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If you haven't already made plans for Valentine's Day, my Valentine's Vegan Chilli Chocolate Mousse is easy enough to whip up for your beloved. And the best part is that...

In 2018 I spent the better part of a week on the small, sparsely-populated island of Mljet, in Croatia, which is largely a national park. Our days were spent relaxing...

Christmas is meant to be the season of joy and happiness, but instead it's more like the season of stress and exhaustion. So many things can go wrong, especially in...

My Spring twist on a Coq Au Vin Blanc, traditionally cooked in red wine. I use a dry Riesling in this recipe, which lends a gentle, comforting creaminess to this baked chicken...

Great visit from the Urban List team at our newly-opened Parnell store. They enjoyed and chose the vegetarian supercharged salads as their top pick meal.    Thanks for the right up...

I stop by for a chat with Jesse Mulligan at RNZ to share one of my favourite heart warming, nourishing winter recipes - Smashing Pumpkin Soup.  Click here to find out everything you...

I share my twist on this classic Italian Salad with Karyn and the RNZ team. This recipe is great if you are looking for something to do with a stale...

I share my melon caprese salad recipe as well as some ideas for savoury dishes with seasonal fruit. When you're adding fruit to a salad, think of pairings its sweetness with...

When you think 'coleslaw' do you picture the "heavy, overdressed creamy stuff you'd get at a supermarket"? Actually, there’s so many fun ways that you can pimp your coleslaw –...

This “really loose recipe” – from my second cookbook My Underground Deli – can be used to make a dressing for salads, a barbecue marinade or a sauce for roast...

It all started around five years ago when I decided to focus on working in the food industry as a food writer – a great way to combine the three...

Had a great visit from the Stuff NZ team at my Strand apartment in Parnell, Auckland. This New York style loft – formerly an old paintbrush factory – is more than...

I share my food business journey and some advice about what it takes to get a business off the ground with Simon Pound and The Spinoff team. Click here to find...

What better way to nibble away than have a massive sharing platter?  An abundance of so many delicious things: artisan seed crackers, homemade dips, fresh fruits and veggies, delicious creamy brie...

It was wonderful to be part of women in business panel event as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017 – alongside other incredible panellists Simeon Burnett, CEO and Co-Founder, Snowball Effect; Makaia Carr,...

Coming into summer, one thing that I would really love to have in the fridge is a crispy, tangy little condiment that goes with everything – pickle. Pickling may seem...

I share the story of my food business journey, Jess' Underground Kitchen with the NZ Herald team.  “ I think the best part of my business is that its found its path without...

Whats the deal with Lentils?  When you cast your mind back on your memories of eating lentils you've probably eaten them over-cooked, mushy, grey and bland.  However they're back in...

Watching the block on Sunday night and having this pop up on our TV was pretty epic. Our Herne Bay wall - its a show stopper that's for sure! Thanks...

My lucky cardi made it to the Herald, who would have thought.  "It goes with everything, from dresses to trackpants and slippers when curled up on the couch on a wintry...