Spring Chicken Salad with Green Things
Recipe and images by Fiona Hugues My feathered flock brings me endless joy, and it’s no secret that I completely adore my chooks. For a couple of decades now I’ve fancied them, raised them, named them, and relished in their noble egg-laying careers. They’ve raised me heritage breeds from other mothers, hatched random orphaned eggs […]
ROAST BABY CARROTS WITH SHERRY VINEGAR GLAZE
Recipe & images by Amber Bremner SOUR I love vinegar. My Dad doused cucumber and tomatoes with vinegar when I was a kid, and I didn’t take much convincing to love it too. Now I appreciate vinegar’s versatility to balance and elevate other flavours, and I add a splash or squeeze of something sour into […]
Red Kitchen Cafe’s Winter Salad
Ryan Burke, chef and co-owner of Red Kitchen Cafe in Te Awamutu, says that salads can be just as good in the winter as the summer months. The key is using heartier vegetables like kumara, and greens like mizuna. This also means you can use bolder flavours. In this one, a regular in the cabinet […]
Shaved Cabbage, Fennel and Apple Salad with Hazelnuts
Recipe by Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images by Ashlee DeCaires There is a difference between finely sliced and shaved cabbage. Trust me, I have tried to emulate the shaved cabbage served with the donburi I enjoy at my local Japanese restaurant without using a mandolin and the fact is it’s not the same. Something happens when your […]
WINTER GREEN MINESTRONE
Recipe and image by Julie Le Clerc This soup’s rustic charm makes it easily adaptable to whatever vegetables you have on hand. Feel free to adjust the balance – if you prefer more pasta and fewer beans, go for it. In spring or autumn, try swapping the broccoli for zucchini or green beans. Serves 10–12 […]
The Magic of Minestrone
WORDS AND IMAGES JULIE LE CLERC Minestrone is the kind of dish that reminds a cook why they fell in love with food in the first place. It’s generous, adaptable and bursting with goodness. A true Italian classic, this rustic soup isn’t about precision – it’s about intuition, about using what’s in season, and about […]
Excess Cabbage
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan Images Ashlee DeCaires For me, cabbage is one of those vegetables that doesn’t come with fond childhood memories – be it the boiled variety that accompanied many a winter meal in the 80s or the horrors of the cabbage soup diet. The fact is there are many more ways to enjoy this […]
VERY SOUPERSTITIOUS
Words and Images by Fiona Hugues In a world seemingly obsessed with health and wellness, somewhat boring broths and savoury soupy elixirs are appearing in all the bourgeoise spots frequented by the bendy fitspo crew (those active wear types all freshly unwound and retreated). Each to their own, but cynical me (who prefers a wild […]
TEMPEH BALLS
Recipe and Image Amber Bremner These tempeh balls are a fantastic high protein stand-in for traditional meatballs, inspired by the classic flavours of Italian pork sausage. I serve these with spaghetti and marinara sauce as a familiar family-friendly meal that keeps everyone happy. They are delicious shallow fried but can be oven-baked for a healthier […]
Make the Dish- Dumpling House Special Sweet and Sour Eggplant
Words and images Vicki Ravlich-Horan A few years ago I was introduced to Dumpling House CBD Express on Bryce Street, or perhaps more specifically to a couple of their dishes I would never have ordered had I not got the inside word. Known, as their name would suggest, for their homemade dumplings, I would argue […]