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Bursting with summer stonefruit and cream, a good roulade is a thing of beauty.

These canapés are little bursts of red, white and green.

Large, lacy, creamy white clusters of elderberry flowers are a pretty sight and a delicious find.

The chocolate biscuit base, a creamy chocolate centre and glossy boysenberry jelly will be a winner with your whānau.

If you love a rich, silky-smooth cheesecake, then this is the dessert for you.

Recipe: Lemon & Raspberry Zuccotto

Here’s a tangy, fruity take on the Italian classic, designed to keep the cook stress-free.

It’s no wonder Josh Hill’s pigs produce melt-in-the-mouth cured meats, feasting as they do on a diet of Canterbury sunshine and homegrown chestnuts.

This is a lovely way to sneak some more greens into your diet, especially if you have kids who aren’t so keen on salads.

A beautiful, fizzy mocktail you can make with frozen or fresh strawberries.

Buttery filo snails filled with crumbled feta, paneer and spinach.

The raspberry chia jam is a game-changer in this classic slice.

Make a smooth, rich coffee liqueur at home with only five ingredients.

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.