New Zealand Woman's Weekly

The difference between shrimp and prawns and apple strudel with cheese

What is the difference between shrimp and prawns and to what extent are they interchangeable in terms of their use in recipes?

Fresh sashimi and where to buy Spanish paprika

I’ve never quite been able to come to terms with sashimi because eating something raw doesn’t feel safe to me.

Brioche and the difference between vanilla extract and vanilla essence

Why is vanilla extract so expensive and what is the difference between vanilla extract and vanilla essence?

Tips for quick and easy salads and cauliflower cheese

What’s a very quick, easy salad-type dish I can take to a shared dinner please?

How to roast nuts and keep breadcrumbs on fish and schnitzel when frying

How do I get salt to stick to nuts? I’ve tried roasting macadamias, cashews and peanuts, and had the same trouble each time.

Types of mozzarella and the best type to use on pizza

I usually grate those yellow pear-shaped blocks of mozzarella onto my pizzas but more and more I’m seeing the white balls that come in brine.

Red icing tips and the difference between raisins and sultanas

I’ve seen a birthday cake in a recipe book that I’d love to make for my daughter but the icing is bright red and all my experimentation with the colourings...

The difference between types of lamb

Can you explain the types of lamb available? I found myself talking about “mutton dressed as lamb”...

Baking perfect biscuits and cooking with coconut cream

Sometimes I have great success at biscuit baking but other times my mixture seems to spread all over the tray...

I was reading one of your columns and I saw someone’s request for tripe recipes. I have an old recipe of my mother’s. I’m not sure where it comes from originally, but thought others might be interested...