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Recipe: Water kefir

Kombucha is so 2019.

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Recipe: Edible weed salad

The myriad plants we call 'weeds' get a bad rap, but many of them are nutritious, delicious and crying out to be added to your next salad.


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On cooking shows and cursing

Over the last few months, Linda Burgess has cheered herself up by watching cooking programmes. And saying fuck.


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Food Archive

Recipe: Cauliflower, onion and olive tart

Farewell winter's veg and welcome in spring with this delicious tart, perfect for a classy lunch or a simple dinner. 


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Dietary Requirements: The lockdown sourdough phenomenon

What is sourdough and why did so many people become obsessed with it during lockdown? This month’s Dietary Requirements podcast cracks open the starter to investigate.


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Three Auckland eateries linked to new Covid-19 cases

Three hospitality venues are 'locations of interest' after customers tested positive for Covid-19.


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Lewis Road Creamery drops health claims for its collagen milk

The company’s latest product, made with supplement company Jeuneora, has come under fire from Consumer NZ for failing to comply with food standards.


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Let’s not pit anaerobic digestion against composting in the food waste fight

It's not a binary choice of one or the other, writes Brian Cox, who says the two technologies can work together for the good of the environment.


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Recipe: Banana, oat and chocolate biscuits

Brown bananas ruining the aesthetic of your fruit bowl? Turn 'em into these healthy-ish biscuits to fill the tins. 


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The real question of the election: how thick does your MP spread their Marmite?

What one yeasty question can tell us about politicians.


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Why industrial anaerobic digestion is not the answer to food waste

Auckland Council investing millions in this so-called 'sustainable solution' amounts to little more than greenwashing, says Kate Walmsley.


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Waste not, want not: The collective turning surplus food into bread and beer

A tasty way to quench your thirst and your sense of social responsibility.


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Recipe: Quick and easy vege stir-fry

A whole heap of vegetables smothered in a delicious peanutty, gingery sauce – what's not to like?


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Why I love: Mr Hao’s spicy chicken wings

Chicken. Chillies. Spring onions. Oil. Spice. Peanuts. Other stuff I don’t know the name of. How can these simple ingredients combine to create something so much more than the sum of its parts?


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‘Like a mug of the River Styx’: Hot Marmite Drink, reviewed

We drank a hot mug of Marmite so you don't have to.


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