Category: Winter

Apple & Blackberry Crumble

There’s nothing more comforting than a good fruit crumble.

Ilaria’s Spicy Chickpea Bunnuce Burgers with Green Chilli Yoghurt Dressing

These are seriously so good that I swear they’ll beat any kebab and falafel combo that a 1am service, or any other time, can offer you.

Apple Galettes

You got 10 minutes? That’s all it takes to assemble these irresistible morsels.

Lentils & Cavolo Nero with Spiced Yoghurt

Fab combo – lentils, cavolo nero & spiced yoghurt – with nuts and seeds, oh, and add a fried egg!

Porcini Ragu

Authentic porcini and meat ragu … it can be softened with a swirl of cream for the faint-hearted.

Crispy Fried Polenta

Golden crunch – who can resist that?

Risotto – Oven-baked Mushroom Risotto

Sizzle and stir, stack and bake … then devour!

Mushroom, Leek & Potato Soup

Here’s a big pot of goodness to serve to the troops.

Puy Lentil & Chorizo Soup

Chorizo gives layers of flavour to this soup. And it’s one of those soups that tastes even better the day after making.

Silverbeet – how to make the most of a backyard staple

A Kiwi gardener’s favourite – you can ignore it, and it just keeps on growing! Read how to make the most of it.

Beetroot – multi coloured!

Candy-coloured beetroot will turn heads at your next gathering.

Brown Sugar Almond Crumbles with Gingered Apple & Pear

Go on – make a hole in the crumble and pour in a good swig of cream, or better still, add a decent-sized blob of vanilla ice cream.

Spaghetti all’Amatriciana – Midweek made easy!

A dedication to the town of Amatrice and her people.

Barley & Cavolo Nero Gratin

Good old-fashioned cooking can’t be beat.

French Roasted Chicken with Verjuice

Get your groove on with this chicken mamma – it’s so amazing!

Butternut Pumpkin with Cannellini Beans & Sage

Nothing wrong with bubbling golden cheese as a topping!

Swiss Chard with Parmesan & Pine Nuts

Toot Toot! Bright as traffic lights!

Sausages & Mash with Cavolo Nero & Onion Gravy

Couldn’t you just wolf this down! Oh Yeah! Vegetarian? Use vego sossies.

Baked Butternut with Thyme

Buttery, nutty and gorgeously sweet.

Tuscan Bean Soup

Go on! Drizzle a trickle of oil on top!

Carrot, Caper & Broccoli Salad

Bright winter cheer.

Curried Parsnip Soup

Warming, satisfying and so very tasty.

Parsnips

The best parsnips will have had an early morning shiver or two in frosty fields which sweetens them somewhat.

Baked Vegetables with Sizzled Haloumi

Way to go – jazz up a traybake with sizzled haloumi and a tangy dressing.

Hearty Beef & Mushroom Pies

Ha! This is really just a fancy-pants casserole with a pastry lid on!

Saturday Soup

Saturday soup or any day soup, it fills you up and warms you down to your toes.