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Recipe: Brussels Sprout, Apple and Chilli Slaw

I love a good apple-spiked slaw and this one is taken to new heights with the addition of crunchy salted peanuts, black sesame seeds and red chilli. It makes a lovely big salad, perfect for wowing friends and family at your next potluck dinner.

Easy, Delicious Chinese

Sam Low demystifies modern Chinese cooking with his collection of accessible, simple recipes that can be cooked with ingredients from the supermarket, ensuring you are reaching for the shopping list and not the takeout menu!

Recipe: Ouzo Coffee

This after-dinner drink is a sophisticated way to end an evening meal.

Recipe: Yoghurt Flatbread with Olives, Feta & Red Onion

Homemade bread studded with feta, red onions, olives and rosemary.

Recipe: Peach Bellinis

This summery cocktail is often made with uncooked pureed fruit, but roasting the peaches develops their flavour and adds an extra sweetness.

How to make the most out of an eggplant haul

Nothing absorbs flavours like eggplant. Jenny Garing shares her tips to get the best out of this peculiar purple vegetable.

Recipe: Courgette, Currant & Pine Nut Salad

This salad is quick and easy to prepare, as beautiful to look at as it is to eat.

When the growing gets tough

As climate change impacts the supply of certain foods, it’s going to become increasingly important to rely on unlikely alternatives.

Nicola Galloway: Apple Pie Smoothie

A autumnal dessert in a deliciously drinkable format.

Recipe: Ginger Cakes

This cake must, must, must be eaten fresh and warm from the oven.

Recipe: Tomato, Spinach & Basil Rolled Eggplant

These rolled eggplants are a delicious starter on their own or can do double-duty as a side.

Recipe: A picture-perfect (but veggie-packed) garden cake

This garden cake celebrates any of the fruits and vegetables that are in season or lying around.

Recipe: Lamb Biryani & Crunchy Filo Rosettes

Nothing takes me back home more than eating this delicious dish with its fragrant layers of saffron rice, fried onions and flavourful curry

Why nashi pears should be top of your list

Whether you add it to a fruit salad, or use it to tenderise your steak, nashi is a great addition to every garden and kitchen.

Family Favourites Recipes with Peter Timbs Meats

Nothing says love more than a delicious hearty dinner, and these mouth-watering dishes from Peter Timbs Meats are the perfect solution for those seeking ideas for what to cook Mum this Mother’s Day – or for those simply looking for something easy and hearty to enjoy on these cooler autumn nights. You can’t go wrong!

Nicola Galloway: Sourdough Hot Cross Buns

These hot cross buns, laden with complex flavours and subtle spices, require a little more TLC – but they're worth it.

Taking a shot on organic produce

Rhona MacKenzie’s life as a drinks manufacturer started when she bought a lemon.

Recipe: Baklava Cheesecake with Orange Blossom Syrup

Nothing beats the flavours of a gorgeous baklava — think orange, saffron, honey and pistachios.

Recipe: Cardamon Tiramisu

Tiramisu made traditionally with eggs is well worth the extra effort as it results in a silky, refined dessert.

Outstanding medal-winning food and beverages to enjoy this year

We raise a glass, and a tasty morsel or two, to the winners of the 2024 Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards

Recipe: Lemon & Basil Gnocchi

Light and fluffy gnocchi, each little piece flavoured with lemon and basil.

A spiced kasundi for using the last of the summer tomatoes

Nicola caps off tomato season with a hearty spiced chutney.

The woman encouraging New Zealanders to eat more seaweed

A marketer has never felt anything like the excitement she feels for the humble weeds of the sea.

Recipe: Real Chocolate Eggs

Have some fun with your little ‘bunnies’ by teaching them to make homemade chocolate eggs.

Recipe: Quinoa-Stuffed Red Capsicums

These capsicums are first roasted, then stuffed with cherry tomatoes, feta and herby quinoa.

Thsese summery custard tarts are perfect picnic fare

Bite-sized, vanilla-scented and piled high with purple blueberries.

 

Keeping up with the cucumbers

Harvest time can be demanding and hectic – especially when you get into a pickle with certain prolific vegetables.

An unexpectedly delicious method for making vegan bacon

Reduce waste by turning your banana skins into a vegan, sugar-free snack

Recipe: Blushing Rhubarb Syrup

This rhubarb syrup blushes the prettiest pink and adds flavour and colour to any drink.

Recipe: Blueberry Yoghurt Tart

Dot sweet blueberries on top of a gooey yoghurt filling.

Nicola Galloway’s summer plum cobbler

Plum season is here, delivering its assortment in different shapes, sizes and flavours.

What to do with a basket of apricots

Enchanted by the nostalgia of apricots, Jenny Garing shares some delectable recipes – including one passed down by her mother.

Nicola Galloway's summer-worthy zucchini spaghetti

A simple yet delicious way to tackle a zucchini glut.

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