Recipe: Afghan biscuits
![Dunshea's Deli's afghan biscuits are simple to throw together and taste amazing.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180317100718im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/o/q/t/r/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1oqg25.png/1520550207191.jpg)
Dark, chocolaty and simply delicious Wellington locals reckon these afghan biscuits are the tastiest ever.
Semi-dried tomatoes and rich basil sauce are crowdpleasers
If tomato and basil is a marriage made in heaven... intensifying the flavours into pastes and sauces makes for wedded bliss.
Recipe: the easiest, edible gift
![STOCKING STUFFERS: Or tummy stuffers, for that matter.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180317100718im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/b/x/o/u/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.12bxsi.118pmp.png/1419199533162.jpg)
Even my allergic-to-the-kitchen husband could knock these feative treats out.
Recipe: Feel-good stir fry
This yummy, veggie stir fry from Kat Guise is a quick meal that won't hit you too hard in the pocket.
![MMM ... MUFFINS: These muffins can be served with cream or yogurt. .](http://web.archive.org./web/20180317100718im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/1/p/f/2/t/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.11pf45.118pmp.png/1416343492776.jpg)
Fruity gluten-free muffins recipe
Yummy home-baked muffins? These gluten-free, grain-free, low sugar muffins are just the thing.
Nelson's blood a winning recipe
Winning cocktail inspired by sailors who took nips from the cask Lord Nelson's body was being pickled in.
![McLeod's head brewer Jason Bathgate, right, and assistant Milton Mewett celebrate their Paradise Pale Ale being named ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180317100718im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/o/r/y/a/1/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1orygh.png/1520646783868.jpg)
Paradise in a pint
It seems Auckland is taking over from Wellington as the most influential beer market in the country.
World's prettiest apple
![Bill Lynch with his new breed of apple that has been 20 years in the making.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180317100718im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/o/v/t/5/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ovjay.png/1520993127347.jpg)
A new apple out of Mother Nature's Garden of Eden would tempt even Adam to take a bite.
Back to the future with bread
White, fluffy, tasteless bread is being overtaken by the real deal.
![Sisters Elora, left, and Chelsea Chang own Madame Lu's, a cooking school and catering business in Nelson.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180317100718im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/o/u/c/m/9/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.1oudg7.png/1520979072780.jpg)
Young mesdames cooking up a storm
For two Nelson sisters, cooking with their mother sowed the seeds for a love of food.