Honey Pie

Recipe and Images Kathy Paterson Honey is the flavour bomb here so make sure you use a honey you really love. Serves 8-10 Pastry 250g (2 cups) plain flour pinch of salt 1 tablespoon caster sugar 125g cold butter, diced 1 egg yolk 50ml cold water Filling 200g good quality ricotta 4 tablespoons honey ½ […]

Grandma’s Steamed Fruit and Sago Pudding with Real Custard

Words Wayne Good, Images Ashlee DeCaires   Sometimes, when it’s cold and miserable, you just want some comfort food, or you just want to eat a memory. This recipe is just that, a childhood memory for me, that is just so good, hence why it is memorable. My birthday falls mid-winter, and I would always […]

Pickling History

Words Kate Underwood @relishthememory, Images Brydie Thompson Nana Dunn (or Great Aunty Melba) is 95 years old. She lives in Matamata and still pickles the odd onion but laughs at the thought that her humble recipe has become a thriving artisan food venture. Three years ago, her granddaughter Laura was gifted the secret recipe which […]