Cauliflower is King – Review
The moment Leanne Kitchen tells me that she has been roasting cauliflower since the early 80s she has my respect. At the time I am sure many of were still over cooking our cauli in a pot of boiling … Read more
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Crunchy Fried Barley
The texture of fried barley is fantastic and the flavour somewhere between popcorn and nuts. Read more
A Little Taste of Mexico
A family adventure of taste and travel in the Yukatan peninsula area Mexico. Read more
A Taste of Paradise at Vomo
NZ Star Chef Nic Watt to host five-day food & wine event at Vomo Island Fiji Take an internationally renowned New Zealand chef-restaurateur with a passion for Asian flavours, a grand French Champagne house, exquisite New Zealand wines, and a … Read more
How to Make Perfect Fritters
Summer and Autumn are such great months for fritters. With an abundance of well priced zucchini (courgette), corn and eggplant, fritters are a great way to turn excess produce into something utterly delicious. Batter – With all fritters, less batter makes … Read more
The Best Courgette Recipes
At this time of year I always have a glut of courgettes (zucchini) in the garden and some that magically seem turn to marrows overnight. While marrows can lose some of the … Read more
Baking Perfect Shortbread
Helen Jackson. One of the great things about the festive season is that people make shortbread. While of course it is made at other times of the year, it is Christmas time when it really comes into its own and … Read more
Essential Asian Ingredients
The flavours of SE Asia are popular and many of us like to cook Thai, Vietnamese etc… at home yet don’t have the space or inclination to buy loads of extra ingredients. What essential ingredients do you need to get … Read more
How to Make Vietnamese Pancakes – Banh Xeo
After a few weeks of travelling Vietname enjoying light and crispy Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Pancakes) stuffed with masses of herbs, salad leaves, sprouts, prawns, crisp dried onions, a dash of fish and hot chilli sauces, my meals at home don’t have … Read more
Vomo Island – Pure Bliss!
As I sit and sip my spicy sweet ginger tea, having just had one of the most sensational massages of my life, my foodwriter brain is working out if they will share the recipe and my rational side realises there … Read more
Caring and Sharing in Fiji
Ever felt a teensy bit guilty about the sea, sand and palm tree holiday that you are luxuriating in and how little of your spending is going back into the local community? If so, you will be happy to … Read more
Fiji Dining
With a balmy tropical climate, endless coconut palms, juicy sweet pineapples and water teaming with fish, Fiji is truly the destination for discovering fine ingredients and great food. Increasingly restaurants and resorts are actively seeking to source ingredients from within … Read more
Our Favourite Winter Chicken Recipes
Chicken is always a popular choice of protein and these fabulous chicken recipes are perfect for winter cooking. Our preferred chicken is Rangitikei free range, due to flavour, texture and of course animal welfare. Lebanese Style Chicken with Kumara, Onion … Read more
Foods You Can Bring into New Zealand
Bringing home some of the delicious flavours of far away shores can be a huge temptation but the fear of having it flung into a bin by NZ MPI staff is a very real deterrent. Here in New Zealand we have strict … Read more
