Spudtacular Dressings
Words Harriet Boucher, Images Ashlee Decaires My grandparents are keen gardeners and have an impressive patch of baby potatoes. Having their home-grown potatoes each Christmas has inspired me to create a variety of dressings to be enjoyed throughout the summer. Not everyone is a gardener though, so these recipes have been based on a 1.5kg […]
It’s Time to Party
Words Vicki Ravlich Horan “There is a real appetite for people to get together and party,” says Lisa Quarrie. I’m sitting with Lisa and Marie Corkill to talk about the trends they are seeing in events at the moment. Marie owns Royal Laboratorie and offers a boutique alternative to the event hire and design […]
Chicken Picata
Don’t Be Chicken Have you ever looked at the price of two chicken breasts and compared these to the price of a whole chicken? More often than not the price is very similar but just think, when you buy a whole bird, you get the two breasts and more. In these times it pays to […]
A Good Story
“Both of our families are full of storytellers,” says Bridie Osborne, who along with husband Kane owns and runs Storyteller Bar and Eatery in Te Awamutu. “My Dad in particular is known around the community as liking a good yarn. My whole experience of growing up was sitting around a table with good food […]
Modern-Day Classics by Bevan Smith
Words by Vicki Ravlich-Horan I must confess, I am a big fan of Bevan Smith. I love Riverstone Kitchen – the ethos and the food. I have all of Bevan’s previous cookbooks, so when asked if I wanted a copy of his latest, Modern-Day Classics, I was quick to say yes. I know, it’s a […]
Market Regulars
Sometimes when Heather Taylor serves dinner at home, she’ll say to her husband John, “Everything on the plate is from the farmers’ market.” It could be fish, baby carrots, beans, broccoli and potatoes, and it sounds as pretty as a picture. Heather is a regular at Cambridge Farmers’ Market. She shops each Saturday for the […]
Food Memories with our Mums
Words by Harriet Boucher Here at Nourish, food is celebrated, loved and deeply rooted in a lot of our memories. In anticipation of Mother’s Day, I asked our contributors for a food memory with their Mum’s, along with a special image to share. My most common response was “I’m always the one taking the […]
Life’s a Brunch
Recipes and images by Fiona Hugues How I do love to attend a brunch soiree, as it leaves the rest of the day to do great things, undoubtedly fuelled by drinking bubbles at breakfast time. Hosting an early gathering is, however, the cause of much anxiety and heart palpitations among most, and there’s a few […]
Waikato Farmers Market
Words Denise Irvine, Images, Images Alex Spodyneiko On Sunday mornings, I throw my sturdy jute shopping bag into the car and join the crowds at Hamilton Farmers Market. My bag is close to seven or eight years old, printed with a Waikato Food Inc logo and the message, Buy Local Eat Local. Which makes it […]
Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Salad
Recipe POPPYPEACH, Images Tasha Meys This is a quick and nutritious salad that is fresh, super tasty and everyone loves. Find out more about POPPYPEACH here Serves 4 4 organic skinless and boneless chicken breasts 2 thumbs of ginger, peeled and thinly sliced 1 red capsicum, deseeded and thinly sliced ½ cucumber 6 spring onions, […]