Our Food

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.

How to forage, harvest and use elderflower
Large, lacy, creamy white clusters of elderberry flowers are a pretty sight and a delicious find.

Recipe: Black Forest Cheesecake / Keke Tīhi Tiakarete Me Te Tieri
The chocolate biscuit base, a creamy chocolate centre and glossy boysenberry jelly will be a winner with your whānau.

Recipe: Buffalo Yoghurt Cheesecake
If you love a rich, silky-smooth cheesecake, then this is the dessert for you.

Sweet chestnuts are one of the secrets behind Poaka's cured meats
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.

Recipe: Garden Green Hummus
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.

Recipe: Strawberry, Ginger & Thyme Shrub
A beautiful, fizzy mocktail you can make with frozen or fresh strawberries.

Recipe: Curry Butter Snails with Spinach and Feta
Buttery filo snails filled with crumbled feta, paneer and spinach.

Recipe: Louise Slice (Keke Rahipere Me Te Kokonati)
The raspberry chia jam is a game-changer in this classic slice.

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

Award-winning salmon farmers aim to rear happy fish in Akaroa Harbour
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.

Recipe: Pineapple, Lime & Coconut Slab Cake
A tropical showstopper to whip up for a celebration or a crowd.

Recipe: End-of-Summer Chow Chow
Anything goes in this versatile chow cow, as long as you get the base right.

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

Recipe: Roast Pumpkin & Couscous Salad
Fresh mint, zesty lemon and salty feta complement this hearty pumpkin salad.

Recipe: Elderflower Cordial
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.

Recipe: Lamb Skewers with Peanut Butter Baba Ganoush
Barbecued skewers should always be served with this outrageously good baba ganoush.

Recipe: Rosemary & Cinnamon-Rubbed Lamb Chops
Bright baby beetroot glow like Christmas baubles in this simple all-in-one dish.

7 ways to add spices and homemade curry blends to your diet
Spices provide a range of essential vitamins and minerals beyond polyphenols that affect health and wellbeing, including mental health.

10 dishes to put a spring in your step
Nothing beats fresh goods and the many dishes you can conjure up with them.

Recipe: Raspberry Chocolate Crumble Slice
If you can’t decide whether you want something fruity or chocolatey, this is a delicious solution.

Recipe: Pea & Bacon Pies
These rustic-looking little parcels are excellent for picnics – portable, satisfying and delicious.