THYME-ROASTED TOMATO + RICE SALAD WITH PRESERVED LEMON + SUMAC

Recipe & Photography: Emma Galloway Roasting tomatoes until slightly dried intensifies their flavours and makes them the perfect flavour-bomb to add to summer salads. This rice-based salad is the perfect make-ahead dish to take along to summer BBQs. Add some cooked chickpeas for a more substantial stand-alone meal. I used medium-sized tomatoes. If you use […]

Charred Broccolini Noodle Bowl with Black Pepper Dressing

Recipe and Photography: Emma Galloway Long before chillies were introduced into Asia, pepper was used to add heat to dishes. Here in New Zealand we tend to use black pepper mostly as a seasoning in small amounts, but it’s really nice to sometimes add it in amounts where not only is its taste more pronounced, […]

Rhubarb, Lemon & Pink Peppercorn Cakes

Recipe & Photography: Emma Galloway Although not a true peppercorn from the pepper vine, pink peppercorns have a similar peppery flavour, albeit a slightly fresher almost sweet and citrusy version. While great used in savoury dishes, it also lends itself to sweet applications too! I love pairing it with strawberries in the summertime, and its […]

Quinoa & Spinach Cakes with Chipotle Cashew Sauce

Recipe & Photography: Emma Galloway I make versions of these quinoa cakes whenever I find myself with leftover cooked quinoa. That said, if you don’t have leftover quinoa at hand, rinse 1 cup of quinoa grains in a fine sieve. Bring 1½ cups of water to the boil, add quinoa, reduce heat to the lowest […]

White Bean Soup with Kale & Pumpkin Seed Pesto

Recipe and photography: Emma Galloway This is the kind of hearty, hug-from-the-inside kind of soup I crave on cold winter days. Blending a portion of the soup, then adding it back to the pot creates a lovely creaminess without actually adding cream. The kale and pumpkin seed pesto will likely make twice as much as […]