Articles by Nici Wickes
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Nici Wickes: Raspberry Clasfoutis
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 10:42AMThis dessert is an easy French classic and any fruit can be used really – feijoa, peach, plum, prune or the original, cherry....
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Nici Wickes: Leek and cauliflower croquettes
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 10:08AMFor those who are taking Anzac Day off next week and are looking for something to make over the long weekend, these could...
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Nici Wickes: Slow cooked lamb and quince
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 10:36AMAutumn brings one of my all-time favourite fruits: quince. Lumpy and bumpy, rock hard and astringent when raw, this fruit...
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Nici Wickes: Sticky Coconut Feijoa Cake
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 10:25AMThis sticky cake is studded with tangy feijoas and has a chewy caramelised coconut topping added halfway through cooking...
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An Easter twist on an Eton Mess
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 10:42AMEvery mouthful of this tastes like a hot cross bun only better! It’s crunchy and creamy, sweet and spicy. Serves 4-6 Ingredients: ½...
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Nici Wickes: Stonefruit Crumble
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 10:19AMLate season peach or nectarine crumble is just the best! Make these individual fruit crumbles, they’re fabulous! Serves...
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Nici Wickes: Homemade Crumpets
Saturday, 2 March 2024, 10:08AMI’ve just been in Wellington and have come home so inspired by the places I ate. I’ve gone mad on crumpets! I visited a cafe...
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Nici Wickes' Plum Paste
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 10:33AMHave you got a glut of plums like me? This little condiment - plum paste - is easy to make and it goes so well with all manner...
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Nici Wickes: One bowl fruit salad cake
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 10:35AMIt’s that time of the year when the stonefruit season collides with the last of the blueberries so I thought I’d marry them...
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Nici Wickes: Strawberry Poppyseed Cake
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 10:17AMEnd of season strawberries are so jammy and sweet, they’re perfect for baking with. Makes one 20cm cake. Ingredients: 55g...
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Nici Wickes: Plum and Vanilla Cake
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 9:59AMAt this time of year the plum trees are dripping with fruit! It’s time to make the annual supply of plum sauce and plum chutneys...
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Nici Wickes: BBQ Tacos
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 11:19AMWhip up these beef tacos in a minute on the BBQ and you’ve got yourself a feast! Makes 10-12 tacos Ingredients: 1 piece...
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Nici Wickes: Failsafe Christmas Pavlova
Saturday, 16 December 2023, 10:46AMI stand by this recipe as the one and only (controversial!) as it turns out a gorgeous pav every time – crisp outer shell...
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Nici Wickes: Beef fillet with mustard tarragon crème
Saturday, 9 December 2023, 11:19AMA beef fillet is as impressive as it is easy to cook and serve for a crowd. Get your butcher to prepare the eye fillet, removing...
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Nici Wickes: Strawberry Shortcake
Saturday, 2 December 2023, 10:31AMRich, buttery, and simply gorgeous. The combo of strawberry, rhubarb and vanilla in this shortcake is so, so good. Makes...
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Nici Wickes: A Winning Christmas Cake
Saturday, 18 November 2023, 10:33AMIt’s that time of year when we can no longer deny that Christmas will be happening in about 6 weeks! Get at least this fun...
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Nici Wickes: Asparagus & Blue Cheese Tart
Saturday, 11 November 2023, 10:32AMTo celebrate the abundance of asparagus available right now, make this simple tasty tart. Serve 4-6 Ingredients: 2 bunches...
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Nici Wickes: Magical Cheesy Toast in Celebration of NZ Cheese month
Saturday, 7 October 2023, 10:43AMThis snack is a combo of a cheesy cob loaf (you know that thing where you hollow out a cobb loaf and make a fondue in the...
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Nici Wickes: Easy fish tacos
Saturday, 30 September 2023, 1:11PMThese tacos are a fantastic way to stretch a few fillets of fish and make them into a whole meal! Makes 6 taco – enough...
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Nici Wickes: Spring Green Tart
Saturday, 23 September 2023, 10:48AMThis crustless tart is such a lovely dish to make in spring when mint and parsley are going crazy in the garden. It’s a great...
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The Public Office Café's Cheese scones
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 12:34PMA road trip is made by the food stops along the way I reckon and when I called into a café I’d long wanted to visit in Ngātea...
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Nici Wickes: Buttery mussel and sake buns
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 10:49AMBBQ mussels are just the best! When they pop open their shells on the grill you can sneak all manner of interesting flavours...
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Nici Wickes: Lemon Ice Cream and the NZ Ice Cream and Gelato Awards
Saturday, 2 September 2023, 10:21AMNici Wickes MC'd the NZ Ice Cream and Gelato Awards last night, where medals and trophies were awarded to the best of the...
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Nici Wickes: Apple Pie
Saturday, 26 August 2023, 10:21AMThis pie is so perfect as a quick dessert that will thrill anyone lucky enough to be sharing dinner with you, especially...