This is quick to make, uses readily available ingredients and tastes fantastic warm ...

Feijoas from a neighbourhood tree, handfuls of greens from the garden ...

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My 10-year-old daughter, who eats most vegetables but loathes pumpkin, declared these ...

This is almost a meal in itself, but it’s a great substantial side dish that can ...

Cooking this cousin-to-carrot-cake in a loaf shape means it can - almost - pass for a ...

I always thought life was too short to pickle onions, but it turns out that it’s ...

Is a barbecue sausage really a barbecue sausage without a splash of homemade plum ...

Jam sugar - which contains pectin, a kind of naturally occurring or commercially made ...

This is inspired by the Chilean-style tomato, celery and avocado salads my mother made ...

Cherry tomatoes are like nature’s sweets - brilliant for lunchboxes, snacks and ...

Using frozen pastry sheets turns making these tasty tarts into a breeze

This classic French dessert is a no-brainer to make - all you need to do is stir a few ...

Everyone knows that the best bit of a lettuce is the crunchy core, especially with ...

Not sure spaghetti is the food of love? What about that iconic scene in The Lady ...

Sweet, salty, crunchy and soft, with bright pops of sourness from the tomatoes and ...

This is a gorgeous breakfast, preferably drunk on a warm, windless morning when you ...

This is a great way to convince carnivores that they don’t have to eat huge ...

Move over corn fritters, there’s a new kid in town

If there’s a salad-dodger at your table, these may trick them into getting their ...

I’m a bit suspicious of a lot of raw sweet treats, because they’re usually ...

Are you familiar with the classic French buche de Noel? This isn’t it

Sometimes you don’t need an all-singing, all-dancing dessert extravaganza

English food critic Jay Rayner recently wrote that “there is only one thing ...

While its exact origins are much-disputed, the mighty burger is claimed to be an ...

Is it just me, or does the vibrant shade of these butter-burnished orange kumara ...

This is what you make when you had been planning spaghetti and tomato sauce for ...

Provence in high summer smells of sun-baked fig leaves, garlic and thyme (plus a few ...

Show me a mayonnaise-bound potato salad and I’ll run a mile, but I’m quite ...

This is a great way to enliven early season strawberries (or small ones from your ...

Celebrate strawberry season and the blossoming of spring with this pretty-in-pink drink

Sweet, crunchy and refreshing, with creamy, salty crumbs of feta and a hint of heat ...

Can’t decide between cheese or dessert? This unusual dish solves the problem by ...

This is my homage to the incredible feta served at Oikos, one of my favourite ...

These are cheese rolls, but not as you (or your Southland relatives) might know them

Barbecue season will soon be upon us and you’ll need to feed those who abstain ...

This is a fast way to dress up asparagus, whether you’re serving it as a side ...

This is inspired by the amazing bunny chow that my great friend Eric Janssen makes

Life may be too short to stuff a mushroom, but you’ve got plenty of time to ...

Yes, you could open a packet of crisps and stir a packet of onion soup into a tin of ...

Why spend a fortune on a "green" juice when you can make one in seconds at home ...

This can be an elegant starter, or a companion dish to eat with some steamed sushi ...

This simple soup packs in lots of spinach, with a healthy dollop of delicious ...

If macaroni cheese and Welsh rarebit had a baby, this gorgeously cheesy dish would be it

This is an extremely refreshing way to serve dark, chocolate-y beers, but remember ...

Craft beer purists might pale at the thought of pouring a fruity, spicy beer (think ...

A rib-sticking dinner you can make in about 30 minutes with not much more than a pot ...

This makes a vast amount of sustaining winter goodness - ideal if you’re feeding ...

Sometimes, all you need is potatoes and cheese to make life seem a little brighter

Confession time: I have been eating this for breakfast recently, figuring that ...

Here’s a high-speed curd that lends itself nicely to hot crumpets, lofty scones ...

This is the sort of dessert you can make in haste and enjoy at leisure

This simple soup is soothing, but not boring

It’s impossible to stop at just one slice of this luscious cheesecake

The only thing better than a kūmara chip is a kūmara chip served with a generous scoop ...

This is just what you need on a cold, wet day

Here’s a soup that Popeye would be proud of - lots of greens and buckets of flavour

There’s nothing worse than a watery pumpkin soup

We’re heading to the time of year when salad ingredients start to disappear

This is a comforting soup for chilly days, brightened by hints of aniseed from the ...

This recipe owes a debt to a wonderful carrot cake by Michael Lee-Richards, published ...

Blackcurrants cut the richness of a milk-based smoothie (while also making it look ...

I think this simple salsa works well with venison medallions, but if eating ...

Blackcurrants are having a moment

This is nothing short of miraculous - blackcurrants, egg whites and a modicum of sugar ...

Remember when marinated mushrooms were a thing? Here’s a yum char-inspired ...

If creamy carbs (and juicy roasted mushrooms) are your thing, this is comfort-food heaven

These might just convince you that a) quinoa isn’t such a bad thing and b) life ...

This is more life hack than recipe - while it’s best made with good eating ...

I’m willing to bet that this is no worse for you than most commercially made ...

If you make this in individual ramekins or glasses, you’ll easily get six portions

Here’s a quick dinner you can make in less time that it takes to drink a long, ...

This is the perfect end to a rich, heavy meal (or an excellent palate-cleanser between ...

This was inspired by rediscovering my Christmas miniature bottle of lemon gin when I ...

As well as having an adorable name, buttercup pumpkins (also known as buttercup ...

Here’s an alternative to the ubiquitous chickpea hummus - a colourful and ...

This is very hearty and filling, just what you need for a #meatlessmonday dinner (or a ...

Buttercup pumpkins have slightly dry flesh compared to other varieties but ...