This is a really tasty fish taco with lots of orange zest and juice for tangy sweetness

Fresh homemade tortillas are a revelation.

Learn the easy process of making fermented cabbage with just two ingredients

Roasted cashews and cauli are made for each other in this satisfying flavour-packed salad.

Peeling the big outer leaves from a green cabbage recently, I wondered how to save ...

Peeling the big outer leaves from a green cabbage recently, I wondered how to save ...

This recipe forms part of the plant-based meal planner created in partnership with New ...

This recipe forms part of the plant-based meal planner created in partnership with New ...

This recipe forms part of the plant-based meal planner created in partnership ...

This may be my signature recipe and after making it for years I’ve evolved it to ...

This luscious brunch option is easy, delicious and impressive and it will show anyone ...

Dessert is the part of a meal that stays in people’s minds

Hemp is coming folks! It’s an amazingly useful, fast-growing and versatile plant ...

I created this dish for a vegan potluck recently and so many people asked me for the ...

This one got me questioning my definition of a recipe: at first it seemed too simple

When you just want utter lusciousness, this thickshake is your new best friend

Recently the food world has been abuzz with new vegan products, and plant-based meats ...

Mum worked in a couple of cafes when I was at school and I have fond memories of those ...

This pasta in a creamy and tasty sauce leaves you feeling good becuase it uses cashews ...

My neighbours John, Sue, Tyler and Emily (below) were very open to the idea of trying ...

Whatever else is on the menu, if you start with a salad you’re doing yourself ...

I’ve got Kate from Vegan Cuisine to thank for this one

I’ve got Kate from Vegan Cuisine to thank for this one

I loved the chicken version of this dish in Northern Thailand some years ago and have ...

As you may have noticed, all my recipes since early 2015 have been plant-based

Bright colours are full of plant goodness (aka phytochemicals)

Jackfruit is the new darling of the food blogs and for good reason — it has a ...

I’ve headed my smoothie bowl in a new direction, adding miso to amp up the ...

Scrambled tofu has been in my thoughts for a while and I tried a few ways of doing it

I first tried kitchari (meaning “mixture”) at a yoga retreat where it was ...

I first tried kitchari (meaning “mixture”) at a yoga retreat where it was ...

One of my biggest food surprises recently was at a regular vegan potluck dinner where ...

Aaron Brunet shows how to make quick but satisfying container lunches with a few ...

Halva, to me as a kid, was always a very sweet, Middle Eastern treat, generally made ...

I’ve made banana icecream for ages

Anyone who thinks plant-based food is boring needs to try these

I’ve had a few great tortilla soups in the last year, including one in an ...

This is one of my favourite dishes for a week night when I’m hungry for goodness ...

It’s a layered bowl containing some of my favourite food combos: citrus ...

My greatest food experiences involve more than just some ingredients and a method

This dish is inspired by Rick Stein’s favourite Madras fish curry

Why make peanut butter yourself? Perfection

Two humble ingredients made into a very bold salad

On a recent visit to Raglan I was delighted to see lots of new eating places, and had ...

A less formal sushi variation with no precision rolling or slicing

Starting out as a meal of pure convenience, this dish has evolved into a nice little ...

Sometimes it’s fun to take an ingredient and use much more than you normally would

Here’s a different take on stir-fried Asian noodles, tipping the balance hugely ...

Times are definitely changing when you can walk past a cafe and see a sign in the ...

This smoothie is one great way to use oatmilk

Here’s a decadent plant-based dessert, ideal for impressing dairy-free guests

Yummy breakfast cereals are easy to make

Plant-based "parmesan” is surprisingly delicious and easy to make

This dish is a way around the “like pasta, don’t like carbs” dilemma ...

Navel oranges are particularly sweet and tangy with a firm but juicy texture

Gluten-free pizza always sounded like a crazy idea, but when I thought about polenta ...

I fell in love with Urban Hippie miso at the Nelson market recently

This is a variation of the Thai green papaya salad called som tum, using more commonly ...

This is a cross between banana cake and a sticky date pudding that is gluten and dairy ...

I have recently discovered from the food-bloggersphere this new idea that is almost ...

This is an easy soup, with no need to fry anything in oil to start which makes it ...

I keep seeing samosas and nearly buying one, but then I get put off by all that fried ...

Aaron Burnet soaks his goji berries with rolled oats overnight to make them more ...

I enjoyed this spicy raw salad so much when I tried it at The Raw Kitchen in Ponsonby ...

These baked beans are tasty and comforting on a cold wet weeknight, when you want to ...

This isn’t a super-sweet, buttery, decadent slice

Confusingly, buckwheat it isn’t any relation of wheat at all: it’s a ...

A happy coincidence gave me the idea for this recipe

Oranges have such a lot to offer — sweet juice, intense fragrant zest and the ...

What makes a chowder sustainable? Choosing seafood from near the top of the Forest and ...

As a starter for a gathering, a pile of these on a board will get demolished in no time

This cashew "aioli" is a great dip for vegans

Newsflash! Eight-year-old foodies are extremely adept at spotting the difference ...

Bento boxes are the opposite of smoothies, with everything presented separately so you ...

These plums, baked until just soft and still holding their shape, benefit from ...

Each time I’ve visited my Auntie Nada in the past year or so she’s made a ...

After making lots of ceviche this summer I started to notice how much I enjoyed ...

Bread is the most commonly wasted food in New Zealand homes — but what can you ...