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Recipe: Anchovy Twists
Even people who say they loathe anchovies will love these cheesy, crunchy snacks. They’re great with a pre-dinner drink.

Recipe: Raw Chewy Gingerbread Cookie Dough Balls
Add these delish gingery chews to your sweet-snack repertoire.

Why you should add cavolo nero to your garden
It’s hearty, homegrown, and sounds as good as it tastes (if you say it in Italian).

Recipe: Pork Sausage Rolls with Apple Pickle
This is a great dish to make when you have a couple of people coming over to watch a big game or for a bite of lunch at the weekend.

Recipe: Cardamom and Rosewater Dessert Feijoas
Celebrate the colours of autumn with this delectable treat.

Broccoli Tart with Red Onion Jam & Walnut Pesto
Feel free to experiment with this tart and use other veggies, it will taste just as good.

Recipe: Surrendered Pumpkin & Tomatoes
“Surrendered” is the term given to vegetables that are cooked long enough to allow them to break down to golden deliciousness.

Recipe: Spiced Ginger Cookie Sandwiches
These are reminiscent of the flavours of the Caribbean – a little like a tropical cocktail captured in a soft cookie.

Recipe: Honey Caramel Topsy Turvy Pear Cake
The autumnal flavour of pears in a rich butter caramel, topped with a drizzle of honey, makes this a most delicious cake.

Pink Deliciousness – Salmon Recipes
Rich, buttery and tender with clear white lines that run through the pink flesh like marble, salmon is a widely versatile produce that we should all embrace with more regularity.

Recipe: Courgette, Basil and Parmesan Soup
This creamy courgette soup is one you'll want to make again and again.

From hobby cheesemaker to a top-selling cheese brand
A Gisborne couple spent many years building a farm-to-plate business, now one of New Zealand’s most significant independent brands.

Make this spicy sauce with your homegrown chillies
Drizzle this homemade sauce on anything from skewers, roasts, and burgers — or use as a spiced up marinade.

Recipe: Sticky Pear & Walnut Scrolls
These sticky, caramel-coated scrolls fill the house with such a lovely aroma, you’ll be salivating in anticipation by the time they are done.

Recipe: Apple and Pumpkin Leather
Pumpkin, cinnamon and apple are blitzed together into a sweet, flavourful purée, then dried to form a chewy, sweet leather.

Recipe: Parmesan Crusted Chicken and Rocket Salad
This savoury chicken dish is freshened up with a tart salad on the side.

Recipe: Middle Eastern Meatballs
Everyone loves meatballs — Lucy Corry is sure they’re due a comeback sometime soon.

15 recipes to make the most of end-of-summer produce
Make the most warm-weather veggies and fruits before the weather cools and autumn is in full swing.

Recipe: Roasted Tomato & Courgette Harvest Sauce
This roasted vegetable sauce can be tossed through pasta or used as a savoury dipping sauce.

22 sorbet flavours to make with berries and herbs
Sorbet is an easy and delicious way to make the most of fresh berries and herbs.

3 irresistible plum recipes
When plums go crazy, these recipes will help you use them all up in the most delicious ways possible.

Recipe: Summer Beans & Greens with Honey & Cumin Vinaigrette
This crunchy summer salad comes together in a tick.

Recipe: Omelette Arnold Bennett
A chef named this smoked fish omelette after prolific English author, Arnold Bennett.

Recipe: Elderberry, Rhubarb and Cinnamon Tea Cake
When elderberries begin to ripen, Kristina Jensen knows it's time to get baking.

Recipe: Grilled Marshmallows with Rockmelon
Making marshmallows from scratch is a fun way to get kids in the kitchen.

How to make acorn flour
Oak is a popular timber, but the trees also produce a nutritious baking flour.

Recipe: Low-Sugar Berry, Prune & Bay Leaf Fruit Spread
Chia seeds and prunes keep this jam-like spread naturally sweet.