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When I first started baking, around age seven, a batch of rock cakes, afghans or Anzac biscuits were the standard entry-level bake – the goal just being to make something edible! Then, as you became more accomplished, you’d try a banana cake, tan squ

I’m just loving the latest issue of Food! I’ve been a fan of your mag for so long and I think this issue is your best yet. I loved how you included food from New Zealand’s top chefs – especially Jo Segar, who I just think is fabulous. Shopping and cr

She stole the our hearts in the debut series of The Great Kiwi Bake Off, and just a few months after her stunning win, Timaru’s Annabel Coulter is still getting used to her new life! What’s your favourite thing to bake? I always find it so difficu

Christoph Ott is the force behind Birkenhead’s OTT Patisserie. Originally trained in Germany, he worked at Harrods in London and was head pastry chef for Hyatt, Hilton, Sofitel and Langham, until opening up OTT in 2012. Chris’ baking is inspired by h

SERVES 20-24 • 400g ground almonds• 100g flour• 500g eggs (about 9-10 size 6 eggs)• 400g icing sugar• 320g egg whites (approx 11 eggs)• 50g sugar• 75g butter, melted• caster sugar for sprinkling• 400g (or about 2 cups homemade or store-bought) va

Most rolling pins are made of wood, but they can also be made of metal, ceramic, glass or even marble, all of which can be chilled to help keep pastry cold. A clean, dry wine bottle (label removed) also works well. There are many different kinds – an

• Trying to get a perfectly cut slice is always a tricky task. First, always line your tin with baking paper – otherwise, the odds of your beautiful creation turning into Eton Mess are high! • Leave it in the fridge for a couple of hours before you a

• Bringing a savoury option to your next gathering or morning tea is always a good option – often, people tend to focus on the sweet stuff, leaving the table bursting with biscuits and cupcakes, but not enough pastries, savouries or sandwiches. And,

• Gluten is a protein found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye, which helps food retain elasticity and structure. In a small number of people it triggers a severe immune response, with a host of symptoms. Sufferers of coeliac disease can’t consu

Q I’ve heard a lot about turmeric being beneficial for general health, and I’d like to know how I can add it into my everyday cooking? Can you help? A Turmeric is valued for its anti-inflammatory and supposed cancer-fighting properties. With its

• RESENE QRISTAL CLEAR polyurethane imparts a yellow tone to timber, so it is best-suited to timbers with a yellow, orange or red undertone like cedar and rimu. • RESENE AQUACLEAR doesn’t accentuate the natural undertone of timber as much, so it’s

Standing in an old jam factory-turned-potato chip factory, surrounded by cows and sheep in a tiny New Zealand village, Ned and Mina Smith never thought they’d end up here. Used to the bright lights of San Diego, the doggedly Kiwi scene in front of th

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