Homemade Apricot Jam

Two jars full of orange coloured jam with labels. food ideas

The summer fruit season is nearly here! If you're a keen cook, try your hand at jam making. This Apricot Jam recipe is easy with just 4 ingredients. Everyone will be so impressed.

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Braised Lamb Shanks

Braised Lamb Shanks - Fresh Ideas

Mmmmm, braised New Zealand Lamb Shanks. You’re going to adore this Lamb Shanks recipe and your family will love you more each time you cook this amazing lamb dish. Can you guess the secret ingredient for shanks success?

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Parsnip and Carrot Soup

Parsnip and Carrot Soup - Fresh Ideas

The subtle sweetness of carrot and parsnip gives this soup fab flavour! The thick, creamy texture makes the soup hearty and filling for cooler months. An oh-so-healthy vege soup recipe.

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Capsicum Feta and Onion Quiche

No matter how you slice it or when you serve it, this Capsicum Feta and Onion Quiche makes a healthy, scrummy, satisfying meal for all the foodlovers in your life. Capsicum Feta and Onion Quiche Serves 6-8 You Will Need: 1 – 2 sheets of pastry – short or flaky both are fine 2 tsp…

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Italian Easter Buns

Italian Easter Buns fresh fast

So what is so Italian about these Easter Buns? The bread is enriched with eggs and butter, and candied fruit. Glace peaches, oranges etc are added. Also, the distinctive flavour of anise or fennel seed is used instead of more traditional spices. Italian Easter Buns are at their best fresh from the oven with butter…

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Feijoa Chutney

brown feijoa chutney heaped on a stack of crackers with whole feijoas in the back

  In autumn and early winter, we go bananas for feijoas in NZ. They're so aromatic and they make the most beautiful feijoa chutney which you can use in so many ways. This is one of the best fejoa recipes in our opinion. This chutney is the perfect condiment to serve with a beautiful cheese…

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Feijoa Wine

Fresh ideas - Feijoa Wine

This fabulous homemade Feijoa Wine recipe is perfect for Autumn and Winter. As the feijoas fall from your hedge or trees, just gather them up and think about all that free feijoa wine you’ll be enjoying… Check out these other great feijoa recipes: Feijoa Jam Feijoa Chutney Feijoa Cake Feijoa Shortcake Freezy Feijoa Sorbet

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Chermoula lamb

  With parsley, coriander, garlic and red onions, this chermoula lamb recipe is a sure fire family winner.

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Star Cookies

Star Cookies Fresh Ideas

Picture a gorgeous, sparkly platter with your own cookie creations. YOU will be the star! Serves 35 To make Star Cookies, you will need: 125g butter, softened 50g icing sugar 1 medium egg 1tsp vanilla extract 225g plain flour 225g icing sugar 2tbsp warm water Shaped cookie cutters (we love Star shape) and sugar sprinkles…

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