Kalpana, The Original Spice Girl and Mixed Roots
For us, one of the really important things in cooking and enjoying the food we create is flavour. You can create flavour in any dish by using ingredients like onions, garlic, celery and maybe fresh herbs, or techniques – like…
Kalpana, The Original Spice Girl and Mixed Roots
For us, one of the really important things in cooking and enjoying the food we create is flavour. You can…
Summer Fresh Fruit Buying in Nelson
During the summer months the Nelson Tasman region is packed with things to do, most free, and with lots of…
Winter Meatball, Roast Carrot and Orange Salad with Maple Syrup and Sourdough Crumb
This Winter Meatball, Roast Carrot and Orange Salad is a delicious and oh-so-easy to make winter salad that is packed…
Letting Local Ingredients Shine
I haven’t gone away, my column has just changed from weekly to monthly so the format of the column is…
Summerset in the Sun Wine & Food Tasting
I recently took part in a food and wine tasting at Summerset in the Sun, Stoke, Nelson. Ian from Rust…
Muesli & Co making dreams come true at the Food Factory
Pinu and his wife, Nasrin Mary, own Muesli & Co., an innovative business that has a range of specialist mueslis and granolas in tasty flavours, including a couple designed to use in savoury dishes. More about that later.
Joyful Little Leaves
a small- scale contemporary market garden business called Joyful Little Leaves that has grown almost as fast as the crops they grow.
NaturKidz Fruit Crispz
And the winner is! A few weeks ago I wrote about the Nelson medal winners at the annual Outstanding Food…
Rata Farm will spice up your life
Do you like a little spice in your life? If you do, then Rata Farms has something to really light…










