Our Food

Akaroa Salmon wins NZ Life & Leisure's Spirit of NZ Award for its three decades of high-quality food production and careful stewardship of fish stock.

A tropical showstopper to whip up for a celebration or a crowd.

Anything goes in this versatile chow cow, as long as you get the base right.

Celebrate a feijoa glut by making this seasonally delicious ice cream — you'll make it year after year.

Fresh mint, zesty lemon and salty feta complement this hearty pumpkin salad.

This has to be the most divine cordial ever. I can never make enough of it. You just need a small amount in a glass topped up with water and you'll be in heaven. This is how one writer describes it.

Barbecued skewers should always be served with this outrageously good baba ganoush.

Impossibly cute, ridiculously easy, impressively tasty.

Get your brunch on with plant-based creamy crêpes.

Bright baby beetroot glow like Christmas baubles in this simple all-in-one dish.

Spices provide a range of essential vitamins and minerals beyond polyphenols that affect health and wellbeing, including mental health.

Nothing beats fresh goods and the many dishes you can conjure up with them.

If you can’t decide whether you want something fruity or chocolatey, this is a delicious solution.

These rustic-looking little parcels are excellent for picnics – portable, satisfying and delicious.

Use either lemon thyme or classic thyme for the pretty (and flavourful) garnish.

This is a fool-proof way to cook salmon; the results can be eaten warm from the pan or cold.

Can you grow and process good alternatives to wheat flour? Homesteader Rebecca Stewart shares the results of her tests, using only homegrown and foraged ingredients.

8 recipes to make the most of asparagus season

Enjoy the brief joy of readily-available asparagus with these eight different dishes.

Here's the "right" way to make an asparagus roll.

Asparagus and halloumi are a match made in heaven.

An infatuation with cream liqueur has resulted in a remarkable family saga — one starting with failure and ending in sweet, sweet victory.

Salty chickpeas sing with sweet roasted cauliflower in this hearty vegetarian dish.

Chances are you already have most of these ingredients in your kitchen.

One bite, and like Kristina and her dad, you'll be forever in love with rhubarb.

This herb is both easy to grow and a delicious addition to your cooking roster.

Make the most of the last of the rhubarb with this fragrant cake, perfect with a cup of coffee.

This ginger syrup is a staple that can be used in an abundance of delicious ways.

One of the easiest desserts to whip up — and devour — in a flash.

A whisky-spiked, coffee-flavoured version of milk to pair with cookies.

This protein-packed salad is packed full of all the good stuff.

This gorgeous herb can revolutionise the flavour of the simplest salad, and is a staple ingredient if you love Japanese and Korean dishes.

A cheesy, garlicky, herby pasta that makes the most of an entire head of broccoli, stalk and all.

While technically a vegetable, rhubarb has found its match with sweet, wobbly custard.

Food is the biggest household expense after accommodation, and the cost of it seems to be skyrocketing year after year, so what are the most high value things you can grow to save money?