Perfect panforte recipe
I always don a clean pair of dishwashing gloves to mix this dense festive Italian fruit cake, as it’s very heavy to mix with a spoon and you need to work fast so the toffee mixture doesn’t set before it’s mixed through the fruit and nuts. The recipe scales up easily and […]
7 ways to incorporate healthy eating habits into your day to day life
Regularly maintaining healthy eating patterns can often be a challenge, particularly in especially busy times in your life when grabbing a quick tasty snack is just too tempting to resist. If you suspect that you may have given in to this temptation a few times too many recently, there are plenty of […]
An adventurer’s blend: Heartland Brew
Canterbury based coffee roastery Coffee Worx is gaining ground with its retail coffee brand Heartland Brew. Roasted from high grade premium coffee, Heartland Brew range is blended for the adventurers, hikers, bikers, trampers, car enthusiasts, fishermen and women, and all those that enjoy sipping on a superb coffee while enjoying the […]
All a pickle: Gordon’s Pickles
Someone once said, “Good pickles are crisp, enduring and devilishly hard to make”. That person clearly had not met the team at Gordon’s Pickles. They are passionate experts on pickles of all shapes and flavours from sliced and whole gherkins with dill or chilli and honey, to traditional pickled onions. One […]
On route: Route 72 Cafe & Emporium
It can only be called a complete experience – not simply a cafe and a store, but a destination with so much variety and pizzazz you need hours to take it all in. Set in the quaint and picturesque village of Cust is Route 72 Cafe & Emporium, a country cafe/ bar […]
Salad Season
‘tis the season of backyard barbecues and beachside picnics. We’ve pulled together summer’s hottest selection of seasonal salads to make eating well, easy! RAW BROCCOLI & SMOKED SALMON Packed with all the goodies – including fibre, protein, iron and a bunch of B vitamins – raw broccoli makes the perfect […]
In season
As the days continue to warm and the sunshine hours increase, summer fruit and vegetables flourish to provide us with deliciously ripened produce for our plates – often ready to just be rinsed and eaten right away. BETTER FOR YOU Not only does our produce taste better when in season, but […]
Taking the cake: Original Foods Baking Co
Celebration season is upon us, and every Kiwi knows you can’t turn up empty handed. Original Foods Baking Co. is here to save the stress of reinventing the salad, engineering an extravagant platter, or choosing the best bottle of wine. Jaimee Ferris, Marketing Manager of Original Foods Baking Co., tells Metropol why […]
Paprika Spiced Cutlets
Prep: 30 mins | Cook: 18 mins | Serves: 8 INGREDIENTS Lamb 2 x Quality Mark 8 bone lamb racks, trimmed of any silver skin oil for rubbing Smoked paprika mayonnaise 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 cup olive oil lemon juice, to taste 1 teaspoon good quality […]
Passionfruit slice: Two Raw Sisters
Ingredients base ¾ cup dried coconut ½ cup almonds ½ cup buckwheat or rolled oats ¾ cup dates, softened in boiling water for 5 to 10 minutes, then drained 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp vanilla bean paste or extract Pinch of sea salt filling ½ […]
