Articles from ‘elocal magazine’ in ‘Food & Wine’

We’ve pulled together 7 simple meals that actually work — using real supermarket ingredients and realistic prices. 1. Feed a Family for Under $15 – Creamy Chicken Pasta · Feeding the family doesn’t have to mean sacrificing comfort food. · This creamy chicken pasta delivers rich flavour using simple, affordable ingredients — perfect for busy weeknights. · Estimated Cost (NZ): $14–$18 (feeds 4) · Ingredients · 500g pasta ($2–$3) 600g chicken…

This quick and easy sizzler is perfect for a simple, but flavour-packed, midweek meal to serve with rice and make the most of summer snap peas in their limited season. Ingredients · - 150g raw king prawns, peeled - 100g sugar-snap peas - ½ tbsp groundnut oil - 1 red chilli, halved, deseeded and finely sliced - ½ green chilli, halved, deseeded and finely sliced - 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced - ½ tbsp fish sauce - 3 tsp caster sugar -…

These look good but require a bit of dexterity (the construction is quite Blue Peter-ish, if I’m honest). If you don’t want the hassle, just roll each strip of pastry into a pinwheel (the shape of a pain aux raisins). You don’t have to use Parma ham and Parmesan, you can use regular cooked ham and thinly sliced Gruyère. You end up with a Christmas tree that has flavours similar to those of a croque monsieur. · Ingredients · - 1 tbsp olive…

Pine is one of my favourite ingredients and a scent I associate strongly with Christmas. One of the joys of having a real tree is that it can play a part in your cocktails, too. Spruce, Douglas fir and pine are all delicious in this drink, but if you’re snipping a branch from a wild tree, just make sure it’s not yew. The shrub will keep in the fridge for three weeks and makes 20 drinks, and it’s also lovely topped with sparkling water as a…

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without all the traditional trimmings and sides – the very best roasties, oozy veg bakes, gorgeous greens, gravy and more. · This stunning salad or traybake if you want to be fancy, is both a visual spectacle on the Christmas table that is sure to get you appreciation, it is also a gastronomic feast! Ingredients: · - 4 cups butternutsquash, peeled and cubed - 3 cups Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved - 2…

You will receive numerous compliments on your Christmas Gingerbread truffles to every event you take them to. Every Christmas, family, friends and even co-workers ask me to make these. · They are super easy to make but look and taste amazing! · Ingredients · - 400 grams  white chocolate, chopped - 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger - 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves - 285 grams dark…

Salad is an obvious thing to eat in the summer, and the humble beetroot is often an overlooked star as the main ingredient. Incorporate nuts and seeds and this is a filling, tasty alternative to the more often used green leafy summer salads. · The caraway here gives the dish a Germanic flavour. · Ingredients: · - 165g spelt (get the type of spelt that is unhulled, not the type marked ‘pearled’) - 2½ tbsp olive oil - juice of 1 lemon - 1½ tsp…

Want to make Santa some delicious chewy cookies?  Then try our Christmas cranberry & pistachio white chocolate cookies!  We recommended making extra for cute gifts (or for your own midnight feasts). And, dont expect the first batch to last until the big day! They are so delicious you will making them again.  · Ingredients · - 170g Flour - ½ tsp Baking Soda - ¼ tsp Salt - 115g  butter - ½ cup Brown Sugar - ¼ cup White Sugar - 1 Woodland…

Ingredients · - Roughly 1kg sourdough or a crusty white bread - Olive oil, for frying - 1 onion, finely chopped - 2 leeks, thickly sliced - A small bunch of thyme - 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped - 3 tsp smoked garlic granules - 2 tsp garlic granules - 250g fresh cranberries - 200g dried apricots - Zest of 2 oranges and the juice of 1 - Zest and juice of 4 lemons - 500ml hot vegetable stock · Timings · Prep time: 20 minutes ·…

A clinical study from the World Institute of Kimchi has reported evidence that kimchi may influence the human immune system by strengthening defence cells while preventing excessive immune reactions. Researchers say this is the first study to examine the immunological effects of kimchi at the cellular level. · The study involved thirty-nine overweight adults divided into three groups. One group received a placebo, one consumed kimchi powder…