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    Roast carrot miso dip

    I often go on a food binge, and right now white miso paste is having a moment in my kitchen. It brings that perfect umami punch to just about anything.

    FODMAP fixes

    FODMAP fixes

    Chrissy Glentis believes everyone deserves to enjoy delicious meals without the stress of complex recipes or hard-to-find ingredients.

    Cooking with intention

    Cooking with intention

    Winter is here, and that means long, quiet days indoors.

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    Roast carrot, noodle salad with white miso dressing

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    Roast carrot, noodle salad with white miso dressing

    The sweet, caramelised roast carrots take this noodle salad to the next level.

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    Fine time to turn to versatile winter favourite

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    Fine time to turn to versatile winter favourite

    Pumpkins are a great addition to your winter table - being in season and budget friendly, they are super versatile as well.

    Tried and true

    Tried and true

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    Getting loose in the kitchen

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    Getting loose in the kitchen

    Small swaps can make a big impact. Love Food Hate Waste gives us some ideas on how to switch things up this plastic free July.

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    Elevating a notch with crunch

    I am exposing a restaurant that has become an IYKYK (if you know, you know) for discerning Wānaka diners.

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    Brussels sprout, leek and bacon spaghetti

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    Brussels sprout, leek and bacon spaghetti

    This may not be a traditional pasta combo.

    Classic recipes made ‘own way’

    Classic recipes made ‘own way’

    Chef and Cordon bleu cook Wendy Morgan is sharing some of the food she likes to cook at home in her new book Comfort Cooking.

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    Buttery extravagance

    If you have to use butter, use it for something special, Penelope Maguire writes.

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    Super soups to warm the heart

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    Super soups to warm the heart

    It's officially soup season!

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    Potato and silverbeet bake

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    Potato and silverbeet bake

    There is definitely something about a creamy potato bake.

    Native ingredients redefine baking

    Native ingredients redefine baking

    Christopher Thé aims to show people how native ingredients can become a valuable part of everyday baking and bring people closer to the food the land has to offer.

    Home is where the herbs are

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    Home is where the herbs are

    Rosemary and thyme combine to bring the kitchen to life, Nigel Slater writes.

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    Brown rice, pumpkin and leek pilaf

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    Brown rice, pumpkin and leek pilaf

    Pilaf has many variations throughout the world. 

    Connection the key ingredient

    Connection the key ingredient

    A sense of connection is the common ingredient in the work Good Bitches Baking does and is evident in its latest book Familiar Foods: Treats of Aotearoa.

    The humble pea: not so humble

    The humble pea: not so humble

    Peas glorious peas — easily the most useful frozen vegetable, cook and food editor Samuel Goldsmith says.

    Grilled chicken with harissa paste

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    Grilled chicken with harissa paste

    Here’s a midweek chicken dinner in under an hour, Nigel Slater writes.

    Purple reign

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    Purple reign

    Aubergine on toast is a simple but deliciously comforting dinner, writes Nigel Slater.
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