Now available in the cafe, the Morrison Street Cafe At Home Cookbook & Food Diary is a handy A5 114-page, full-colour book featuring 33 recipes, most of them favourites from here at the cafe. If you’re not in Nelson you can still get a copy – just order it here. We’ll get it [...]
Use this versatile dip with raw veges, on platters with bread, with corn fritters or as a sandwich spread. It will keep in the fridge for 5-7 days in an airtight container. 75gm feta 1 large or 2 small avocadoes 2 cloves garlic 1 1/2 tbsp tahini 1/2 cup yoghurt 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp [...]
Carrying on the winter-warming theme this soup is ideal to serve for lunch or an evening meal on a cold day. Serve it in front of the fire with hot crusty bread, which is also perfect for cleaning the plate with afterwards. This soup is one of our Soup of the Day offerings [...]
This rich, creamy sauce makes everything taste so good. It goes really well with our Eggs Benedict and the Bacon & Eggs, but also does fabulous things to the Smoked Fish Kedgeree 250gm melted butter 3 egg yolks 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/2 tbsp white vinegar Place egg yolks, salt, pepper and vinegar [...]
Here’s a lovely warming meal for those cold evenings. It serves eight people and is wheat, gluten and dairy free. 1/4 medium pumpkin – peeled, deseeded 2 medium kumara – peeled 2 large carrots, peeled 2 medium parsnips, peeled Cut all the above into 5cm chunks 2 medium red onions – peeled, diced roughly 5 [...]
These potato and spinach fritters were so popular when they were on the menu we’re adding the recipe so you can enjoy them at home. Remember, they’re wheat and gluten free and are great served with roasted tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, eggs or a few salad leaves. Recipe serves 4. 160gm blanched fresh or frozen spinach [...]
This recipe was on our summer menu and it always drew great comments. Combining cumin, coriander, lemon and mint with lentils and eggs, there’s a lovely mix of flavours. It’s a vegetarian dish that’s suitable for breakfast or lunch, or even a light evening meal. This recipe serves 4. 300gm puy or brown [...]
Here’s one of the soups we’ll be featuring over winter as a Soup of the Day. It’s dairy-free and serves 4 and has plenty of warming spices for those winter days. Make it for an easy lunch or light dinner, served with thick crusty warm bread. 1 medium white onion – finely diced [...]
It’s always handy to have a few staples in the fridge and this hummus is no exception. Great as a dip or a spread, in dressings or added to increase the protein in vegetarian dishes, it’s a very versatile food. And it keeps well. 1 can (420gm) chickpeas 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tbsp cumin [...]
We’ve had several requests for this recipe, which we run in one form or another each winter. It is wheat and gluten free and serves 4 to 6 people. 1 leek – finely diced 4 cloves garlic – finely diced 2 sticks celery – finely diced small bunch of thyme – finely [...]
