Our Food

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: 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.

Recipe: Blushing Rhubarb Syrup
This rhubarb syrup blushes the prettiest pink and adds flavour and colour to any drink.

Nicola Galloway's summer-worthy zucchini spaghetti
A simple yet delicious way to tackle a zucchini glut.

The Bay of Plenty woman putting a fizz into kefir
The link between gut and mental health is a recent advance in medical knowledge. It sent a psychology student into a ferment.

Recipe: Baked Cheesecake with Rosewater Strawberries
A showstopping dessert topped with ruby-red strawberries and pomegranates.

Recipe: Pea & Mint Fritters with Caper Crème Fraîche
These fritters deliver a bold burst of flavour, especially when paired with a tangy accompaniment.

The endless bounty of corn cobs
Few vegetables evoke sunny summer days more than crisp, sweet corn on the cob.

Why this local Greytown gin company is one to look out for
A gin, owned and made by locals in one of the country’s most go-ahead villages, is the first distilled beverage off the block.

Recipe: Chilli Jam Bacon & Egg Pie
Notch a picnic favourite up a level by adding soft herbs, chilli jam and red onion rings.

Barbecue Veal Chop with Mustard and Jus
Jack Burgess, head chef at Odeon Restaurant Christchurch has been using Pearl Veal for over a year and says he loves the product, produced by Pearl Pastures. The meat is young beef, out of Synlait dairy herds, reared with a very natural diet and grown to around 300kg before its first birthday.

Q&A: Master caterer Tina Duncan' culinary wisdom
Renowned foodie Tina Duncan distils her 60 years of cooking (thus far) in a new cookbook.

Recipe: Harissa & Almond Stuffed Rolled Chicken Thighs
Chicken thighs stuffed with aromatic harissa, almond and apricot, rolled and wrapped in bacon, result in a succulent, full-flavoured festive showstopper.

Nicola Galloway: Deliciously edible gifts for Christmas
Because nothing says Christmas cheer quite like chocolate.

A summer of berries on The Food Farm
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without fresh berries adorning the desserts on the table.

7 ways to create abundant food
Rebecca Stewart explores the best ways to maximise food production on the block.

Nicola Galloway's summer-worthy scone recipe
Nicola harvests treasures from her own garden as well as her sister's to make this summer picnic-perfect afternoon tea.