Spring at the Market
After a long cold winter, spring is always eagerly anticipated. And this is just as true for our growers and producers. As the days get longer and warmer, some seasonal favourites, like asparagus and strawberries, will start to pop up at the market. Irene Cummings from Greenfern Asparagus says, “Being a seasonal stall holder, I […]
Best Dressed Salads – Back to Basics with Brad
Words Brad King, Images Brydie Thompson The onset of spring means that the ground is starting to warm, and here at The Falls Retreat, we get a tad excited knowing that our kitchen gardens will start to become more plentiful. We love to showcase our homegrown organic garden produce throughout our menus, and we […]
SPICED KŪMARA & RED LENTIL SOUP
Recipe & Images EMMA GALLOWAY This flavoursome soup uses pantry staples and is super easy to pull together, making it perfect for mid-week meals or leisurely weekend fare. If you’d like, a handful of roughly chopped greens, such as spinach, silverbeet or kale, can be added in the final 5 minutes of cooking. Serves 4–6 […]
KŪMARA TEMPEH BURGERS
Recipe & Images EMMA GALLOWAY I use the standard red (Owairaka) kūmara in these patties as orange (Beauregard) kūmara contain too much moisture. These can be prepared up to three days in advance and make use of leftover cooked brown rice. If you’re using ground cumin, add to the onions along with the turmeric instead […]
BROCCOLI, BITTER LEAVES & MANDARIN SALAD WITH PISTACHIO VINAIGRETTE
Recipe & Images FIONA HUGUES According to my chef friends, I am very brave publicly loving radicchio as its apparently a very hard ingredient to sell. I, like long-time dwellers of Italy and France, adore it. The crunchy mild bitterness does a lovely thing when it meets sweet citrus, and the creamy salty pistachios here […]
SEARED CARROTS, MANDARINS, CURRANTS & BURRATA
Recipe & Images FIONA HUGUES It’s no secret that I’d possibly trade one of my kids for a burrata if it were hard to come by and only flown in by private jet from a dairy in Puglia or a seaside trattoria in Europe. Now, gratefully, we have superb producers making this illicitly magnificent cheese […]
ROASTED KŪMARA WITH MANDARINS, PECORINO & ALMONDS
Recipe & Images FIONA HUGUES This is a variation of my infamous Wicked Step-grandmother Kūmara Salad, but this darling little dish is in no way sinister. She does, however, pack a subtle punch with sneaky chilli heat that’s perfect to warm one up when the temperature is dire. If you don’t like too much pep […]
ROASTED PUMPKIN WITH ORANGE AND AJILLO
Recipe & Image: KATHY PATERSON Ajillo is the magic condiment used in dishes in the Spanish-speaking world. Ajillo gives a lift to many dishes so keep a jar in the fridge. It stores well. Serves 4 1kg pumpkin, skin on, cut into about 5cm wedges ½ cup orange juice 1 tsp ground cinnamon, or use […]
ROAST PUMPKIN PASTA
Recipe VICKI RAVLICH-HORAN | Image BRYDIE THOMPSON Autumn is a season of abundance and this is no more evident than at the Tauranga Farmers Market. Market manager Trixie Allen says, “Finally all those loaded trees we see during summer can be picked. Paddocks can be harvested. Best of all, some summer crops extend into the […]
ZUCCHINI BABA GANOUSH
Recipe VICKI RAVLICH-HORAN | Image BRYDIE THOMPSON Autumn is a season of abundance and this is no more evident than at the Tauranga Farmers Market. Market manager Trixie Allen says, “Finally all those loaded trees we see during summer can be picked. Paddocks can be harvested. Best of all, some summer crops extend into the […]