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Lamb chops with mint sauce and crushed peas
Like many New Zealanders, lamb and peas are a combination we have grown up with

Hazelnut and chocolate pavlova roll
What’s more classically Kiwi than a pavlova? Our quick-dessert trick is pav rolls

Kumara and lamb cakes
The key for dinner is to have food at the ready that can be cooked in minutes

Mussel fritters
There are many ways to make mussel fritters but the one I like best uses this simple ...

Oysters Kilpatrick (Willie Calder, oysterman)
This recipe is created by Willie Calder and is taken from The Great New Zealand ...

Kai moana with kawakawa crème sauce
I really enjoy cooking with fresh aromatic and peppery kawakawa leaves

Cheese scones
Use a light touch to incorporate the butter into the flour and shake the bowl once or ...

Beer braised beef and mushroom pies
Use beer braised beef and store-bought pastry to make these delicious beef and ...

Eskimo lolly cake
The classic Kiwi sweet treat, the Eskimo Lolly Cake is such a favourite we thought we ...

Double-iced chocolate slice
This really is a grown-ups slice, because after all the good work and time spent on ...

Snapper, mushroom and scallop skewers
There is nothing more delicious than the combination of smoky bacon and sweet scallops

Fish finger butties
Make your own fresh, juicy fish fingers and serve them between thick slices of white bread

Ultimate smoked fish pies
Three types of smoked fish and a kumara mash topping make for gourmet comfort food

Timmy's pavlova with vanilla honey yoghurt cream and strawberry compote
Every Christmas, Peter Gordon’s mother Timmy makes her pavlova with vanilla ...

Little chocolate lamingtons
Serve in bite-sized portions and arrange them prettily on the most beautiful platters ...

Crayfish, condensed milk mayo and mustard greens bruschetta
This mayonnaise is a little 'down and dirty' but I grew up with it from a very early ...

Smoked fish savouries
Fill bread cases with a creamy smoked fish mixture - a great idea for your next party

Greenshell mussels with tomato creme sauce
There is something amazingly delicious about the salty sweetness of mussels served ...

Leg of lamb stuffed with garlic, rosemary, fennel seeds and smoked paprika
Top Kiwi chef Peter Gordon has never been one for playing by the rules when it comes ...