make walnut crescents as part of her annual Christmas baking repertoire - a formidable collection of recipes....
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Madeleine Pierard
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
smoky chicken and chorizo traybake
A lovely friend of mine sent some beautiful smoked tomatoes from The Tomato Stall in the Isle of Wight, and this dish was born. I've done...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
the best vanilla cupcakes
I've based my vanilla cupcake recipe on the Hummingbird Bakery recipe as I haven't encountered a better one, quite honestly! However I...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
zucchini, corn, feta and mint fritters
There’s something about vegetable fritters that screams summer to me. My mother made the most extraordinary fritters. Her specialty were...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Jun 10, 2020
- 3 min
te kuiti chocolate cake - the best ever
I'm often asked for my favourite, most versatile, never-fail chocolate cake recipe. This one always wins. It was given to me by my...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Jun 6, 2020
- 3 min
bolognese 'tutte le verdure' sauce
I’m always keen to create meals packed with veges for my kids and this one packs a punch with or without meat. It’s a beautiful base...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min
smoked mackerel pâté
Now that picnic weather is starting in the UK (though admittedly the weather has taken a turn today for the grey and rainy), I’ve been...
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Madeleine Pierard
- May 30, 2020
- 2 min
linda's cucumber and pineapple pickle
During the COVID-19 lockdown, I’ve been craving another childhood favourite: my Aunty Linda’s Cucumber and Pineapple Pickle. An absolute...
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Madeleine Pierard
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
cheddar and rocket scones
This recipe is from one of my favourite eateries in New Zealand, Floriditas. I decided to make them a few weeks ago because my...
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Madeleine Pierard
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
diva kitchen ginger kisses
I am proud of these. It’s taken a lot of tries but I’m happy to sacrifice my waistline for culinary perfection - and I reckon I've nailed...
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Madeleine Pierard
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
marie lee's czechoslovakian cake
This is a wonderfully nostalgic cake from my childhood - known in our family as ‘Czechoslovakian Cake’, the recipe for which was given to...
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Madeleine Pierard
- May 18, 2020
- 3 min
velvety zucchini and lardon quiche
This is definitely the most luxurious quiche I've ever made - I usually make it just as a traditional Quiche Lorraine (my favourite...
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Madeleine Pierard
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
braised puy lentils with red wine (and 'post-roast soup')
This recipe is Nigella Lawson's (bar a few tweaks), from her book, 'Feast'. It is utterly marvellous with pork or lamb and makes a...
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Madeleine Pierard
- May 2, 2020
- 3 min
maddy's best belgian biscuits
Belgian (or 'Belgium') biscuits are a Kiwi classic - spiced cookies sandwiched together with raspberry jam and iced. In NZ, we sprinkle...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 26, 2020
- 4 min
comforting creamy chicken pie
I have spent quite a few years perfecting this recipe, which was made up, but fairly traditional in that the flavours are those that...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
ginger crunch
Ginger crunch - a Kiwi classic. I like it gingery and hot with oats for extra texture with an espresso on the side! The base is a bit...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 19, 2020
- 2 min
walnut and pecan slice
I really, really, really love nuts. Especially walnuts and pecans, as you will come to notice, if you haven't already. The pecan pie is a...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 19, 2020
- 1 min
homemade tomato 'soup from a can'
This is a household favourite - so easy and so delicious, and it only uses tinned tomatoes, though you can use the equivalent weight in...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
easy one-pot macaroni cheese
(Vegetarian if lardons are omitted) This is brilliantly quick and easy and you don't have to cook the cheesy roux sauce separately! I...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
nourishing chicken soup
One of the most satisfying things to do when you're trying to live frugally is turn one meal in to several. Roast dinners are perfect for...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
easy pecan pie
I had an old tin of Carnation sweetened condensed milk and a half-eaten bag of pecans in the pantry that needed using, so I researched...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
fried sea bass with asian greens
We had four fillets of sea bass in the freezer and needed omega 3 for our Netflix-fried brains during the COVID-19 Lockdown. This is such...
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Madeleine Pierard
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
hearty beef 'storecupboard' stew
I usually just put whatever I have in to a stew so every time is different but this one was a winner! I served it with potato and spinach...
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