Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Cooking with Kiwi

Slow-cooking is all the rage these days. I'm using my gran's crockpot (that's what they were called before they got cool) and was looking through a suitably aged recipe book, The New Zealand Crockpot Cookbook by Joan Bishop (first published1985). The most striking thing about the recipes were the number of times fruit and meat met in the one dish.

* Chicken and Apricot Pate (a classic combo but rather old fashioned these days)

* Fruited Pot Roast of Veal (includes dried apricots, pitted prunes and raisins)

* Chicken with Pineapple (Pineapple might just be the most eighties fruit. Remember those cheese and pineapple hedgehogs? And, of course, the Hawaiian Pizza)

* Lamb with Tamarillos

And the pièce de résistance:

* Pork and Kiwifruit Casserole (p.57 if your interested)

Then on Sunrise this morning, they showed this ad from the eighties as part of the obituary for legendary TV slush, I mean chef, Keith Floyd:


Those prawns don't look like they want a bar of those Kiwifruit slices. And chicken stuffed with Kiwi? (No, that's not a form of Turducken involving our national emblem).

It's official. The white man had no idea about food in the eighties. Though that meringue looked good.

I think I've officially outed myself as a foodie. On Saturday, M and I are off to Martinborough for French cooking lessons at a winery. (I pretend it's all for her birthday.)

Time for a glass of red, a toast to Keith Floyd, and an entirely fruitless main course!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

A good story

GK Chesterton: “The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”

Voila: www.tastingtoeternity.com. This book is a poetic view of 30 of the best loved French cheeses with an additional two odes to cheese. Recipes, wine pairing, three short stories and an educational section complete the book.

From a hectic life in New York City to the peace and glories of the French countryside lead me to be the co-founder of www.fromages.com. Ten years later with the words of Pierre Androuet hammering on my brain:

“Cheese is the soul of the soil. It is the purest and most romantic link between humans and the earth.”

I took pen and paper; many reams later with the midnight oil burning Tasting to Eternity was born and self published.

I believe cheese and wine lovers should be told about this publication.

Enjoy

name said...

Cooking with kiwi can add a unique and refreshing twist to a variety of dishes, from savory to sweet. The vibrant color and tangy flavor of kiwi can enhance both the taste and visual appeal of your culinary creations. Here are some creative ways to incorporate kiwi into your cooking:

Kiwi Fruit Guide