Heritage Coffee’s double cheese scones
Ask a Chef reveals the secrets of those superb dishes you ate in cafes and restaurants and wanted to try yourself.
Food & Wine
Healthy indulgences
Healthy indulgences
Being able to truly thrive from the inside out is the aim of Kiwi mum Sophie Steevens.
Lemon posset
Lemon posset
New Zealand lemons are outstanding at the moment and this simple English dessert never fails to impress.
Experiments give taste buds a romp
Experiments give taste buds a romp
The old adage "variety is the spice of life" is never truer than with today’s selection of New Zealand white wines that include a few lesser-known grape varieties.
Vibrant and versatile
Vibrant and versatile
This wonderfully fresh-tasting and vibrant pesto mixes green peas, edamame beans and mint with the nuttiness of parmesan, writes Joan Bishop.
More water? Do yourself a flavour
More water? Do yourself a flavour
Every New Year, I vow to drink more water. Anyone else? It is not the most fun thing to do, so to make it easier I use fruits to flavour the water and serve them in a wineglass with appealing...
Picnic fare for spring
Picnic fare for spring
Spring is in the air, and I am really feeling the urge to gather the whanau and get outside.
Patience brings its rewards
Patience brings its rewards
The stresses and strains of 2020 have led many to rediscover the joys in simpler pleasures. Among a number of wine-loving friends and contacts a common thread has been opening “special” bottles of wine.
New take on foods you love
New take on foods you love
Feel like you are in a rut, cooking the same dishes with the same ingredients all the time?
Glazed whole roast swede
Glazed whole roast swede
I saw this idea recently and thought what a beautiful way to celebrate the mighty swede.
Luscious, satisfying
Luscious, satisfying
I have been pottering in the kitchen since early light, radio on, steam condensing on the windows, cooking long into the afternoon. I have been making pies. Not the simply executed single-crust...
Depth and character
Depth and character
Wine lovers of a certain age will remember references to a characteristic called "Kiwi green".
Kind Company’s peanut butter cranberry granola
Kind Company’s peanut butter cranberry granola
Ask a Chef reveals the secrets of those superb dishes you ate in cafes and restaurants and wanted to try yourself.
NZ beer named world's best - again
NZ beer named world's best - again
A family-owned Christchurch brewery's beer has beaten some of the biggest global brands to be crowned the best in the world.
Best toastie made in Dunedin
Best toastie made in Dunedin
Dunedin sandwich shop Hungry Hobos can now officially say it makes the best toastie in the country.
Kiwi connection strong as ever
Kiwi connection strong as ever
Hammered by Covid-19, former Timaru chef Kirsten Gilmour has used her "Kiwi" roots to survive and prosper in the new environment everyone finds themselves in. She tells Rebecca Fox about being named a "Woman of Inspiration".
Bye bye Georgie Pie: Last chance at Kiwi classic
Bye bye Georgie Pie: Last chance at Kiwi classic
Kiwis said bye to the Georgie Pie franchise in June - but there's still one box of pies in the country and it could be yours.
Sweet spice and buckwheat pancakes
Sweet spice and buckwheat pancakes
Simply mix this spice in a bowl and have it ready to sprinkle over muffins or a hot chocolate, add to a pumpkin pie, fold through lightly whipped cream or stir through a pancake batter.
Artichoke, pumpkin and feta filo pie
Artichoke, pumpkin and feta filo pie
Jerusalem artichokes season is full of memories for me as my dad always grew them. Here I have combined them in this Greek-inspired filo pie.
Good things take time
Good things take time
Mark Henderson samples some fine chardonnay.
