The first time I made this salad was in Montenegro, while staying in an apartment within the ancient fortress walls of Kotor. One evening, my partner and I stumbled upon reruns of Jamie Oliver’s old cooking show. He was preparing “chopped salads,” effortlessly combining various fresh veggies, chopping them together on a cutting board. Inspired by his use of hard vegetables like fennel, celery, and carrot, I found ingredients at the local market and a new salad was born!

Dukkah is a BIG DEAL in New Zealand. You can’t go to any self-respecting breakfast joint without finding dukkah on the menu somewhere, usually gracing a plate with halloumi, fried greens and eggs…oooh and home-made sourdough. OK, well that will be one of the better breakfast places, but still.

Made from simple ingredients (you probably already have in your kitchen), dukkah adds a beautiful, earthy zing to any plate, but did you know it can also help with digestion? Read on to learn the therapeutic benefits of this quick and easy condiment you won’t be able to get enough of…

Relocating to the Southern Hemisphere has meant that my partner and I have had to reinvent our holiday traditions. Christmas in the Summer? OK! Easter in the fall, and Thanksgiving is pretty much out the window.

But, that’s alright, we’ve embraced the change that comes with the decision to shake things up a bit - and that we have! Enter our new holiday traditions, and this one revolves around…