Waste-Not Chicken & Potato Croquettes
I’m always on the lookout for recipe ideas that help reduce waste, use up leftovers, and still feel like something ... Read More
25 delicious ways to use leftover Jam in Recipes
Love your leftovers! Thankfully, there are many delicious ways to use jam and those last few spoonfuls can go a ... Read More
Being Resourceful: Menu Planning
Being resourceful in the kitchen in a time of uncertainty helps to manage stress levels, your budget and your supplies ... Read More
With the ramifications of Covid-19 in New Zealand, from stockpiling to food rationing, we should now, more than ever, embrace ... Read More
25 Delicious Ways to Use Leftover Relish
Other than grilled cheese toasties, dagwood sandwiches and adorning your cheese platter, just how do you use relishes and chutneys ... Read More
Whether folded through a summer slaw, used as a dipping mustard for fresh vegetable tapas or dolloped on BBQ skewers, ... Read More
Here’s a hearty flavoursome meal or side to celebrate leftovers and homemade relish: Stuffed Baked Potatoes I literally lived off ... Read More
Once you make your own dumplings, you’ll never visit the freezer aisle again. Homemade dumplings are so easy and a ... Read More
I’m not afraid to say that this was an absolute experiment. I am delighted to report that it was an ... Read More
Pumpkin puree is easy to make. Come pumpkin season you are sure to be looking for a range of recipes ... Read More
I really don’t have a burning desire to upload endless photos of my evening meal, believe me, but when I ... Read More
Orange Vinegar DIY Household Cleaner
Keep those orange peels! After enjoying fresh juice and baking ’til your heart’s content, don’t be in a hurry to ... Read More
Buttermilk is not a common recipe ingredient but, from time to time, you’ll stumble on a recipe that requires it ... Read More
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds & Pumpkin Skin Crisps
Pumpkins Galore, but don’t waste the skins and seeds. Last season, not a single pumpkin seed was intentionally planted in ... Read More
Seriously Moreish Savoury Muffins
I am no trained cook, but I am a foodie and have learnt that we all are capable of taking a ... Read More
Inspired by a tasty salad from Tank, this dish combines all the yummy ingredients of a vegetarian nacho dish but with ... Read More
When faced with one quickly ripening banana you can throw it in smoothie; 3-4 can be transformed into a delicious ... Read More
That’s the concept behind these unusual yet delicious biscuits. If you momentarily let your mind wander to Salty Caramel, you’ll ... Read More
Preserving Fresh Herbs: Rosemary & Parsley
A slight ‘segway’ from my current project, my very own veggie garden makeover, today saw me (a) trimming my rosemary ... Read More
Love Food Hate Waste: the campaign begins
The statement couldn’t be any clearer. There’s a campaign in New Zealand to help raise awareness of the amount of ... Read More
Kumara & Caramelised Onion Soup
Delicious enough to be served up in a cafe near you, Kumara & Caramelised Onion Soup (with a hint of ... Read More
Making your own vegetable stock makes perfect sense, as it has been for generations. I love old New Zealand cookbooks ... Read More
Known as an Italian style omelette, frittatas are eggy delights with endless ingredient options, transforming scrap to scrumptious. This humble ... Read More
Leek and Potato soup is a winter classic. Whether you like it chunky or pureed smooth, the flavour is hard ... Read More
You say potatoes, I say potatoes
Regardless how to you say it, we can agree that potatoes are one of the most user-friendly vegetables around. So ... Read More
I’ve been coveting stale bread like no tomorrow. NO ONE is to discard a single stale slice of anything in ... Read More
Leftovers are just the beginning
Leftovers make up 8% of 122,547 tonnes of avoidable food waste each year in New Zealand. Where is the disconnect ... Read More
It’s chewy, it’s delicious and perfect lunchbox material….the almighty All Things Nice Muesli Slice. FOOD SAVING IDEA : for stale ... Read More
Natural ways to deter Slugs & Snails
With all this rain you may need to re-sprinkle some snail bait around those cabbages; or not! For those wanting ... Read More
The next time you contemplate throwing a stale loaf to the sparrows, scraping onion skins into the compost or discarding ... Read More
I must say I was somewhat bemused by the look of sheer delight my boys had when describing a certain ... Read More
Eggshell Tea & Eggshell Crumb – free garden fertilisers
Don’t throw away your eggshells. Recycle them into fertiliser for your vege patch. In preparing your vegetable garden for spring, ... Read More
Dabbling in the raw foods arena I was pointed in the direction of these wonderful Banana Pancakes. I couldn’t believe ... Read More
Perfect for an in-between meal snack or lunchbox filler, muesli balls are a brilliant way to use up the bottom ... Read More
Tattie Scones are famous in Scotland. Mashed potato whipped to perfection then baked until risen, yum! I must say, it ... Read More
You don’t have to wait until Christmas for a great excuse to whip up a trifle. And by creatively compiling ... Read More
We’ve gone vegetarian for a week at our house and Broccoli Balls is on the menu. [Artist Peter Fraser]Thinking back, ... Read More
Layered Goodness: Make the Most of Your Homegrown Veg One of the joys of having a vegetable garden is being ... Read More
Rediscovering Liptauer: A Luxury from the Fridge Scraps When I was a kid, one of the real treats from our ... Read More
Ice Ice Baby – the wonders of flat fizz
Flat Fizz, Fresh Tricks: Turning Leftover Soda into Fruity Ice Cubes Am I the only one who doesn’t enjoy flat ... Read More