Jennifer Yee Collinson

17/11/2024

I love broad beans. ‘Tis the season.

13/11/2024

Love taking the train to .akl Perfect gals lunch with Always a delicious & fab time thanks to the dream team .phiskie 1. Pillowy goats cheese dumplings & lemony beurre blanc 2. Kingfish crudo pickled pear 3. Prawn Cappelletti 4. Focaccia

18/09/2024

16/09/2024

Loving new light filled space in the T&G building on Grey Street for my fix. Check out the stunning wall panels made from recycled tetra packs by next time you’re in for fresh coffee beans or your daily.

13/09/2024

We’re really excited about this fresh new Masterclass we’ve been incubating with chef/owner Fraser McCarthy Come have some fun and learn some ingenious ways to transform those odd bits into delicious culinary ingredients and learn new ways to help navigate these crazy times. We can all actively play a part in helping reduce food waste no matter whether it’s in your food business or at home. We’ve all heard the stats that kiwis’ waste $3.2 billion worth of food annually and this also impacts our environment contributing 4% to greenhouse gases. Ouch. There’s a link above in the bio if you’d like to join us. We’d love to see you! Limited tickets.

06/09/2024

We’ve had something special in the works for quite some time. If you are wanting to reduce waste either in your business or at home this is a great opportunity to learn from 2 hatted restaurant Lillius chef/owner Fraser McCarthy.
Explore ways to use every part of an ingredient to transform these into layers of flavour and
texture.
Get insider tips and a few chefs secrets!
Bring an apron, fresh fruit or vegetable peelings,
1L resealable container or jar and your curious mind and palate.
Tickets $210pp ~ includes welcome drink, hands-on component, snacks and light lunch + Wine $250pp (above + 2 glasses wine)
Dietary supplement +$50pp
Bookings are essential. Link in bio for tickets.

05/08/2024

A warm invitation to all to come and celebrate the launch of the book Sam The Trap Man : Cracking Yarns and Tall Tales From the Bush.

Next Tuesday 13th August at Lamplightbooks Books 5:30-7pm
Parnell, Auckland

It’s a ticketed event so be sure to head over to:
https://lamplightbooks.co.nz/products/event-ticket-sam-the-trap-man

05/08/2024

As many of you know, I’m a big fan of & avidly follow Hamiora’s adventures with his little buddy Rehua. I’ve learnt a bunch of stuff about bush kai from the stories he posts and greatly admire his conservation work to protect our beautiful whio (blue ducks). If you free next Tuesday evening, come hang out with us .akl Grab your tickets using the link in my bio.

10/07/2024

So lucky to taste these sweet fragranced orbs of sunshine in the middle of July. Grown in our winterless north these small “Queen” pineapples 🍍 are the perfect treat so you can staycation and pretend you’re in the tropics! Fruit of the week in my favourite kahikatea bowl by Pineapple enquiries

05/05/2024

As the weather cools, Sunday nights hovered over a bowl of beef phở with a side of oxtail is the kind sensual comfort I crave. Rât ngon!! Cảm ơn em & for always looking after me.

03/05/2024

Always a joy to see my beautiful friend Yeshi. 📸

25/01/2024

I’m thankful for a few cooler evenings & mornings so I can bake a few loaves for sharing. This one’s from the Christmas holidays when the house was filled with family and was eaten in a flash! Was playing with a combo of 50/50 high extraction high grade flour (grown & stone milled by Marty Skurr in Sheffield) & durum wheat flour grown in Gladstone by Mick Williams (fortunately I’d stashed some in the freezer!) I think it’s a winning blend of wheats creating a hearty golden crumb with good flavour.

04/11/2023

Our inaugural phone food photography masterclass with was held today in collaboration with Thanks to the superstars who gave up their Saturday to learn photography principles and to put them into practice with some hands-on exercises using their smart phones.

11/10/2023

My favourite fast breakfast. My mum Jean-Ying would often make us kids a hot breakfast like this before school. Lup cheong Chinese sausage rice with greens w a fried egg and a dash of light soy. It would set us up for the day. Sometimes the fried eggs and lup cheong would end up in our sandwiches for school lunches. Either way, mum was thinking well ahead to ensure us kids would head to school with a high protein brekkie & lunch. That occasionally meant friends would want to trade their jam sandwiches for mine. If I wasn’t so eager to eat my egg & sausage lunch I could have earned a bit more pocket money from my mates! tha@nzeggs

10/10/2023

A bit late to post this but I reckon these are perfect partners - when the eggs are fresh laid & bluffies are in season, make these delicate chawanmushi.

09/10/2023

Some mornings I’m in the mood for silky scrambled eggs, not the Uni hostel type that sits in a Bain Marie for the entire service but just set wistful curds, 2 eggs with a dash of milk or cream, well seasoned and gentle amalgamated with a pair of chopsticks. B**g toast the toast on and in this case have the cooked asparagus at the ready. I prefer to oil my pan like they do and when it’s medium hot add the eggs and give it the 20ish seconds of attention it needs. Push the curds as they appear into a puddle and there you have it.

07/10/2023

Sunday morning eggs! You can’t beat them for setting you for whatever the day throws at you. I’m reminiscing about these at Sherwood when I was snowed in Queenstown and flights cancelled. Baked eggs with garden greens & dukkah on sourdough.