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Recipe: Spinach Crêpes with Creamy Mushrooms

Get your brunch on with plant-based creamy crêpes.

Recipe: Rosemary & Cinnamon-Rubbed Lamb Chops

Bright baby beetroot glow like Christmas baubles in this simple all-in-one dish.

7 ways to add spices and homemade curry blends to your diet

Spices provide a range of essential vitamins and minerals beyond polyphenols that affect health and wellbeing, including mental health.

10 dishes to put a spring in your step

Nothing beats fresh goods and the many dishes you can conjure up with them.

Recipe: Raspberry Chocolate Crumble Slice

If you can’t decide whether you want something fruity or chocolatey, this is a delicious solution.

Recipe: Pea & Bacon Pies

These rustic-looking little parcels are excellent for picnics – portable, satisfying and delicious.

Recipe: Lemon, Almond & Thyme Bars

Use either lemon thyme or classic thyme for the pretty (and flavourful) garnish.

Recipe: Fennel-Poached Salmon

This is a fool-proof way to cook salmon; the results can be eaten warm from the pan or cold.

The winners and losers of the homegrown flour trials

Can you grow and process good alternatives to wheat flour? Homesteader Rebecca Stewart shares the results of her tests, using only homegrown and foraged ingredients.

8 recipes to make the most of asparagus season

Enjoy the brief joy of readily-available asparagus with these eight different dishes.

Recipe: Asparagus Rolls

Here's the "right" way to make an asparagus roll.

Recipe: Grilled Asparagus with Halloumi, Mandarin Dressing & Honeyed Almonds

Asparagus and halloumi are a match made in heaven.

It took three generations to break this family's cream-liqueur curse

An infatuation with cream liqueur has resulted in a remarkable family saga — one starting with failure and ending in sweet, sweet victory.

Recipe: Warm Roasted Cauliflower Salad

Salty chickpeas sing with sweet roasted cauliflower in this hearty vegetarian dish.

Recipe: Oat and Zucchini Pantry Cookies

Chances are you already have most of these ingredients in your kitchen.

Recipe: Kristina's Rhubarb "Roo" Bars

One bite, and like Kristina and her dad, you'll be forever in love with rhubarb.

5 ways to cook with shiso

This herb is both easy to grow and a delicious addition to your cooking roster.

Recipe: Topsy-Turvy Rhubarb & Almond Cake

Make the most of the last of the rhubarb with this fragrant cake, perfect with a cup of coffee.

A fusion of botanicals

With the long summer days just around the corner, I wanted to give you a little encouraGIN in the kitchen. Inspired by the makrut lime leaf flavours of Twelfth Hour Dry Gin, our resident chef Samantha Parish has developed some deliciously fun recipes with Asian flavours front of mind. Happy cooking.

Recipe: Ginger Syrup

This ginger syrup is a staple that can be used in an abundance of delicious ways.

Recipe: Banoffee Pie

One of the easiest desserts to whip up — and devour — in a flash.

Recipe: Milk & Cookies

A whisky-spiked, coffee-flavoured version of milk to pair with cookies.

Recipe: Spring Salad of Quinoa, Green Lentils, Broad Beans, Lemon & Greens

This protein-packed salad is packed full of all the good stuff.

The must-have herb for your edible garden

This gorgeous herb can revolutionise the flavour of the simplest salad, and is a staple ingredient if you love Japanese and Korean dishes.

Recipe: Broccoli & Pumpkin-Seed Pesto Pasta

A cheesy, garlicky, herby pasta that makes the most of an entire head of broccoli, stalk and all.

Recipe: Rhubarb, Orange & Cardamom Custard Tart

While technically a vegetable, rhubarb has found its match with sweet, wobbly custard.

The 10 most cost-effective edibles to grow

Food is the biggest household expense after accommodation, and the cost of it seems to be skyrocketing year after year, so what are the most high value things you can grow to save money?

And the winners of the NZ Ice Cream and Gelato Awards are....

This year a gelato scooped up Supreme Boutique Champion title — the first time a gelato has taken out one of the top accolades.

Recipe: Shaved Pumpkin, Pink Pickled Onions, Celery & Spinach Salad

This bright, punchy salad is an excellent counterpart to any heavy dish.

Recipe: Crispy Tofu Soba Noodle Salad

A light vegetarian dish that's as breezy as it is delicious.

16 recipes that let winter veggies shine

Don't let the final days of winter prevent you from tasting all the season has to offer.

Recipe: Lynda Hallinan's Marmalade Mulled Wine

The end-of-season abundance of citrus is ideal for this mulled wine.

3 tasty ways to serve NZ halloumi

This squeaky, grillable cheese is even better when made right here in New Zealand.

Recipe: Chocolate Puddings with Smoked Salt

Chocolate lovers will adore this silky yet simple chocolate pudding.

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