A Gentle Introduction to Māori-Inspired Flavours with Vegetable & Rice Dishes One of my favourite ways to relive travel memories is through everyday cooking. You don’t need complicated techniques or hard-to-find ingredients to bring the feeling of a place into your kitchen — just a few flavours, some local inspiration, and a bit of curiosity. While traditional Māori cooking often features seafood, kūmara (sweet potato), squash, corn, and slow cooking methods like the hāngī  (

Everyday cooking in Aotearoa is shaped by what grows here, what’s been passed down, and what’s become part of our kitchens over time. Māori cooking traditions draw strongly on the natural environment, seasonal availability, and respect for ingredients, while modern New Zealand food reflects a blend of Māori knowledge and introduced flavours that have been embraced and adapted. As part of the Destination Everyday Recipes – Aotearoa  series, this post looks at a few key ingredi

Food has always been more than fuel for me. As a nutritionist, I’m passionate about how ingredients nourish the body, support healing, and make everyday eating simpler and cleaner. But as a traveller and cultural explorer, I’m just as fascinated by the stories behind food — where it comes from, who prepares it, and how traditions shape the way we cook and share meals. That’s what inspired this new recipe series:  Destination Everyday Recipes  — a collection of simple, nourish