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    From Christmas table to Boxing Day brunch

    This is a Christmas table designed for flavour, flexibility and ease, keeping the good food and good times rolling.

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    Festive snacks with (easy) star power

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    Festive snacks with (easy) star power

    Year-end gives us reason to celebrate, and it has been a year so yes, please, pour me a drink. And let’s splash out on accompanying snacks.

    Too much ain’t enough love

    Too much ain’t enough love

    Jane and Jimmy Barnes’ Christmas recipes come from very different times - one is a treasured family recipe, the other learnt from a Kiwi a few years ago.

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    Turning over a new leaf

    'Tis the season... Photo: Getty Images

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    Turning over a new leaf

    Fancy trying something new? Perhaps it’s time to delve into Blanc de Noir.

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    Asian-style stuffed pork belly with miso mash and sesame slaw

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    Asian-style stuffed pork belly with miso mash and sesame slaw

    Crackling... need I say more? This Asian-style pork belly is your “with a twist” recipe for your Christmas roast.

    Feeding the soul with flowers and food

    Feeding the soul with flowers and food

    The  festive season is a time when author, photographer and illustrator Kate Williams finds herself leaning into the textures and tones of a more traditional, northern-style Christmas.

    Pre-dinner drinks

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    Pre-dinner drinks

    Cocktails are riding a wave of popularity at the moment.

    Chewy ginger & peanut caramel brittle cookies

    Chewy ginger & peanut caramel brittle cookies

    These Chewy Ginger & Peanut Caramel Brittle Cookies would make a great handmade Christmas gift.

    Special time to share with loved ones

    Christmas is a lovely excuse to spend time with friends and family. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Special time to share with loved ones

    Christmas and all its trappings seems to get harder and harder to achieve each year.

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    Broccolini, toasted garlic, chilli and lemon

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    Broccolini, toasted garlic, chilli and lemon

    Local broccolini is in abundance right now - utterly delicious, tender and full of flavour.

    NZ throwing away 237kg of food per person every year

    About 237kg of food is thrown away per person, every year. Photo: Supplied

    NZ throwing away 237kg of food per person every year

    More than 120 million tonnes of food is thrown away or wasted in New Zealand every year, a new report has found.

    Summer slowdown

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    Summer slowdown

    Summer’s early vegetables are best cooked at a pace in tune with the season, writes Nigel Slater.

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    So many avenues to learn new things about wine

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    So many avenues to learn new things about wine

    I'll never tire of the fact that in wine you are always learning.

    Flavour first the Fatimas mantra

    Flavour first the Fatimas mantra

    Auckland's Fatimas, passionate about feeding people, sharing flavour and making food that feels good to eat, has served more than a million customers.

    Accent on local foods

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    Accent on local foods

    Our Food Network Ōtepoti Dunedin is encouraging local people to make use of fresh, local produce in their Christmas preparations in its final event for the year.

    The great date debate

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    The great date debate

    Love Food Hate Waste wants us to take a minute to think before we doom food to the bin based on a "best before". 

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    Dished up chance to feed heroes

    Cooking a meal for celebrity chefs Colin Fassnidge (left) and Manu Feildel (right) was a dream...

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    Dished up chance to feed heroes

    A young Southland chef’s dream of cooking for his culinary heroes has come true.

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    Job on French vineyard forged path for winemaker

    Wānaka winemaker Ben Leen is a natural wine enthusiast. Photos: supplied

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    Job on French vineyard forged path for winemaker

    A trip to France changed Ben Leen’s life in more ways than one.

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    From runways to the rows

    Making wine is a world away from Sierra Reed's fashion background. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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    From runways to the rows

    Former model and TV presenter Sierra Reed discovered her love of  winemaking in NZ and indulges her passion for riesling in the  Waitaki Valley.

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    Courgette and tomato galette

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    Courgette and tomato galette

    Local courgettes and tomatoes are finally here, and this simple galette is a delicious way to celebrate them.
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