Tasty summer eats: 3 recipes from 3 young Kiwi chefs
By MAS Team
Whether it’s a flat dinner party or a backyard picnic with whānau, these easy but fancy-looking sharing plates are sure to please a crowd.
Looking for ideas for your next summer potluck? We’ve compiled 3 easy delicious recipes from 4 of New Zealand’s young up-and-coming foodies who understand what cooking as a student is really like.
Makes 10
To make scrolls, add an extra ¼ cup of flour so the mix is less sticky to the touch. Roll out to 1cm (½ in) thick, and evenly spread over a tub of pesto and crumble a block of feta. Roll, slice into 8 pieces, break apart and spread out on a tray. Bake for 15 minutes.
After rushing to finish her Master’s thesis in order to audition for MasterChef New Zealand in 2022, and subsequently placing third, Alice Taylor released her cookbook ‘Alice in Cakeland’ in 2024. Here, she shares a favourite from her grandmother’s recipe book
Images and text from ‘Alice in Cakeland’ by Alice Taylor, photography by Lottie Hedley and Melanie Jenkins (Flash Studios), published by Allen and Unwin NZ RRP $45.00.
Feeds: 6–8
Time: 75 minutes
Known as the ‘Two Raw Sisters’, Margo Flanagan and Rosa Power are passionate about nutrition and wholefoods. They published their 5th cookbook, More Salad, in 2024.
Credit: Extracted from ‘More Salad’ by the Two Raw Sisters. Photography © Food: Margo Flanagan and Lifestyle: Susannah Blatchford. RRP$49.99. Published by Allen & Unwin NZ.
Feeds: 8
Time: 40 minutes hands-on, 2 hours total
The Great Kiwi Bake Off 2021 winner and mental health doctor, Alby Hailes, published ‘Good Vibes’ in 2023. Don’t be put off by the comprehensive method, this recipe is easier than it looks.
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