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Ask Peter: Camp cooking
We’re planning a road trip around the South Island and I won’t have a lot ...

A culinary capsule wardrobe
Heading off to a holiday house for a week – or weeks – can put pressure on ...

Shift in gear - shift in career
Getting back to work after a long summer break can be tough with many people suffering ...

Inexpensive buys
In the aftermath of a reckless Christmas/New Year/summer holiday spend-up, and faced ...

So, about that New Year resolution
If you made a New Year resolution to change your diet for the better, you are not ...

Reader recipe competition
Our ‘Win a Trip to New York thanks to Silver Fern Farms’ competition was ...

The subversive one
"Happy New Year! Happy New You!”How many headlines will you see screaming that ...

Ask Peter: Cooking meat
Can you please advise whether it is safe to use a standard meat thermometer when ...

Know your bubbles
Christmas is about celebration and sparkling wines remain the beverage that best ...

Condiments for cold cuts
Warren Elwin makes a set of handy condiments that will liven up the cold cuts

All in a day's work: Mrs Jessica Claus Jill-of-all-trades
After an early breakfast with Santa and the elves, I make sure everyone in the ...

Perfect summer trio
One white, one red and one in-between wine from three producers who have managed to ...

Ask Peter: Barbecue sweets
From now until February all our entertaining (and visiting) is based on cooking things ...

Ask Peter: Rabbit stew and recipes
I live in the rural far north and thanks to my gun-slinging husband I have a freezer ...

Ben Macdonald
Ben Macdonald was the only Kiwi competing in the 2015 series of MasterChef Australia, ...

Christmas accompaniments
A leg of ham served with plenty of bread, salad greens and a set of Warren ...

Praline: How to make
Ingredients100g caster sugar3 Tbsp water50g almond slivers, lightly toasted if you ...

Ask Peter: Lamb back-straps
We absolutely adore lamb backstrap but I always seem to overcook it

Party planning
Party planner extraordinaire Kathy Paterson has the checklist that will ensure your ...

Imaginary friends vs imaginary enemies
I’ve been looking after a friend’s little girl, Amelia, she’s a very ...

Lemongrass chicken bahn mi
It only took me 44 years to wise up to what everyone in Vietnam already knew

Kumeu's benchmark chardonnays
The labels may have been tweaked at Kumeu River but the superb premium chardonnays ...

Ask Peter: Whitebait and tuatuas (+ whitebait fritter recipe)
In restaurants I have enjoyed crispy individually-fried whitebait

All in a day's work: Sarah Frizzell, co-owner The Lucky Taco
Sixteen months after sharing The Lucky Taco start-up experience with us through the ...