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Kitchen class: Kitchen Studio

The future of kitchen renovation lies in creating a personalised journey from imagining your new kitchen to enjoying it. Renovating a kitchen is more than a project; it’s an investment of time, energy, and emotion, and the process should honour that, says Jo Tozer, owner of Kitchen Studio in Merivale. “Exceptional service goes […]

Why we need to talk about death

The struggles with terminal illness of beloved New Zealanders like Nigel Latta and Dai Henwood have highlighted the need for better conversations about grief, death and dying. For Western cultures, the concept of death is uncomfortable. Unlike other cultures, which have woven the honouring of death and dying into every day custom and […]

Cottage cheese & spinach bake

From her third cookbook Seasoned, foodie and chef Cherie Metcalfe’s cottage cheese and spinach bake has a high level of protein and an equally high level of yum – a staple when on an end-of-year health kick between events. INGREDIENTS 600g frozen spinach 6 eggs 500g cottage cheese 1/3 cup grated parmesan 1 […]