Friday, July 4, 2025

Food & Drink

Perfectly matched seafood and wines

By PJ Taylor, Eastern Times Ethereal Restaurant, at the high-quality hotel Double Tree by Hilton, is a superb dining experience, and the best surprise...

Pukekohe eatery wins award

A Pukekohe restaurant has been recognised as one of the country’s 50 best eateries. Franklins Bar and Eatery was named one of Estrella Damm Top...

Get up an Appetite

A long-time foodie, I’ve eaten at most Pukekohe restaurants, but, until recently, the relatively new Appetite had escaped me – such a pity! I had...

Season of the sticks

By Natalie Pitfield Seasons become far more important when you live on a lifestyle block. Spring means cows that are feisty after the sugar rush...

Living the lifestyle dream

By Natalie Pitfield In 2002, my husband and I gave up city life and moved to a 16-acre lifestyle block in Whangarata. We had a...

Orange and Kumara Salad

Orange you glad we said kumara? At first thought, they may seem to make strange table mates but, as this recipe proves, oranges and kumara...

Cookies & Cream Dream

This slice is a little bit outrageous – I think it’s the equivalent of the Snickalicious Slice from Scrumptious, actually.

Sun-dried Tomato and Sweetcorn Polenta

Believe it or not chocolate and popcorn are both regarded as 'brain food'; chocolate for its antioxidant-rich cacao beans and popcorn for vitamin B6...

On our goat

Whenever a particular Rural Living writer is asked “Whose the tart?” he replies with glee: “She is!” while gesturing to his long-suffering dining companion. However,...

Mousse in the hoose!

Chocolate mousse with caramelised milk, chocolate soil and mandarin There’s a mousse in the kitchen that we all want to eat... we’re going to eat...