Our Food

Recipe: Jamie Oliver's Avocado Pastry Quiche
Sweet pea, Cheddar & basil filling, mixed garden leaves.

Recipe: Spiced Roast Chicken with Citrus Slaw
Give your Sunday roast a kick with this flavour-packed spice rub.

International cheese expert's food and wine tours in the Hawke's Bay
Global cheese aficionado Juliet Harbutt hosts foodie tours from her home with vineyard views.

Recipe: Lamb and Pumpkin Arancini Balls
These golden, risotto-filled morsels can be served as an entrée or a light lunch.

Recipe: Chocolate Banana Strudel with Butterscotch Sauce
Not your average strudel — this easy, kid-friendly banana dessert with gooey caramel sauce is as tasty as it is fun to make.

Homemade Oat Biscuits (for your next cheese board)
Whip up these crunchy biscuits in a pinch for your next cheese platter.

Recipe: Chocolate Tart with Tahini Salted Caramel
A decadent vegan tart made with a walnut base and silky chocolate-and-coconut filling.

Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Cheese Scones
Raise your scone game with the nutty gruyere cheese and sweet caramelized onion.

Recipe: Jamie Oliver's Easy Peri Peri Chicken
Garlic, smoked paprika, harissa, mint & chunky potato wedges.

Make your own honey granola
This granola recipe from Karly Polaschek of Greytown Honey replaces refined sugar with delicious kāmahi honey.

Meet the fifth generation of Wairarapa beekeepers
The fifth generation of a Wairarapa beekeeping family is producing high-grade honey fit for the breakfast table and the medicine cabinet.

Recipe: Whipped Feta with Lemon Zest & Pink Peppercorns
This silky dip will complement just about anything on a grazing platter.

Recipe: Braised Lamb Shoulder with Beetroot Sauce
On these long dark nights, treat yourself to braised lamb drizzled with a flavourful alternative to gravy.

A vegan chocolate mousse that hits the spot
A silky, vegan chocolate mousse that hits all the right spots.

Recipe: Diana’s Cheese Puffs
These savoury puffs are frozen before baked — a fool-proof party snack with minimal prep time.

Recipe: Lavender lemonade cordial or cocktail mixer
This refreshing cordial also makes a terrific base for a cocktail – just pour with gin over ice, then top up with soda water.

Recipe: The best marmalade ever
Marmalade is easy to make if you get organised in advance. This is a great recipe which produces a wonderful, bright yellow marmalade that keeps well.

Learn to make your own feta
Making salty feta at home is both easy and satisfying for first-time cheesemakers.

Recipe: Beetroot & Goat Cheese Tarte Tatin
This upside-down tart is traditionally made with apples, but the use of sweet, caramelized beetroot and tart goat cheese results in a delicious savoury dish.

This herb is the best substitute for cucumber
If you need cucumber but don’t have any, this leafy herb is here to help.

Recipe: Cauliflower Fritters with Fried Halloumi and Lime Emulsion
A zingy lime emulsion is the perfect dressing for these scrummy cauli fritters.

Recipe: Kate's Spelt Flour Beetroot Bread
Beetroot adds a little purple magic to this easy-to-make spelt flour loaf.

Recipe: Mike's Lamb Burgers with Tzatziki and Hummus
Mike Van de Elzen creates the ultimate lamb burger with a flavoursome lamb patty and lashings of fennel tzatziki and hummus.

Recipe: Tangy Lime Possets with Coconut Wafers
This creamy dessert is easy to whip up and never fails to impress. Note the posset takes at least three hours to set.

Individual Date, Blueberry, and Apple Crumbles
This twist on a classic fruit crumble has a nutty oaty topping which is baked separately for extra crunch.

How to make homemade natural yoghurt
Homemade yoghurt is a great way to introduce beneficial bacteria to help keep the digestive system healthy.

Make your own orange wine liqueur
This is delicious in winter, but you can also keep it for a summer drink. It makes a lovely gift.

Recipe: Chicken Dumpling Soup with Bok Choy
The simple, warming broth is the star of this wholesome dumpling soup.

A harvest in 7- 14 days: A step-by-step guide to growing microgreens
Microgreens provide fast-growing, highly nutritious mouthfuls of goodness.

Recipe: Mulligatawny with Coriander Bread
This South Indian-inspired chicken soup tastes even better the next day.

Recipe: Oma’s Dutch Apple Tart (appeltaart)
A deliciously Dutch recipe that's been passed down the Van De Elzen family.