APPLE CIDER BRAISED PORK SHOULDER with WHOLE ROASTED APPLES

Recipe and images by Fiona Hugues According to American folklore, Johnny Appleseed was a likeable chap who swanned about the Wild West planting trees and giving away apple seeds so gullible recipients could plant them and create orchards not full of sweet apples perfect for pies or eating fresh from the tree, but instead the […]

Sausage Strata

Recipes by Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images by Brydie Thompson This is a great dish to use up leftovers, not just day-old bread. I made it with mushroom and spinach, but you could add in leftover roast vegetables. I used Expleo’s award-winning pork sausage, (but you can use whatever flavour you like) along with the other ingredients […]

Treasuring the Past for a Sustainable Future

Words Megan Lyon Images Ashlee DeCaires “I really love textiles,” says Jo MacIntosh, smiling as she selects a fine-textured linen sheet from a neat stack held by an antique French armoire. “It’s cool in summer and warm in winter. So perfect, and you’ll never go back to regular sheets again. Its monogram speaks of another […]

Cacio e Pepe Sausage Rolls

Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Brydie Thompson I love a good old fashioned sausage roll. The pepper in these ones probably means the kids will stay away but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. 3 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, finely diced 1½ tbsp freshly ground pepper 1 garlic clove, crushed 500g pork mince ¾ […]

Harriet’s How To: Pork Belly

Words Harriet Boucher, Images by Ashlee DeCaires Pork belly is one of those special occasion meats where a lot of love goes into achieving the perfect crackle and juicy meat. It’s one of the richest meats on the market, so a little goes a long way. If I go to a restaurant where pork belly […]

Pork And Furikake Wonton Soup

Serves 3–4 This punchy winter broth is both quick and easy to make. The use of Opito Bay Salt Co’s furikake rounds out the Japanese inspired soup and you’ll finish the bowl feeling nourished and warm. For the broth 2 litres of good quality chicken stock/broth ¼ cup miso 5cm thumb ginger, sliced 1 tbsp […]

Small Batch Pickled Tamarillos with Oven-Roasted Pork Shoulder

Pickle tamarillos ahead of time, as they are best eaten after two weeks of being submerged in the pickling liquid. Makes 1 large jar 3 whole cloves ½ small cinnamon stick 2.5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced 500ml red wine vinegar 200g sugar a pinch of flaky salt pared rind of 1 small orange, […]

Pork And Fennel Meatballs

These tasty little meatballs are perfect served with a tomato pasta sauce and spaghetti or as a standalone canape/snack. 500g pork mince 1 large onion, finely diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1½ tbsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle 1 large apple, peeled and grated zest of a lemon 1 egg ¾ […]

Pork and Onion Weed Dumplings

Recipe Vicki Ravlich Horan, Images Ashlee Decaires In these addictive dumplings the traditional spring onion has been replaced with onion weed. If your garden is lucky enough to be onion weed free and you don’t fancy a forage in local parks you can naturally use spring onions. 500g pork mince 1 egg 2 tsp ginger, […]

Autumnal Pork Loin Salad with Blackberry Chutney

Recipe Vicki ravlich-Horan, Images Brydie Thompson By the time autumn rolls around most of us are a little over salads. This one might just help you fall back in love with them as it combines some of the best autumnal flavours. Opt for a mesclun mix of salad leaves or bitter peppery leaves like rocket. […]