Blueberry Muffins

8 November 2026

For over a decade my blueberry muffin recipe continues to be one of the top recipes on our website.  The fact is this recipe is based on the basic muffin recipe we used in

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QUINOA, KŪMARA AND PICKLED BLUEBERRY SALAD

3 November 2026

Recipe and images by Amber Bremner This colourful café-style salad is a real treat! Made with a quinoa base, tossed with roasted kūmara, peppery rocket, crunchy nuts and seeds, quick-pickled blueberries and red onion,

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8 October 2026

There’s something wonderfully relaxed about a gathering built around nibbles, hors d’oeuvres, pass arounds, canapés or whatever you like to call small morsels of party food. No formal seating plan, no pressure to serve

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Rind & Reason

24 September 2026

Recipe and images by Fiona Hugues As a kid I never really got the fascination and allure of cheese. My rather naïve relationship with it was primarily limited to greasy strands dangling off a

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Fire, Breath and the Next Generation

3 November 2026

The quiet renaissance of New Zealand studio glass Down a long driveway in an unassuming corner of Avondale, Auckland, a furnace glows at more than 1,100 degrees. Molten glass gathers on the end of

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Homebrew

3 November 2026

Words Denise Irvine, Images Ashlee DeCaires It is early on a Wednesday morning in Cambridge, and Homebrew Coffee’s latest incarnation is alive with customers getting their first fix of the day, in a freshly

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La Bella Figura

27 October 2026

Words Kylie Saglia Planning on adding a European getaway to your bingo card for next year? Then we’d recommend putting Piemonte in Northern Italy on your list. We’re possibly biased after spending four weeks

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Hamilton Hotel

20 October 2026

Words Denise Irvine Images Ashlee DeCaires I’m driving past Hamilton Hotel at 11.15 on a Sunday morning and Jonathan Knapp is carrying stacks of chairs outside to the pavement in the city’s south-end, setting

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