Plenty of Flavour at This Year’s Festival
Back for its fourth year, Flavours of Plenty festival in 2025 is all about Edible Stories. The festival is not just mouthwatering events – it also serves up a reason to collaborate, and provides a place for people to discover, celebrate and chat about the coastal Bay of Plenty’s food scene. This year’s theme is […]
Thorne Group – Women Build with Confidence
Words by Liz French, Images by Brydie Thompson Studies suggest (maybe not scientifically!) that single women are the happiest group of adults in society. Thorne Group are proud to have helped enhance the lives of their female clients by supporting them in building homes they love to live in. Gillian Tustin is no stranger to […]
Banana Fritters with Ginger Syrup
These cute little fritters are perfect if you have grown the finger bananas. But never fear, if using store bought bananas either opt for the Bobby Bananas or simply slice large ones in half. 6 baby bananas (approx.) 1 cup self-raising flour 1 cup soda water (cold) neutral oil icing sugar for dusting Whisk the […]
Banana Fritters with Ginger Syrup
These cute little fritters are perfect if you have grown the finger bananas. But never fear, if using store bought bananas either opt for the Bobby Bananas or simply slice large ones in half. 6 baby bananas (approx.) 1 cup self-raising flour 1 cup soda water (cold) neutral oil icing sugar for dusting Whisk the […]
FREEKEH SALAD WITH ROASTED TOMATOES AND CHIMICHURRI
Recipe and images by Amber Bremner Freekeh is green wheat, harvested while the grains are soft and then sun dried. The chaff is burned off, leaving behind slightly smoky, roasted wheat. I love its chewy, substantial texture in salads – similar to using bulghur wheat but heartier. For this salad I’ve tossed it with luscious […]
Kai Feast
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan When Christall Lowe’s long anticipated second book arrived at my place it caused quite a discussion. I left it sitting on the dining table and my husband was leafing through it. “Is this a Māori cookbook?” he asked. “No, it’s a New Zealand cookbook” was the abridged version of my response. He […]
More Than Skin Deep
Words Liz French, Images Brydie Thompson A session at Tranquillo Beauty Clinic was enough to convince Liz French that she needs to have more respect for her skin. My morning skin routine is a splash of cold water to wake me up and a dash of moisturiser in the general direction of my face. As […]
The Inside Story
Words by Liz French, Images by Jay Drew Gerrand Flooring’s Leanne and Tony Rich recently renewed the flooring in their own home. Nourish magazine got a peep at the result and found out what flooring the flooring experts choose. When you have the benefit of experience built over years in the industry and ongoing exposure […]
SALMOREJO: CHILLED TOMATO SOUP
Recipes and images by Amber Bremner Salmorejo is a quick and easy chilled Spanish soup that captures the essence of summer tomatoes straight off the vine. Burstingly ripe tomatoes are blended with stale, good quality bread (I use home-made sourdough), a generous pour of olive oil, and the simple flavours of garlic, salt, pepper and […]
Palate Celebrates 20 years
Words Denise Irvine, Images Ashlee DeCaires & Brydie Thompson Chef Mat McLean is describing his homemade bresaola and the next minute he’s in the kitchen at his restaurant, Palate, assembling a little snack to demonstrate this cured and air-dried delicacy at its best. He returns with a plate of four or five smoked baby mushrooms, […]