Comments on: Strawberry & Pink Peppercorn Heart Macarons for Valentines Day http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:18:38 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21825 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:36:04 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21825 Hi Amaya-That's great, thankyou very much for the detailed post! I'm intrigued by the venison and wild board especially and these are on the list. The salmon and mussel farm tours sounds interesting too! Hi Amaya-That’s great, thankyou very much for the detailed post! I’m intrigued by the venison and wild board especially and these are on the list. The salmon and mussel farm tours sounds interesting too!

]]> By: Amaya http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21781 Amaya Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:04:05 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21781 Oh, it seems you can do more official tours of the mussel farms also http://www.marlboroughtravel.co.nz/index.cfm/Icon_s_Tour Oh, it seems you can do more official tours of the mussel farms also

http://www.marlboroughtravel.co.nz/index.cfm/Icon_s_Tour

]]> By: Amaya http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21780 Amaya Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:03:00 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21780 I come from a family of foodies and my father is a Kiwi so we've done a lot of things in the South Island. Make sure you stop somewhere in the Marlborough region at a winery. Nautilus Estate and Cloudy Bay are among my favourite wineries from the region though their wineries are mostly cellar door type affairs that aren't the best if you're not a wine nerd. French Farm winery has a beautiful restaurant and wonderful food and I highly recommend as a visit for a food blogger. www.frenchfarm.co.nz/ While staying in Picton once my father organised a boat to take us to one of the local Salmon farms where we got a private tour of the fish farm, they let us feed the fish and gave us a talk on meat staining through feed and then of course we got fresh and smoked fish from the farm. There was no commercial tour I warn you and we had to hire a private yacht. http://www.pictonmarlborough.co.nz/ Without a doubt the best food to be had in that part of New Zealand are the gamier meats. Venison in the area is *excellent* and if you can find it some places have boar. I come from a family of foodies and my father is a Kiwi so we’ve done a lot of things in the South Island.

Make sure you stop somewhere in the Marlborough region at a winery.

Nautilus Estate and Cloudy Bay are among my favourite wineries from the region though their wineries are mostly cellar door type affairs that aren’t the best if you’re not a wine nerd.

French Farm winery has a beautiful restaurant and wonderful food and I highly recommend as a visit for a food blogger.
http://www.frenchfarm.co.nz/

While staying in Picton once my father organised a boat to take us to one of the local Salmon farms where we got a private tour of the fish farm, they let us feed the fish and gave us a talk on meat staining through feed and then of course we got fresh and smoked fish from the farm. There was no commercial tour I warn you and we had to hire a private yacht.

http://www.pictonmarlborough.co.nz/

Without a doubt the best food to be had in that part of New Zealand are the gamier meats. Venison in the area is *excellent* and if you can find it some places have boar.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21612 Not Quite Nigella Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:00:01 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21612 Hi Patricia-hehe phew! ;) Thankyou so much. Wow, I had no idea! Is it very much the same sort of thing? Eg Flowers and chocolate and hearts everywhere? Hi Rosa-Thankyou very much! :) Hi Patricia-hehe phew! ;) Thankyou so much. Wow, I had no idea! Is it very much the same sort of thing? Eg Flowers and chocolate and hearts everywhere?

Hi Rosa-Thankyou very much! :)

]]> By: Rosa http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21491 Rosa Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21491 So cute! Nice flavor combo! Cheers, Rosa So cute! Nice flavor combo!

Cheers,

Rosa

]]> By: Patricia Scarpin http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21481 Patricia Scarpin Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:51:30 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21481 Oh, darling, this is the kind of cheating we easily forgive. ;D These are so beautiful, Lorraine - and we only celebrate V. day here in June. Oh, darling, this is the kind of cheating we easily forgive. ;D
These are so beautiful, Lorraine – and we only celebrate V. day here in June.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21474 Not Quite Nigella Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:27:22 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21474 Hi pigpigscorner-Your still look good though and you got the feet! Hi grace-Hehe why thankyou! :D Hi shez-I think it's still a lovely gesture of you to make something! I'd love a pie personally :) Hi Soma-Haha yes how funny would it be if Laduree made power tool macarons? :lol: Hi Alexandra-Thankyou so much! I can see that you had a gorgeous one! :) Hi Ffichiban-Thankyou! :) Ahh if only we had time to do the North Island too *sigh* Hi pigpigscorner-Your still look good though and you got the feet!

Hi grace-Hehe why thankyou! :D

Hi shez-I think it’s still a lovely gesture of you to make something! I’d love a pie personally :)

Hi Soma-Haha yes how funny would it be if Laduree made power tool macarons? :lol:

Hi Alexandra-Thankyou so much! I can see that you had a gorgeous one! :)

Hi Ffichiban-Thankyou! :) Ahh if only we had time to do the North Island too *sigh*

]]> By: FFichiban http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21463 FFichiban Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:25:27 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21463 Oh wow yum and love your composition too! Oohh have fun in South Island! I lived in Auckland before so I say go there to play :P hee hee Oh wow yum and love your composition too!

Oohh have fun in South Island! I lived in Auckland before so I say go there to play :P hee hee

]]> By: Alexandra http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21462 Alexandra Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:06:08 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21462 The flavour combo sounds very interesting...I hope you and your hubby had a great Valentines'! The flavour combo sounds very interesting…I hope you and your hubby had a great Valentines’!

]]> By: Soma http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/14/strawberry-pink-peppercorn-heart-macarons-for-valentines-day/#comment-21441 Soma Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:25:12 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=10761#comment-21441 Thats just too cute.. can't even imagine powertool shaped valentine's treats!! LOL Thats just too cute.. can’t even imagine powertool shaped valentine’s treats!! LOL

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