Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee deCaires You can bake all manner of things in a salt crust, which results in a beautifully tender and well-seasoned dish. Whole fish is a popular option, but I love how it transforms an ordinary roast chook into something special. Bring the oven tray to the table and smash…
Recipe: Megan Priscott (Red Kitchen) | Photography: Ashlee deCaires This is made in one big roasting dish. Ask your butcher to butterfly a chicken for you, it cooks more evenly and presents beautifully. I have included our recipe for our dry rub, but there are many good quality Mexican rubs you can buy too. 1…
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee DeCaires 1 tbsp oil 750g boneless chicken 150g bacon 100g butter 1 leek, finely sliced ½ cup flour 1½ cups stock 1 tsp wholegrain mustard (optional) sour cream pastry or pre-made flaky pastry 1 egg, lightly beaten sesame, poppy or fennel seeds Slice the chicken into bite-sized strips. Heat…
Recipes: Real Health NZ | Photography: Ashlee DeCaires Renee and Jen at Real Health NZ are all about teaching their clients to eat real food with easy yet tasty ways to do this. Here’s a taste. Mango Smoothie Bowl If you haven’t got into the whole smoothie bowl thing now is definitely the perfect time! There’s…
Recipe: Wayne Good | Photography: Ashlee deCaires Wayne Good from Arkanda shares with us one of his favourite summer dishes for easy entertaining. “Cajun Food is perfect for summer,” says Wayne. The blackened chicken is cooked on the BBQ and served with a colourful and cooling salsa. Wayne’s Cajun Spice Mix 5 tsp smoked paprika…
Recipe: Banh Mi Caphe on Victoria Street, Hamilton This is a combination of two recipes. The ginger chicken is great on its own, served with rice. Serving it combined with the fragrant salad makes a beautiful light meal. Ginger Chicken Marinade ¼ tsp dark soy sauce 2 tsp oyster sauce 4 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp…
Recipe: Megan Priscott from Red Kitchen | Photography: Ashlee DeCaires I love the Mexican flavours in this soup. When I need a pick-me-up vege hit, I cut everything up really chunky, hold back on the stock and spoon a pile of this goodness onto my plate like a little mountain. I add chunks of kumara…
Recipe: Megan Priscott from Red Kitchen | Photography: Ashlee DeCaires Jen, our Queen Bee at KitchenHQ, makes this super yummy fried chicken, now known to us as ‘Jen’s Fried Chicken’. We make our own Mexican seasoning, and with the abundance of limes at the moment it’s the time to enjoy JFC. 3 free range chicken thighs…
Recipe: Lisa Quarrie from Hayes Common | Photography: Brydie Thompson Chicken plus bacon equals crowd pleaser. Served with an array of green peas and beans, the dish is a must try this season. 2 large chicken breasts, butterflied 6 rashers streaky bacon sage leaves extra virgin olive oil salt & pepper 1 cup broad beans,…
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Brydie Thompson These delicate chicken meatballs are served in a nourishing broth. You can make your own chicken stock or cheat as I did and use Restore’s beautiful Cheeky Chicken bone broth made from slowly simmering humanely raised chickens in filtered water with a little organic apple cider vinegar salt…
