Marvellous meringues
Lauraine Jacobs whips up a wonderful standby – and has a suggestion for the leftover egg yolks. [more]
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Marvellous meringues
Lauraine Jacobs whips up a wonderful standby – and has a suggestion for the leftover egg yolks. [more]
What to do with aubergines?
Lauraine Jacobs takes the mystery out of cooking one of the most versatile vegetables. [more]
Schoolkids go from Garden to Table
School gardens are one thing, but an innovative scheme is helping kids prepare what they're growing. [more]
Perfect picnic pies
Food tastes better outside, and if the weather holds, pies are the ideal picnic food. [more]
Berry beautiful
It's berry season, and the versatile blueberry can be used for breakfast, lunch or dinner this summer. [more]
Nelson’s fresh seafood
While Nelson clears up after the pre-Christmas floods, let’s not forget what a treasure trove of first-rate food and wine the region... [more]
Vegetarian recipes
Beefing up your vege intake is a healthy way to go – and it’s also good for the planet. [more]
Dips and spreads for summer
Here comes summer - and here are the perfect accompaniment for summer parties. [more]
Christmas Goodies: Glazed ham
Lauraine Jacobs finds that there are superior-flavoured local hams available for Christmas Day. [more]
Christmas Goodies: Baby Christmas cakes
Staying well ahead of the curve, Lois Daish was writing about cupcakes in 1995, including these lovely baby Christmas cakes. [more]
Christmas Goodies: Mexican wedding cakes
From our archive of Lois Daish recipes, these "small, tender biscuits" are a delightful gift or are perfect with fresh berry desserts. [more]
Christmas Goodies: Chocolate “salami”
A recipe from our Lois Daish archive that is win-win for a gift-giving cook. [more]
Christmas Goodies: Excellent Christmas cake
In a festive series from our Lois Daish archive, we start with a cake with unusual proportions of fruit. [more]
Simple festive fare
Lauraine Jacobs prepares a Christmas menu with – gasp – no turkey, but which can be cooked ahead of time for quick assembly on the day. [more]
The year’s best cookbooks
Lauraine Jacobs picks the best cookbooks of the year, and we giveaway her top five recommendations. [more]
Special occasion fish and chips
Home-made fish and chips are so good they can be served for special occasions. [more]
Lean, red and healthy venison
It contains less fat than skinless chicken breast and more iron than beef, and can be used in any recipe that calls for meat to be cooked quickly. [more]
Sweet, nutritious and versatile kumara
A warm kumara and mussel salad is the essence of New Zealand kai. [more]