Recipes

Salad days are near again

As the weather improves so too does the range of seasonal vegetables hitting supermarket shelves or popping up in our gardens. After months of hearty...

Indian-Style Boneless Chicken Curry

INGREDIENTS 3 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, sliced 3 cloves garlic, sliced 50g fresh ginger, peeled and julienned 1kg chicken leg meat, cut in manageable-sized pieces 1tbsp Gault’s Indian...

Green goodness parsley soup

This Green Goodness Parsley Soup is silky, comforting, and surprisingly easy to make at home. Made with onions, potatoes, parsley, cream, and Gault's Vegetable...

Queen Bee sparks buzz

By Helen Perry Foodies who haven’t dined at Queen Bee, Pukekohe don’t know what they are missing! Formerly known as Shalimar, the restaurant has a...

Meringue Log

Meringue Log A nostalgic classic from my apprenticeship with Tony Astle at Antoine’s, where his wife Beth made it flawlessly every time – this much-loved...

Iconic Auckland Eats – local dishes top table

More than 2400 nominations have been cut down to the best 100 dishes with two local (or near enough) selections taking the cake in...

Patatas bravas

By Simon Gault Ingredients 2 Tbs olive oil 1 large onion, coarsely diced 6 medium cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp hot smoked paprika 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika 1 tsp...

A tough nut to crack…

By Natalie Pitfield I’d planted nut trees as a way to offer shade to our pig and chook paddocks. They were side by side,...

Shift towards sustainable eating

Sustainability is becoming a major influence on what Aucklanders are eating right now. More people are starting to think not just about taste, but where...

Farming fussy eaters

By Natalie Pitfield It’s a widely held misconception that pigs and goats will eat anything. You hear the stories about goats eating tin cans,...