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Cookware, kitchenware and miracle products
All these THINGS that we are meant to use for cooking

Preserving: Quick tips
My aunty Dianne loves to pickle, and chutney, and jam, and relish, and sauce, and even ...

Preserving: Bottling using the overflow method
The sense of satisfaction preserving gives makes it so worthwhile, and preserving in ...

Ask Peter: Brine
I have plenty of ideas for tasty brine solutions but my stumbling block is how long to ...

Robert Oliver's Pacific recipes
Robert Oliver says the kai produced by a boy from Aitutaki and his lovely Maori ...

4 bites: Barbecue bites
Warren Elwin shares barbecued bites for summer garden parties Chooks in a ...

All in a day's work: Carla the student and part-time gym receptionist
Carla, 21, spends much of her day sitting in lectures (she is studying English and ...

Ask Peter: Stocks & broths with a recipe for bone broth
After cooking your great meaty ribs recipe published in Bite recently I have an ...

Culinary knowledge
Ben Bayly was given a glimpse into the future of food when he travelled to Barcelona ...

Ask Peter: Cornmeal (+ cornbread recipe)
I love cornbread and want to make it but the (mostly American) ...

Stop worrying what other people think
I can’t begin to tell you how much stress we cause ourselves by worrying what ...

4 bites: Strudels
Sure, apple makes a great strudel but so do other fruits and berries … and ...

Ask Peter: Panna cotta (+ recipe)
Just wondering if a panna cotta is freezable, and if so how long before serving should ...

Central Otago's best pinot noirs
New Zealand pinot noir continues to collect rave reviews from every corner

Ask Peter: Buttermilk
I've been using buttermilk instead of plain yoghurt in cooking (especially cakes, ...

Breakfasts for busy school days
For most people, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and what they eat at ...

4 bites: A Valentines dinner for two
Skip the chocolates — but not the flowers — and serve up Warren ...

Hawkes Bay selection
Hawkes Bay, blessed with the kind of undulating landscape and climate that grapes ...

4 bites: TV dinners
Warren Elwin turns chicken in to some winning TV dinners for those eating in front of ...

Instant head-turners
In the course of tasting numerous wines each week for review, some are instant ...

4 bites: A deliciously long weekend
With the food prep behind him, Warren Elwin packs up and heads away for a deliciously ...