Cooking

Comedian Eli Matthewson talks orgasms, babies and lost dreams | Comedians Cook

After giving up on his dreams of being a child star, Eli has more time for bread and butter pudding.

Comedian Brendon Green blames his mum for failed self-saucing pudding

Comedian Brendon Green turns a globby mess into a chocolate pudding.

Comedian Sera Devcich disappoints daughter with Dancing Queen Cupcakes | Comedians Cook

“The kids are going to be like ‘oh my god I had no idea your mother was Nigella,’ and she’s gonna be like ‘no it’s better,…

How to make a dish using rescued fish heads

Fish heads are delicious, but fisheries throw them away because most New Zealanders only eat the fillet. This means 70 percent of fish ends up in…

How to make the Fish Head Bee Hoon Soup featured in our video

Fish heads are delicious and cheap, but many New Zealanders don’t and won’t cook with them. Often, fish only comes in fillet form, wrapped in plastic…

Three drag queens make Nigella Lawson's margarita chocolate cake

Auckland drag trio Les Femmes put their baking skills to the test with Nigella Lawson’s margarita chocolate cake.

Comedian James Mustapic shows us how to make a gingerbread house | Comedians Cook

Comedian James Mustapic decides to use his oven for the first time ever, and shows us how to make a gingerbread house in this special Christmas…

Melodownz shows us how to make his banana pancakes | Party Trick

Hip hop artist and hot sauce maker Melodownz shows us his banana panikeke recipe.

Comedian David Correos teaches us his potato salad recipe, which is fancier than it sounds

Potato salads have been the butt of jokes about bland, Karen-esque food for a while now. But this is not your average potato salad. Comedian David…

Comedian James Roque teaches us his favourite Filipino eggplant recipe from lockdown

Comedian and writer James Roque shows us how to make a "very traditional/lazy Filipino meal" called tortang talong (eggplant omelette) paired with garlic fried rice. To…

Comedian Johanna Cosgrove teaches us her favourite 2-ingredient recipe from lockdown

For some reason, staying confined to our homes has rendered us all bread makers and comedian Johanna Cosgrove is no exception. She shows us how to…

What's with our love of homemade?

Sauerkraut and bread are some of the things that more and more people seem to be spending time to make themselves nowadays. Are they just fads,…

How to forage your own meal

Take "cooking from scratch" to a whole new level by foraging for ingredients for your next meal. Filmmaker and master forager Martin Sagadin takes some friends…

Truck driver turned professional meal prepper

While driving trucks for a living, Natalie got frustrated with the lack of healthy food options on the road so she did something about it. Natalie…

Lucy Zee makes dumplings & talks Asian supermarkets

Have you ever wondered how they get the soup inside the dumpling?? No worries, Lucy Zee is here to share her secrets and talk about the…

WELLFed: Changing our nutritional habits

Cooking delicious and nourishing food on a budget can mean a little time and a lot of creativity... Re: welcomes WELLfed, a Porirua initiative teaching their…

Losing weight with meal kits

Christina credits switching to My Food Bag for helping her lose 20kg. There's no denying food delivery services are convenient, but are they a realistic option…

A history of the Edmonds cookery book

Ah, the Edmonds Cookery Book. It's the icon sure to raise nostalgic memories of pikelets, scones and... lemon salmon jelly? We take a look at its…

Re:visit - Hudson & Halls

The bond shared by Hudson & Halls was truly spectacular. A love story for the ages ?

Flat Race 2017 episode 2 - Taking care of the pantry

Fettuccine fraud and penne pilfering - Flat Race heats up in this episode as it heads to the kitchen.