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Ruth Pretty Quarterly - December 2010
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Coffee and
Christmas cake |
| Please visit our little treasure of a Kitchen Shop, Monday to Sunday 9am – 4.30pm. |
| Before during or after your Christmas shopping, you can relax in the pretty Garden Room with a slice of Ruth’s superb Christmas cake and espresso coffee or tea, only $4. |
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Cooking School – Summer 2011 |
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| "Inspirational Day” |
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It’s always appreciated to receive feedback from our cooking class participants, and this nice email made us smile as well.
Thank you for a wonderful and inspirational day yesterday. It’s always a lot of fun and so nice to see cooking as something that can take time and be a social event rather than what we see on Masterchef where it’s all pressure, tears and stress.
Dee and Lionel Whitehead |
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Chocolate Dipped
Stuffed Figs
I first saw these little delights packaged in a small corner grocery store in the old town of Seville and had to buy a box. I shared them with the friends we were travelling with who insisted that I came up with a recipe for them when I returned home and here it is. Makes 30.
Click here for full Recipe |
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The gift of choice |
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Ruth's famous Christmas cake |
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Cooking School gift vouchers are always highly prized for Christmas: ideal for hard to buy for friends, parents, siblings, cousins and aunts as well as colleagues. Ruth’s gift vouchers can be used for a class, in her delightful shop or put towards catering an event - what a choice.
Click here to buy |
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What more needs to be said about this rich, moist, fruity award-winning cake with underlying flavours of genuine butter, brandy and sherry? A highly-valued and welcome gift, Ruth’s cake is famous in its own festive season, and keeps beautifully. Give one to yourself or someone else you really like, stylishly boxed with a ribbon. Add your own message if you wish, and delivery anywhere in New Zealand is included.$40 (small, 600g) or $56 (large, 1.2kg).
Click here to buy |
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| High tea for lunch |
| As trip organiser for the Otaki PROBUS club, Tony Ellis hit exactly the right note in November when members enjoyed Ruth’s High Tea in the Garden Room at Springfield. So much so, he recommends the experience to other groups. |
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| PROBUS (Professional Business Active Retirees) members cover diverse interests, so trips must appeal to many tastes and circumstances. Tony’s group enjoyed morning coffee, Springfield edible garden tour and a High Tea lunch with the bonus of a welcome from Ruth and a demonstration. |
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Young chef Ben preceded each ‘course’ of little sandwiches, tiny pies and cute cupcakes presented on traditional tiered stands with a "how to” explanation and display. "For our group of 35 the price was very reasonable and our members were delighted with the experience,” he said. |
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| Click here for more details. |
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| Wellington airport rocks |
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| Keen to be creative and a little edgy, Wellington Airport’s Wild at Heart branding extended to catering for the recent opening of its latest international terminal expansion, The Rock. |
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| Ruth Pretty Catering served 250 guests Brûléed Pumpkin Custards with Pistachio Fairy Floss as a tongue-in-cheek reference to one of the terminal’s informal descriptions - pumpkins. "We had a lot of fun coming up with something unusual and edgy to serve, and feedback about the pumpkin brûlée was great,” she said. |
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| Ruth said afterwards that "the ceremony was very elegant and I felt very proud to be part of it. The Governor General had a private word to each recipient, which was very special and thoughtful as his comments were custom made for everyone.” |
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| "The next evening I had the pleasure of dining at Vogel House, the Governor General’s temporary residence while Government House is being renovated, and decided being on the receiving end of a formal dinner is as gratifying as cooking one. |
"The dinner that evening was world class. The chef showcased New Zealand produce such as snapper and scallops in a very natural but sophisticated way. I was impressed by the whole event and especially the Rhubarb Crème Brûlée which was to die for!” |
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| Ruth receives her New Zealand Order of Merit medal from Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor General. MC Hewitt Humphrey is in the background. |
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Ruth Pretty Catering
PO Box 16041
Te Horo 5544
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Springfield,
41 School Road,
Te Horo, Kapiti Coast
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Tel (06) 364-3161
Fax (06) 364-3262
E-mail ruth@ruthpretty.co.nz
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