Slow-cooked Bolar Roast
Love this time of year. It’s all about the roast or crockpot in New Zealand. Slow cooking makes for a fuss-free family meal that’s ready by 5pm when the troops scoot in the door hungry and exhausted....
View ArticleSlow-cooked Vegetarian Casserole
Yep, that time of year. Dust off the crockpot or slow-cooker and embrace all things warm with this easy and delightfully delicious vegetarian recipe. Slow cooked lentils and veges. Mmmm, bring on...
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Navarin of Lamb
Winter is crockpot time and this slow cooked lamb crockpot recipe is perfect to make a big, family meal with a cheaper cut of meat. This is a classic french stew recipe but deliciously perfect for the...
View ArticleSpanish Peasant Soup
This is a sure-to-impress soup recipe. We like using a pork hock here, rather than a bacon hock as it gives more of a sweet, smoky flavour to the soup, but bacon hock is perfectly fine too (just gives...
View ArticleCrisp Roast Pork Belly
You can’t beat a good roast pork! NZ Roast Day is coming up soon on Sunday 4th August. The lovely thick layer of fat on pork belly keeps the meat really moist as it roasts, and also gives you an...
View ArticleBest Corned Beef
This piping hot, moist and tender crockpot corned beef with mustard sauce is the best I’ve ever eaten. This creation will soon turn you into a corned beef addict – using your crockpot every week....
View ArticleBest way with Carrots and Parsnip
Parsnips and carrots are cool root veges. They are also really good for you, taste great and inexpensive – perfect to battle against the budget! Check out this fab recipe from Linda Hammond – a parsnip...
View ArticleDevilled Sausages in the Crockpot
Whenever I’ve made Devilled Sausages before, I’ve used packets, but I thought I should try cooking them from scratch. The outcome was delicious and a whole lot better. Serves 4-6 To make Devilled...
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Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
I love Australian foodie Stephanie Alexander. Nigella Lawson recently wrote this on Stephanie’s book A Cook’s Life: “This is an exquisite book, written with an eye for detail and a magical feeling of...
View ArticleRoast Lamb Topside with Balsamic, Cranberries and Almonds
This lamb topside recipe is a winner all year round. Either roasted, slow roasted or done in the crockpot. The combination of the moist lamb, the tart dried cranberries, the nuts and the cut through of...
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