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Ngāhere Pesto | Recipe

The beauty of pesto is that you can use any soft herb or green, even pūhā and watercress, and a whole range of nuts or seeds.
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Umu Pulled Pork with Orange and Garlic | Recipe

Celebrate Matariki | For your Festive Table

I call this ‘umu pulled pork’ because we first made this in the back yard, using fire and hāngī stones to create our umu.
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Takakau — Flat Bread | Recipe

Celebrate Matariki | For your Festive Table

It’s a simple flatbread, which the kids love making (and consuming), made even better with a hearty brush of garlic herb butter.
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Kūmara Ginger Crunch Cheesecake | Recipe

Celebrate Matariki | For your Festive Table

Kūmara cheesecake with a ginger-crunch twist? Pure nostalgia in every bite. Move over pumpkin pie: kūmara pie is in the whare.
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Ultimate Kiwi Lamb Pizza | Recipe

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Try this Ultimate Kiwi Lamb Pizza with Broccoli & Watercress Béarnaise recipe for the long Matariki weekend.
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