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Hi, my name is Catherine Milford, and I live in Auckland, New Zealand. I've been a journalist for over 20 years both here and in England, and I've written on every topic you can think of, but EatsCooksReads focuses on my favourite: food. This blog is full of recipes I've written, products I've discovered, food books I love, restaurants I've reviewed and a lot besides! If you love New Zealand food, I hope you love my site.

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  • Here we go again! Taking on the #sausage challenge to help find the best in the country. Hit me up, #butchersofinstagram
  • Love meeting up with favourite friends - went #ponsonby riding and ended up at @thebluebreezeinn . And - bad choice. Food tasty but we didn’t come out happy, or even full. Too much harsh spice in dishes where spices aren’t mentioned - but the topper came with dessert. See that bar of chocolate? $12.50 - and the one we were given was a cardboard prop! Seriously- opened it up and it was a cardboard cutout. Staff unconcerned, no apology, and at $240 for 2, not cool. Where did they pick up our cardboard food? Was it in the fridge by mistake? Not sure all is working right if they serve actual cardboard! Rarely write a bad review- but Blue Breeze in Ponsonby Central earned this one. #ponsonbyeats #bluebreezeinn #notcool #restaurantreview #aucklandeats #notgoodenough #nah #prop #shitpost #cardboard #auckland #seriously #neveragain
  • Well hello #sunday . If I can’t get out to join the fun, I’ll just make my own, thank you! What’s on your menu tonight? #sundaynight #bloodymary #cocktails #eatyourveggies #drinks #drink #alcohol #balance
  • Today’s convalescence looks like this. There are so many reasons I taught my kids to #cook - knowing how to whip up a tasty lunch for me is just one of them! #pasta #lunch #bacon #fiveingredients #today #instalunch #delicious #delicioso
  • Truly fascinated to watch a #butcher at work, breaking a side of lamb down into the cuts of meat we see. Watching this made me understand the pricing so much more. This is an amazing art. How many of these #meat cuts can you name? #butchery #cuts #lamb . . . . . . . . . #skills #knifeskills #meatcuts #shanks #ribs #cutlet #fillet #shoulder #leg #rump #rack #chop #artform #redmeat #lovefoodhatewaste #newzealandlamb #foodlover #meatlover #learning #teaching
  • After another week of hospital food, I have craved simple, clean flavours like this beautiful #orange squeezed with #mirin to dress daikon, cucumber and spring onion salad. #foodsthatheal #salad #cleanfood #citrus #healthyfood #cleaneating #recipe #simplesalad . : . : . . . . . #salad #delicious #flavour #cleaneating #cleaneats #fruit #vegetarianrecipes
  • Recuperating is so much easier with a good book - it’s even more attractive when there are two of them! Great #cookbooks from two Kiwi food legends. Can’t wait to get stuck into these! #delicious #newzealandfood #baking #cooking #inspiration #madeinnewzealand #foodlover #foodstagram #congratulations #booklover
  • Tears in my eyes: took me back to the days of the doorstep milk of my #childhood - creamy, soft and delicious. The limited edition #glass bottles take out the top spot for #nostalgia but the #recyclable plastic bottles are a good alternative. Milk from @jerseygirlorganics farm is beautiful. Thanks for letting me try, @lewisroadcreamery 🐄🐄🥛🥛 #milk #lewisroadcreamery #jerseygirlorganics #goldtop #goldstandard #gold #madeinnewzealand #organic #dairy #farm #recycle #🥛 #🐄
  • Doesn’t matter how far away your friends are geographically- it’s how close they are to your ❣. And @stephenielshaw you’re tied very tight to mine. I love you to pieces- thank you for being just exactly who you are. Sticky #cinnamon rolls make everything better! . . . . . . #happy #grateful #friends #thankyouforbeingafriend #bakery #bestmedicine #lucky #whatawonderfulworld #sharing

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