recipes

There’s much to love when it comes to wild fennel. (Image: The Spinoff)

Legal (and free) weed: Why you need to start eating wild fennel

Delicious fronds, tender stalks, citrussy pollen and fragrant seeds – there’s more to this ubiquitous weed than meets the eye.

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 29th November, 2025

Contributing writer

The Fatimas cookbook is released this month to celebrate the Auckland eatery’s 30th birthday.

Fatimas at home: recipes from the iconic Auckland eatery

Turkish eggs for breakfast, anyone?

By The Spinoff Review of Books | 18th October, 2025

Pastry cream crosses, anyone? (Photo: Supplied)

Recipe: Ima’s hot cross buns

Yael Shochat shares the recipe for her hot cross buns – regularly voted among the best in Auckland.

By Yael Shochat | 18th April, 2025

Image: Tina Tiller

The seven stars of kai Māori literature

Keen to reconnect with kai Māori at Matariki? Add these books to your kete.

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 14th July, 2023

Contributing writer

Image: Tina Tiller

Ingredient of the week: Brussels sprouts

They're not that bad, honestly! Prepared the right way, they can even be good.

By Wyoming Paul | 30th June, 2023

Contributing writer

Design: Archi Banal

Artificial ingredients: Will ChatGPT be your new sous-chef?

Can AI generated recipes make a self-described painfully average chef any better at cooking?

By Fran Barclay | 8th May, 2023

(Image: Tina Tiller)

The secret lives of recipes

Recipe books hold an abundance of knowledge, but they're nearly absent from our historical archives. Until now, anyway.

By Nina Finigan | 11th April, 2023

Akoori, or masala scrambled eggs

Recipe: Akoori, or masala scrambled eggs

Creamy, spicy and herby, akoori is the perfect savoury breakfast.

By Perzen Patel | 12th February, 2023

Contributing writer

(Photo: Perzen Patel)

Recipe: Wafer per eedu

Yes, it's eggs on potato chips.

By Perzen Patel | 29th January, 2023

Contributing writer

Image: Getty / Archi Banal

Ingredient of the week: Lemons

How about a quick and amazing creamy lemon spaghetti for dinner?

By Wyoming Paul | 14th January, 2023

Contributing writer

Image: Getty / Tina Tiller

Ingredient of the week: Cabbage

Never underestimate the health-giving and culinary prowess of this ubiquitous brassica.

By Wyoming Paul | 25th November, 2022

Contributing writer

Image: Getty / Bianca Cross

Recipe: Sindhi aloo tuk

Spiced, fried and just a little smashed, this is how to treat a spud.

By Perzen Patel | 20th November, 2022

Contributing writer

Miso soba noodles with mushrooms and steamed greens. (Image: supplied / Tina Tiller)

Ingredient of the week: Mushrooms

Hallucinogenic, deadly or downright delicious, there are many sides to these spongy little weirdos.

By Wyoming Paul | 12th November, 2022

Contributing writer

A bit of heat can save a wilting lettuce leaf. (Image: Archi Banal)

Hear me out: You should cook your lettuce

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 8th July, 2022

Contributing writer

Yum (Image design: Tina Tiller)

Panipopo is the best dessert – Pālagi just haven’t tried it yet

A love letter from Madeleine Chapman to a very basic sweet treat.

By Madeleine Chapman | 10th March, 2022

Special correspondent

Salmon, potato, green olive and fennel tray bake and molten dark chocolate and hazelnut pudding (Photos: Josh Griggs)

Recipes for the weekend: salmon tray bake and molten dark chocolate pudding

A tray bake and a stir-together pud – the perfect low-effort-but-still-a-bit-special dinner combo.

By Sarah Tuck and Claire Aldous | 28th November, 2021

(Image: Tina Tiller)

Crushing on cabbages

An ode to the unsung hero of the produce section.

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 4th November, 2021

Contributing writer

Photo: Getty Images

Ten life-saving lockdown recipes

Some fresh inspiration for those still stuck in the takeaway-free zone that is level four.

By Lucy Corry | 11th September, 2021

A couple of Spinoff lockdown fridges. (Image: Tina Tiller)

Eat everything in your kitchen this lockdown

Go hard, go early, eat all the pickles.

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 26th August, 2021

Contributing writer

1950s town-planning heaven – still standing! – complete with tangelo tree (Photo: Amanda Thompson / supplied)

What to do with tangelos, the sad uncle of the cheery citrus family

When life gives you sour little oranges, make cake.

By Amanda Thompson | 22nd August, 2021

Contributing writer