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Recipe: Smoked Fish & Feijoa Salad

This unusual combination of tangy feijoa, smoked fish and the flavours of south east asia will suprise and delight the taste buds.

Recipe: Sticky Pork Ribs with Feijoa Marinade

This feijoa twist on rib marinade is finger lickin' good.

Recipe: Garden Greens Pesto

This versatile pesto can be made with silverbeet, kale, or any other garden green.

Meet the probiotic-rich (and award-winning) health drink on the block

Clevedon’s queen of fermentation has brewed a natural, low-sugar beverage that packs a probiotic punch — and won the Drink category at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards of 2020.

16 feijoa varieties to plant for your ideal harvest time

Plan your feijoa season ahead of time by selecting the ideal variety for your garden.

Recipe: Sticky Date Pudding

Nothing spells comfort food quite like warm sticky date pudding.

NZ Champions of Cheese Awards trophy winners announced

New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association urges New Zealanders to support NZ-made cheese.

Make mum this Coconut Chocolate Bounty Cake for Mother's Day

This coconut cake is layered with whipped chocolate ganache and topped with a decadent cream-cheese frosting.

The Wānaka ice-cream makers churning out award-winning boysenberry ice cream

A Wānaka freezery lives up to its name with handcrafted ice cream with pure, homegrown flavour that won the Dairy category at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards of 2020.

Recipe: Quinoa Cakes with Chimichurri Yoghurt

Cooked too much quinoa? Make these tasty vegetarian cakes with the leftovers and pair it with an simple herbaceous yoghurt sauce.

Recipe: Pear and Ginger Shortcake

Spiced pears and ginger are sandwiched between two layers of buttery shortcake in this delectable treat.

A Gisborne company give the underrated kahawai a new smokey treatment

A new way of treating a former by-product catch is tickling taste buds — and winning at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards of 2020.

Recipe: Cranberry Anzac Biscuits

Studded with rich crimson-coloured dried cranberries, these Anzac biscuits are simply delicious.

14 comfort food recipes to keep you warm you in autumn

Colder weather calls for fragrant curries, nourishing soups, savoury pies and lots of roasties.

Recipe: Anzac Crumble

Turn the Anzac biscuit recipe into the topping for a dessert with a difference.

Recipe: Make sourdough crumpets from excess sourdough starter

Feeding a young sourdough starter often results in waste. Make the most of your excess starter for a quick breakfast or snack.

Recipe: Oven-Baked Lentil Soup with Greens

This warming soup is a tasty way to use up seasonal garden greens.

Recipe: Pumpkin and Chickpea Coconut Curry

Roasting the pumpkin first makes this curry flavourful and naturally sweet. Like many curries, this one tastes better the next day.

Bostock Brothers named Supreme Champion at 2020 Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards

A family-run business producing premium poultry is the Supreme Champion in the 2020 Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards.

Recipe: Smoked Kahawai Pie with Dutch Babies

A hearty smoked fish pie using one of New Zealand's most sustainable fish, kahawai.

4 delicious ways to eat chestnuts

This quintessential autumn nut can be used in cake, snack balls and even a Nutella-like spread.

How to make feijoa wine

Make the perfect autumn tipple with your excess feijoas.

Recipe: Golden Kūmara Cheesecake

An easy baked cheesecake that tastes as good as it looks.

9 ways to add nutrition to your meals with microgreens

Microgreens are an easy way to add homegrown nutrition to breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Recipe: Fridge-Raid Frittata

Let whatever is in your fridge take centre stage in this easy-to-make frittata.

Recipe: Swans with Strawberry Cream

These choux pastry swans make a sweet addition to a sumptuous afternoon spread.

Recipe: Adorable Easter Bunny Cake

This cute Easter bunny cake is easy to assemble and made with a basic butter cake recipe.

4 delicious ways to use feijoa skins

Make the most of feijoa season by using every bit of them.

How to make ginger beer at home

The secret to good ginger beer is in the bug, says Sheryn Dean.

10 garden-to-table recipes to make the most of produce

Is there such thing as too much autumn produce? Not with these tasty snacks and recipes.

Recipe: Unicorn Noodles (with natural colouring)

Colourful cabbage leaves and a squeeze of lemon can take Asian dishes to a magical level.

This cabbage variety is the secret to tasty sauerkraut

Simple ferments can do wonders for your gut. Even better, the very best vegetables to use are the ones you grow yourself.

Recipe: Citrus Prawn Noodle Salad

Toss herbs and garden produce into this versatile salad for a filling, plant-to-plate meal.

Recipe: Lemon Syrup Cake

This moist lemon cake has the perfect amount of lemony zing.

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