Hidden health

Hidden health: Metropol Recipe

The New Year has come and gone and on the top of the list of New Year’s resolutions for many of us is health.   We all know the value of including fruit and vegetables in our daily meal plan. For many people this can be a real struggle.  So why not grate, slice, blend, […]

Salted caramel nut brownies Recipe

Salted caramel nut brownies recipe

A decadent recipe that can be made ahead, even frozen – with or without the caramel sauce. So what are you waiting for?     INGREDIENTS 1 cup caster sugar 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup chocolate dots 1/4 cup cocoa powder 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup sugar 1 […]

Frozen Berry Ice Cream Cake

Frozen Berry Ice Cream Cake: Recipe with Metropol

Have your cake and eat it too, with this berrylicious beauty. Refined sugar-free, gluten-free and nut-free, it is extraordinarily easy to make and doesn’t include any guilt! It’s the perfect option for entertaining this summer and you can work in whatever fruits – fresh, frozen or even canned – you choose.     INGREDIENTS Base […]

Peter Timbs

Metropol on a Plate – Steeped in Tradition

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a succulent ham on the bone and nobody knows the importance of tradition like Christchurch butcher and Peter Timbs Meats Ltd part owner Chris Timbs.       Like his father Peter, grandfather and generations before, Chris discovered a love for butchery, passionately carrying on the family tradition. It’s a […]

Christmas mince pies Recipe

Festive Feasting: Christmas mince pies Recipe

Christmas mince pies are a festive favourite for foodies. Why not add this to your silly season spread?       INGREDIENTS NZ Christmas mincemeat 175g raisins 150g sultanas 100g mixed peel 150g currants 30g blanched almonds 1 lemon, grated zest and juice 1 orange, grated zest and juice Quarter cup brandy Quarter cup sherry […]

Blackberry & Lime Macarons

Blackberry & Lime Macarons

  INGREDIENTS For the macarons 3 egg whites apx 100g 3 tbsp caster sugar 110g ground almonds 175g icing sugar 1 tbsp meringue powder/egg white powder 1/8 tsp almond essence Purple gel food colouring For the blueberry and lime curd 3/4 cup fresh blackberries 60g unsalted butter cubed 100g or scant 1/2 cup caster sugar […]