Our Food
Recipe: Yoghurt Flatbread with Olives, Feta & Red Onion
Homemade bread studded with feta, red onions, olives and rosemary.
Recipe: Peach Bellinis
This summery cocktail is often made with uncooked pureed fruit, but roasting the peaches develops their flavour and adds an extra sweetness.
How to make the most out of an eggplant haul
Nothing absorbs flavours like eggplant. Jenny Garing shares her tips to get the best out of this peculiar purple vegetable.
Recipe: Courgette, Currant & Pine Nut Salad
This salad is quick and easy to prepare, as beautiful to look at as it is to eat.
When the growing gets tough
As climate change impacts the supply of certain foods, it’s going to become increasingly important to rely on unlikely alternatives.
Recipe: Tomato, Spinach & Basil Rolled Eggplant
These rolled eggplants are a delicious starter on their own or can do double-duty as a side.
Recipe: A picture-perfect (but veggie-packed) garden cake
This garden cake celebrates any of the fruits and vegetables that are in season or lying around.
Recipe: Lamb Biryani & Crunchy Filo Rosettes
Nothing takes me back home more than eating this delicious dish with its fragrant layers of saffron rice, fried onions and flavourful curry
Why nashi pears should be top of your list
Whether you add it to a fruit salad, or use it to tenderise your steak, nashi is a great addition to every garden and kitchen.
Nicola Galloway: Sourdough Hot Cross Buns
These hot cross buns, laden with complex flavours and subtle spices, require a little more TLC – but they're worth it.
Taking a shot on organic produce
Rhona MacKenzie’s life as a drinks manufacturer started when she bought a lemon.
Recipe: Baklava Cheesecake with Orange Blossom Syrup
Nothing beats the flavours of a gorgeous baklava — think orange, saffron, honey and pistachios.
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.