BABY KALE, ZUCCHINI & GREEN BEAN SALAD
Photography: Ashlee deCaires Leith from the Red Barn illustrates a salad doesn’t have to have lettuce and tomato. The pomegranate seeds add a burst of colour and flavour which pair beautifully with the award winning Meyer cheese. 250g blanched green beans 2 small zucchinis 1-2 cups baby kale leaves 25g shaved vintage Meyer Gouda ⅓ […]
WATERMELON CUCUMBER SALAD
Photography: Ashlee deCaires This refreshing salad from Hamish Carter of Oscar & Otto in Tauranga with its zingy lime and chilli dressing is perfect with the BBQ duck. 4 cups seeded watermelon, cut into ½ inch cubes 1 telegraph cucumber, halved, seeded and sliced into 1cm slices 1 cup fresh mint leaves (½ cup roughly […]
INDONESIAN BBQ DUCK
Photography: Ashlee deCaires Wayne Good from Arkanda says this dish is a great way to serve something different on the BBQ. And the best thing is all the work can be done ahead of time! 6 duck legs 1 tbsp crushed coriander seeds 4 cloves garlic 4 diced shallots 2 tbsp chopped galangal 2 bay […]
STUFFED CAPSICUMS
Photography: Ashlee deCaires Sophie Beck from The Punnet in Tamahere shares a recipe she learnt while working at The River Cafe in London. “The produce they used,” Sophie says, “was absolutely out of this world and to really showcase the produce, simplicity was key. I love being able to highlight the beautiful heirloom tomatoes now […]
SMOKED FISH RILLETTE
Photography: Ashlee deCaires Brad King from Falls Retreat in Waihi shows us how to create a simple yet stunning canape with some smoked fish. Just another reason to get out on the water for a spot of fishing. 250g smoked salmon 100g smoked kahawai 100g creme fraiche ⅓ cup fresh herbs to taste (coriander, dill, […]
PROSCIUTTO-WRAPPED SCALLOPS WITH SWEETCORN PURÉE AND BACON CRUMB
Photography: Ashlee deCaires Lisa Quarrie from Hayes Common in Hamilton East takes beautiful in season corn and serves it with fresh NZ scallops. 100g butter 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 4 shallots, finely diced 2 garlic cloves, chopped 4 sweetcorn cobs, kernels removed 80ml (⅓ cup) white wine 60ml (¼ cup) water 1 tsp […]
Nourish Vietnam for Foodies
Join Nourish Editor Vicki Ravlich-Horan for this exclusive small group experience travelling from the North to South of Vietnam. We’ll take in the sights and soak up the culture and history while also getting our hands dirty with cooking classes, market tours and more. Staying in beautiful boutique hotels there will be time to relax […]
A Foodie Filled Two Days in the Waikato
My Grandmother always warned me to “be careful what I wished for.” So, when I got the call I nearly choked on my tea – award winning locally grown organic tea that is. But before I got in a Pickle, I reminded myself we have a great Palate and our offering is far from Common […]
The Sweet October Cookbook
Special collection of 31 recipes for the 31 days of October launches to support Kiwis living with incurable breast cancer Al Brown’s apple pie, Matilda Green’s Mediterranean chicken and Shavaughn Ruakere’s ambrosia sure get the taste-buds going, but that’s not why these familiar faces are sharing their recipes in a new book. Tomorrow (1 October), […]
Mixing It Up
Recipes: Megan Priscott, Red Kitchen | Photography: Ashlee DeCaires Megan from Red Kitchen shows us how to take some salt and pepper and create an array of wonderful spice mixes and rubs you can have in your cupboard to add that little bit of pizzazz to simple dishes. Smokey Spanish Salt You can add this seasoning […]