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
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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. Lebanese Style Chicken with Kumara, Onion and Walnuts With lots of hearty flavour, this is one of our go to winter … 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
10 of the Best Family Mince Recipes
My kids love mince! Be it meatballs, spag bol, nachos or pies, mince is a firm family favourite in our house. It is especially good on busy days when you can cook it ahead of time for an easy reheat … Read more
A Taste Of Australia
South Australians love their food and wine and it is not only in the hills and valleys surrounding Adelaide where this is apparent but also in the city itself. This big little city is bursting with some of the best … Read more
A Proper Chip
There are many treats I can forgo in life but chips (as in crisps as opposed to the fish n chip variety) are not one of them. My passion for various gourmet treats waxes and wanes but chips remain … Read more
Our Favourite Autumn Chicken Recipes
With the days becoming shorter and cooler, I for one have the urge to hunker down with dinners that are just that much warmer than they were a few months ago. The squirrel in me wants to stay home, heat the house … Read more
The Fabulous NZ Cheese Awards 2016
Last night I managed to score a front row seat at the NZ Champion of Cheese Awards for 2016. While I was of course expecting to taste some delicious cheese and mighty fine they were at that, what I didn’t expect … Read more
Cuisine Artisan Awards 2016
This month sees New Zealand’s most talented artisan food producers awarded for their talents in the Cuisine Artisan Awards 2016. The winners delicious and innovative products range from frankfurters to ice cream. This year is the eighth in the annual Cuisine Artisan … Read more
