A baked risotto that can be popped in the oven while you get on with other things is a ...

Confusingly, buckwheat it isn’t any relation of wheat at all: it’s a ...

Rillettes are usually made with slow-cooked pork that has been shredded and mixed with ...

Another Kiwi classic is good old fish’n’chips

Like many New Zealanders, lamb and peas are a combination we have grown up with

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

Ray McVinnie shows us a fool-proof way to chop a carrot

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Based on a recipe from Chef Jinu Abraham, chef at the Heritage Hotel, Auckland

Peel the carrots and parsnips only if the skins are tough

This sausage pie was an all-time favourite

We had home-made bread rolls for our hot dogs but if that’s not on your agenda, ...

Made with coconut flour, has no odd flavours or lots of sugar - yet they are spongy ...

Self-saucing pudding is a favourite dessert from my childhood

For those times when a celebratory chocolate cake is required, make it a more ...

This is a decadent pouring sauce with a custard base

Serve as a side dish with grilled fish and salad or for lunch

A perfect chocolate mousse is fantastic

Making truffles normally involves messy rolling of balls, but pouring the mix into a ...

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A happy coincidence gave me the idea for this recipe

For a change, you can replace the chocolate in these custard-based desserts with ...

This recipe was adapted from something I wrote up on my blog a couple of years ago

I made this for a group of friends a few years ago when we were on holiday in Wanaka ...

A lovely way to use up our surplus grapefruit

This soup with mussels and parsley pesto which can be whipped up in no time at all

The black bean beetroot burgers are a new product located close to the cheese in  ...

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For a hearty soup, try this chunky one with lamb and chickpeas