TARAKIHI CRUDO WITH LABNEH, FENNEL & PICKLED APPLES
Recipe and images by Fiona Hugues The weather where I live, not far from the sea, is still great for a jaunt in the boat and luscious pale pink fillets of freshly line-hooked bountiful species are happily often ready and waiting in my fridge. We prefer to eat fish raw these days, or crudo […]
ZUCCHINI & CUCUMBER PICKLE
Falling for Autumn Recipes Brad King, Images Brydie Thompson Autumn is always a time of abundance, be it the wonderful in season fruit or your bursting vegetable garden. Falls Retreat know this only too well with their massive garden that not only provides super fresh picking for the plates that come out of the kitchen […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BBQ Fish ‘n Capsicum Blend
Recipe and images by Kathy Paterson A simple sauce adding some summer sunshine to your barbecued fish fillets. Serves 4 1 red capsicum, core and seeds removed, roughly chopped 1 shallot, peeled, roughly chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled ½ tsp smoked paprika, preferably bittersweet 3 tbsp olive oil 4 firm white fish fillets, skin on, […]
Banoffee Pie
Recipes by Vicki Ravlich-Horan Images by Ashlee DeCaires Several years back I began my quest to grow bananas in the Waikato. The palms flourished, in fact, too well, growing over three metres tall. Too tall to protect from the inevitable frost which decimated them. I went up to Northland to seek advice from the guru […]