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Summers coming!!!

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Kem Ormond in Classes, Food, Miscellaneous

Well the weeks seem to rush by at the moment and it is quite scary!!!Am busy getting the compost on my garden and vegetable plants in. On the top of my list this year will be more chilli's to make sweet chilli sauce...so easy to grow and so productive. Aubergines are already in as I...

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Easy entertaining class

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Kem Ormond in Classes, Food

A great class if you are after some ideas for easy entertaining. One of the participants went straight home and made the salmon roulade...I am impressed!!!! They had their class yesterday and have already booked for the Christmas class on Dec 7th!!!...

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A month in Santander Spain and Avignon France

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Kem Ormond in Miscellaneous

I have just returned from a month in Santander Spain and Avignon France. I have just had a most wonderful food experience!!!! A wedding in Spain let me experience the best of Spanish cuisine. Santander is right up north of Spain on the coast so plenty of seafood. Fresh tuna, lobster, squid, cockles, shrimp, fish...

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I hunted for months to find an apple cutter!!!!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Kem Ormond in Food

One year while attending the Melbourne Food and Wine show with my friend Liz ,we had coffee in this wonderful pastry shop . They had apple and pear tarts in their appropriate shapes...they looked just so wonderful. I came home and scoured the country, websites and every avenue I could think of to find a LARGE apple shaped...

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Sticky Pork Ribs

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Kem Ormond in Food

These are a firm favourite with friends and so easy...everyone seems to have their own recipe but mine is so easy!!!! Put some baking paper in the bottom of the ovenproof dish you are using. Lay the ribs on their side. Be generous and pour over some Kecap Manis and sprinkle generously with brown sugar...into the...

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Enjoy the last of the warm days

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Kem Ormond in Miscellaneous

I have been spending the last few days cleaning up the vege garden in preparation for winter, Still picking the odd strawberries, peppers of all size and description are still ready for the picking. Garlic is planted, broad beans are in and today I picked a lovely bunch of lemon grass which I will freeze....

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Melbourne and back

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Kem Ormond in Miscellaneous

twice cooked pork,prawn and noodle salad

Have just had a quick trip to Melbourne and back. what a buzzing city...the Melbourne food and wine show was on and all the food places were just humming. I was lucky to attend...

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Summer is here

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Kem Ormond in Classes, Food

I love this time of the year when I can drive along the road and see all the roadside stalls selling fresh summer fruit and vegetables. Plums are abundant at the moment. Great for sauce and jam!!!! and I love trying new and interesting recipes to make sauce especially!!! What great gifts these are too!!! My garden...

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Summer is coming

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Kem Ormond in Classes, Food

It seems an age since I have written on my blog...where has this year gone!!! I have been over whelmed by the support for my classes and have met some wonderful people over the past 6 months. All who just want to learn some new skills or needing a boost to get a little more...

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Le Cordon Bleu Wellington

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Kem Ormond in Food

A wonderful weekend at le Cordon Bleu in Wellington...Spring in Provence What a great weekend at Le Cordon Bleu in Wellington . About 20 in the class that ran over the weekend 9.30-4.30.The first day we made hazelnut Financier with asparagus salad, poached quail eggs and Marjoram emulsion. We also made Crusted lamb fillet with olive and...

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