Is there any way of getting the meringue to adhere to the lemon curd layer when you ...

Why do some people put milk in their bolognese? What is the most authentic bolognese ...

Is there any benefit to chopping garlic as opposed to putting it through a garlic press

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In answer to Stephen's crayfish soup question

Where can I find the recipe for the crayfish soup you made on Breakfast One last month

I want to give you a massive high five for the “File it carefully” chutney ...

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Do you have any ideas that use a large amount of vietnamese mint? I have a large plot ...

I have just made Chinese braised pork belly

You will probably think I am a bit of a wimp, however, I do not like chilli

This soup might well be considered a newish classic

I have misplaced one of your earlier recipes (pre 2004) and I am distraught! It was ...

See here for more from Peter about cooking with quinces

We recently finished the last of a batch of roasted red onion and feijoa chutney which ...

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When making Asian coconut cream-based curries, recipes often say to heat the coconut ...

I sometimes make a last-minute chocolate sauce, melting chocolate with cream, but I am ...

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More often than not, this classic North African dish (which is now also a classic of ...

Very rich, yet also very refreshing, this curry can be served as a meal on its own or ...

I’m really happy to be able to share three recipes from my latest book Eating ...

Because it’s fairly simple, this dish is best served as a starter

 You can freeze feijoas whole and unpeeled

I have an abundance of feijoas that I want to freeze

I am looking after my friend who has illness-related dietary issues and eats very ...

We have had smoked blue cod wings at a restaurant in Moeraki

We have tried various methods to make stem ginger but have never been terribly ...

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had recently catered an event for 130 people in Los ...

I love making my curries from the basic ingredients — I make my own paste rather ...

We’ve dined at your restaurants, adore your fusion cuisine and your column in Bite

Some time ago I enjoyed a bake at a Mexican meal

We have set a gold theme for a 50th birthday party and would like to run this through ...

I have fresh purple and yellow beans that go green when they are cooked — would ...

Klaus Laitenberger, a master gardener based in Ireland, has been in touch to ask Peter ...

Hi Cuz! Our plum tree is heaving with fruit

I am writing to you from British Columbia after returning here from two months roaming ...

Here’s my recipe for the best cheese scones ever (really!)

My husband comments that the rice at Indian restaurants is always tasty, whereas mine ...

At home we’ll be cooking a late Christmas lunch for around a dozen this year, ...

We will be camping (glamping at the beach) this Christmas, but I can’t do ...

Hi Peter, your beef ribs sound amazing

I use a generous amount of the mild and seedless but truly tasty chilli flake called ...

I have seen the pictures of the Cilbir you cooked at the recent Orphans Kitchen ...

I am after advice about what to add to recipes instead of alcohol

We were privileged to join you for Savour Niue, a truly wonderful four days! ...

This sweet, salty, cooked Japanese paste was made famous by Nobu Matsuhisa who used it ...

This week isn’t so much about answering a reader’s question, but about ...

Bite featured a recipe using puffed rice recently and I am intrigued — could you ...

I have a garden full of coriander that is all ready to eat at once — I threw a ...

I am a 20-something foodie who loves nothing better than to cook and bake at home

Some of my baking recipes specify using a metal spoon, others say to use a wooden one

I stashed quite a few apricots in my freezer last summer (the Central Otago beauties) ...

Recently in beautiful Rarotonga we twice had a meal of chicken kebabs from the Muri ...

This is Peter Gordon's version of a typical Croatian way to cook whole fish - baked ...

I saw on your Instagram postings a photo of fish heads in Croatia which you said ...

In your opinion which is the best — dried or fresh herbs? I thought fresh was ...

What do you like to eat for breakfast? I am collecting simple ideas that go beyond ...

I really want my children eating avocados but they are refusing

Would you be able to tell me how to make a pad thai-style sauce

Can you suggest something a bit different to serve with soup – I resort to ...

I am about to be without an oven for four months (probably longer, the way things get ...

I’ve been given a very large frozen cooked crayfish but I’ve never in my ...

I’ve been given a very large frozen cooked crayfish but I’ve never in my ...

I have a problem with measurements in recipes

I saw your recipe for miso mushroom sauce for beef in bite magazine

Could you give me some advice on using the slow cooker please? My results are very hit ...

Last week I wrote about the raw salmon starter we served to 300 guests at the 57th ...

This recipe feeds 6 as a starter or 4 as a main course

For the next two weeks I’d like to share some stories and recipes from the ...

This recipe serves 6 as a starter

I was given a lot of peeled taro but I do not know how to keep it as we cannot eat it all

I serve dessert wine when entertaining and most of the time discard the rest of the ...

Can you give me some ideas of knock-out sauces to serve with a beef fillet? When I am ...

You talk of your mother and her cooking a lot (we only use your/her pavlova recipe now)

Any ideas why my scrambled eggs sometimes go a grey-greenish colour? JaneThe only ...

We have just been given a box of chocolate covered coffee beans and already have a ...