How to choose salad dressing
Adding a dressing to summer salads or vegetables can transform a dull dish...
November meal plan shopping list
Long list! Don't be daunted. Cross off what you still have left from...
December meal plan shopping list
Remember to cross off what you still have left from the week before.
Pantry...
How to choose canned fish
Canned fish is so versatile. It’s economical, convenient, mostly healthy, tasty and comes...
Shopping for more magnesium
With just a few simple swaps you can increase your daily intake of...
Shopping for more selenium
Many New Zealanders aren’t getting enough of the antioxidant selenium. Make these changes...
Shopping for more iodine
Iodine is an essential nutrient in our diets, even though we only need...
Shopping for more vitamin E
Most New Zealanders have less than the optimal amount of vitamin E in...
In season mid-winter: Grapefruit
The grapefruit grown in New Zealand is not actually a true grapefruit —...
In season late summer: Sweet corn
Sweet corn is a variety of maize that, thanks to a natural genetic...
In season late summer: Plums
Plums are available in New Zealand from late November to early April.
There are...
In season mid-summer: Tomatoes
It wasn’t quite a case of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, but once...
In season mid-summer: Cherries
Cherries are a stone fruit belonging to the Rosaceae (rose) family which is...
In season mid-autumn: Chestnuts
Chestnuts are a versatile ingredient: they can be used in savoury and sweet...
In season late autumn: Feijoas
Feijoas only enjoy a brief moment in the spotlight.
For 10 months of the...
In season late autumn: Spring onions
Spring onions are a member of the Allium family and are another name...
In season early winter: Brussels sprouts
Once the vegetable that we all loved to hate, Brussels sprouts are enjoying...