New Zealanders munch their way through an average of 2.6 kilograms of baked beans per head each year but few would realise the true nutritional benefits of this 'super food'.
Food, Wine & Beverages
Soups, A quick and healthy meal solution
Being able to eat your way to a healthier you sounds too good to be true, but that's just what the annual Wattie's National Soup week aims to teach us.
Adapting recipes for health needs
The aim of a good healthy lifestyle is to include a variety of many different foods that will supply plenty of nutrients and to balance your energy intake with your activity levels!
The Peachy Time of Year
"An apple is an excellent thing…until you have tried a peach." - George du Maurier 1834-1896
Summer Heights
A belated Happy New Year! I have always found this an unreal time of year in New Zealand; Christmas is past, the New Year celebrated but with many still on holiday and the country itself has got its shorts and jandals on and is just cruising slowly throug
BBQ Oily Rag Style
Happy New Year! It's summer and for many that means dusting off the BBQ. Some BBQs have more gadgets and style than a Lear Jet but that's not really the oily rag way.
Santa’s List
Whether these thoughts help you to solve your Christmas present problems or just give you something to put on your own wish-list to Santa, Donna and I wish you the very Merriest of Christmases and a New Year of Peace, Joy and Happiness.
Don’t Panic
I have no wish to cause uproar in the aisles, but realising yesterday that there is less than a month to Christmas I thought it perhaps time to give a thought or two as to what to eat over this hospitable and celebratory season.
Irene_M’s Carrot Cup Cakes Recipe
Get Irene's great carrot cup cake recipe here - it'll make about six large cup cakes.
Irene’s tuna mousse
Find out how to make Irene's Tuna Mousse recipe here. This recipe serves 2.