Our Food

Recipe: Blackberry Daiquiris
Celebrate a successful blackberry-foraging mission with these vibrant cocktails.

9 spices and herbs that could (naturally) boost your mood
Adding herbs and spices lift a dish's taste and can help improve your mood.

Recipe: Spiced Chicken Skewers
If the weather turns sour, cook these spiced kebabs in the oven under the grill.

How three Whakatāne invented mānuka honey-infused liquid sunshine
Mix some Māori boys with mānuka honey and sparkling water and the result is a young business showing effervescent results.

Recipe: Tropical Ice Cream Sandwiches
A deceptively easy dessert with cheat's ice cream and four-ingredient coconut biscuits.

Recipe: Plum, Blueberry and Walnut Tart
Scattered walnuts beneath the plums adds a lovely crunch to this tart.

Maximum Flavour, Minimum Fuss
Resident latitude chef Samantha Parish knows what it is like to be busy, and in her new cookbook Cook Me she takes 30 dishes and presents each one three ways to create 90 lip-smacking recipes designed to carry you through those days when you need to slap it together, as well as those where you have the time to play the long game. Here is a sneak peek into two of her chapters ... enjoy!!

Transitioning to a Diet Richer in Plants
How to build a better relationship with food, without the stress of restrictive eating. Nutritionist Stephanie Polson explains.

Recipe: Avocado Caesar Salad in a Jar
Freshen up your next lunch or picnic with this simple salad-in-a-jar.

How to grow good corn (from a self-confessed corn addict)
There’s very sweet corn and then there’s good corn.

Prickly business: Growing finger limes in Gisborne
All the limes grown by this Gisborne family have prickly personalities but that doesn’t stop them from being in great demand.

On the BBQ: Sesame-Crusted Beef Fillet Steaks with Barbecued Zucchini and Chilli Butter
The difference between a good steak and a great steak is the marinade.

Recipe: Harissa-baked Eggplant with Herby Lentil Salad
Tender baked eggplant pairs beautifully with a fresh, protein-packed summer salad.

Recipe: Lemon, Raspberry & Poppy Seed Friands
Pack these for a picnic, serve them for afternoon tea or enjoy them for dessert.

Recipe: No-Churn Strawberry & Fresh Mint Ice Cream
This is a cheat’s ice cream that uses condensed milk and whipped cream instead of a traditional custard base.

Recipe: Creamy Roast Capsicum, Sunflower & Feta Dip
Wait until you try this gorgeous (and very moreish) dip; it’s always a hit.

Recipe: Cheesy Focaccia
Heavenly focaccia dotted with rosemary, fresh tomatoes and double-cream brie.

Three recipes for an outstanding summer platter
Add these dips and pickled asparagus bites to your next summer platter.

Recipe: Brown Sugar Panna Cotta with Blueberry Compote
Panna cotta is easy to make, can be made in advance and is very refreshing after a heavy meal.

Recipe: Roasted Beans with Toasted Seeds
A super-simple and super-delicious addition to your Christmas lunch.

Recipe: Barbecued Lamb Neck Fillet on a Rye Baguette
This recipe serves 4, but it's so good you'll want to eat it all yourself.

Recipe: Hot Rainbow Chard Salad with Crispy Roasted Garlic Skins
A colourful and warm salad to enjoy for a light lunch, or as a delicious side.

13 showstopping desserts for your Christmas table
Stumped on your Christmas centrepiece? Try one of these decadent treats.

Recipe: Elote
This simple Mexican street food dish transforms basic BBQ corn cobs into a delicious delight.

Why we need odd crops to save our food
Genetically diverse crops, though inefficient economically, are like insurance when environmental changes or disease strikes.

Recipe: Lemon Cake with White Chocolate Elderflower Ganache
A light and lovely cake perfect for morning tea.

Recipe: Jude’s Chocky Rocky Road
This gourmet version of a classic sweet makes a great homemade Christmas present.

Recipe: Roast Baby Vegetable & Ricotta Tart
By making the crust and veggies the day before, this stunning tart can be easily thrown together before a shared lunch or dinner.

Recipe: Pavlova Roulade with Apricot Curd & Grilled Stonefruit
Bursting with summer stonefruit and cream, a good roulade is a thing of beauty.

Recipe: Strawberry, Baby Basil & Whipped Goat Cheese Crostini
These canapés are little bursts of red, white and green.