Dish

Dish is an award-winning bi-monthly magazine for people who enjoy cooking and reading about good food. It contains inspiring seasonal recipes and stories about food producers, issues and trends around food in New Zealand and overseas. The recipes are beautifully presented and simple to follow and offer inspiration for both accomplished cooks and those keen to try something new.

EDITOR’S LETTER • It’s the middle of winter and we could all do with reason to celebrate – what better then, than to raise a glass and toast 20 years of dish!

EDITOR’S PICKS • What I’m loving this season

PLATED PERFECTION • Quick and easy meals elevated with world-renowned salmon

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Moody blues • The quality of local winter light was one key inspiration for the owners of this elegant and atmospheric kitchen.

CONTRIBUTORS • We’re proud to plate up another great issue of dish, and here are some of the lovely people behind it!

RICH TOMATO PRAWN AND BUTTER BEAN BAKE • Ideal for winter nights, this rich and rustic spiced tomato and butter bean bake features succulent prawns, golden feta cheese and mixed olives.

Coconut specialist • Enhance your culinary creations with our premium range of coconut ingredients, renowned for their rich taste and creamy texture

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Where we’re eating and drinking • There’s no rest for the food-obsessed… when the dish team isn’t bringing you delicious recipes, we’re out there trawling far and wide in search of tasty fare. Below, we share our latest favourite haunts.

Hot and Smoky • Reimagine what you can cook outdoors with the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven or the Ninja Electric BBQ Grill and Smoker

Ready to go • Lee Kum Kee makes whipping up tasty Asian inspired meals really easy

QUICK FIRE -20- QUESTIONS • We took 20 rapid-fire questions about cooking and entertaining to six friends of dish and their answers are a rollicking good time!

Let’s Celebrate

Breakfast Muffins

Salmon Bagel Bliss

Seafood Sensation

Karaage Chicken Perfection

BBQ Beef Burger

Chicken Burger with a Twist

THE PLATING GAME • Food Editor Claire Aldous has been with dish magazine since its inception 20 years ago, so it’s with pleasure we honour her with this edition’s Plating Game

dish loves Farro • Farro is the dish team’s go-to food store – our one-stop shop for preparing each issue. We highlight some dish essentials at Auckland’s leading food store

TAKE THE CAKE • No birthday is complete without a cake so for our 20th birthday issue we asked some of our dish friends to create celebratory cake recipes for us. Don't forget the candles!

BAG OF TRICKS • A delicious meal that literally cooks itself!

PARTY STARTERS • Ladies and gentlemen – start your engines! These delectable morsels and delicious drinks will turn any event into a party

FRENCH CONNECTION • Evoke a bistro at home with these gloriously French dishes

AND TO DRINK… • Drinks editor Yvonne Lorkin suggests matches for these dishes

WINE FOR ANY OCCASION • These best cellars are available at your local Liquorland. With more than 170 stores nationwide and a fantastic team of trained wine pros, we'll match you with your perfect drop this winter!

SARAH & CLAIRE’S TOP 20 • Reflecting on the past 20 years, we've curated a collection of our favourite recipes, some tweaked, some original and others completely new but high on our rotation. Enjoy!

OOH LA LA • A stunning collection of the best French recipes by the foremost authority in home cooking in France

BON VOYAGE! • Cruising on the Seine. I can think of no other way to experience the utterly unique pleasure of lying in bed, glass door slid wide...