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I got up early this morning and whipped up a quick batch of Pikelets for the kids....... and they loved them. Full bellies, happy kidleywinks, off to school, byby.

Check out the recipe under kids summer recipes, happy cooking.

Take a look under 'Latest Recipes', at my recipe for Fromage Blanc with Strawberries and Muscatels, as featured on the Fonterra - Dairy for life website.

This is a lovely seasonally fresh dish, perfect for those cool summer evenings.

“The winner of the 2011 Monteiths Beer and Wild Food Challenge is...........Jude”

 Wow! fantastic series, exciting Grand Final on the big screens at Plateau Restaurant and Bar Taupo last night.

 Thank you very much to all of those loyal supporters and regular customers, thank you for your encouragement and the many congratulations. The Staff at Plateau deserve immense credit for their hard work and commitment, thank you team you did your selves proud.

As a Restaurant we are very proud to represent Taupo and would love to extend an invitation to the rest of New Zealand to come and check us out.

Check out the 2011 Monteiths Beer and Wild Food Challenge Grand Final Cook Off

For this years’ Monteith's Beer & Wild Food challenge, I wanted to produce a dish which used multiple applications of the protein component, and then serve it with what could be considered to be its favourite food. Wild pork sang out to me as a fun choice and I would imagine that a wild pig would love roasted fruit, nuts and root vegetables, as do I. But of course I am going to put the wild pig on the plate as well to create "Four wild pigs in the orchard". 

The flavour of the wild pork tenderloin is very delicate so it needs to be complemented by something equally as refined. The Monteith's Crushed Apple Cider is crisp and sweet and seamlessly bridges the subtle combinations, refreshing the pallet with every mouthful.

If you would like to try this fantastic dish at home, the full recipe is available right here.  Just navigate to 'Latest Recipes'. Enjoy, and feel free to leave a comment.

I really enjoyed my first TV cooking experience and would like to thank Wylie and Mark for dropping in.

Check out my episode at Monteiths Wild Food Challenge 27th Oct, episode 4

I was also lucky enough to make the finals so be watching channel One next Thursday, 24th November at 9:30pm to see how I get on.

Simple but nice is the basic concept of creating tasty nutritious food out of simple fresh ingredients. Follow my blog, try your hand at preparing some of my favourite recipes and be inspired to cook, eat and love good food.