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Course: Starter/Side Dish Recipes
Pasta Salad
Pasta salad that stays moist instead of drying out in the fridge. Serves 8 in 25 minutes, and why you cook the pasta past al dente for this one.
Coleslaw
Coleslaw that stays crunchy instead of going watery in an hour, with a proper creamy dressing. Serves 8 in 20 minutes, and it holds up on a buffet.
Potato Salad
Potato salad is on every New Zealand Christmas table and beside every barbecue from Labour Weekend to Easter, and most of it is disappointing in the same way: the potatoes taste of nothing and the dressing sits on the outside.
Creamed Paua
Creamed paua is one of those dishes that never made it into cookbooks because it never needed to. If you dive, someone showed you. If you don’t, someone brought you a bag and told you what to do with it.
Yorkshire Puddings
Yorkshire puddings are flour, eggs, milk and salt. There is nothing in the ingredient list that can go wrong, which means every failure is a technique failure — and there are only three techniques that matter. Makes 12. About 40 minutes, plus resting time for the batter.
Best Fish & Seafood Batter Recipe
This quick and easy batter is made with a can of lemonade, which takes care of the fizz you need for a light batter, as well as a bit of… [Continue Reading]
Leek and Potato Soup
A classic old favourite!! This is super simple and really quick to make, this is great as either a little starter before a dinner party, or add some bread on… [Continue Reading]
10 Minute Potato Fritters
These delectable potato fritters are just perfect for cooking on the BBQ. Their crunchy texture and the edam cheese really make these stand out, and when well browned on a… [Continue Reading]
Scalloped Potatoes
Based on a classic French dish, scalloped potatotoes have become a classic go-to for kiwis in all seasons. It probably falls into the category of a “sometimes’ dish, but its… [Continue Reading]
Curry Rice Salad
Looking for something to do with your leftover rice? This indian inspired rice salad is a great way to use up yesterday’s rice and try some new flavours! The add… [Continue Reading]