By Brett McGregor
Serves 4.
Gluten Free.

Ingredients:
  Paste
     3cm knob ginger, peeled
     3 cloves garlic, peeled
     2 green chillies, cut in half with seeds removed
     ½ tsp salt
 
     4 tomatoes
     1 onion, peeled and sliced
     1 tbsp butter
     1 tbsp ground cumin
     1 tbsp ground coriander
     ½ tsp turmeric
     2 red kumara - peeled and diced
     400g can coconut milk
     350g tarakihi, cut into 3cm pieces


Method:
Using a mortar and pestle, mash the 4 paste ingredients together to form a paste. Set the paste aside. Blend the tomatoes and onion together in the bowl of a food processor until the mixture is smooth.
Heat the butter in a large fry pan and add the tomato mixture. Fry the mixture until most of the liquid has evaporated, then add the paste and cook until it is fragrant – about 3 minutes. Add the spices, stir to combine and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the kumara and coconut milk. Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes, until the kumara is almost cooked. The sauce should thicken naturally.
​Add the fish to the curry sauce and cover the pan. Cook the fish until it is just beginning to flake. Serve with a squeeze of lemon and boiled rice.

By Brett McGregor
Serves 4 as a side

Ingredients
​Gluten free

• 90g Sweetas! Kumara, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes
• 1 small onion, diced
• 4 cm knob of ginger, roughly chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 2 tomatoes, quartered
• 4 tbls vegetable or avocado oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
• 3 tsp tumeric
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 2 tspd ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 - 1 tsp chilli powder to taste
• handful of fresh coriander, (leaves and stalks chopped)

Method
Blend together the onion, garlic and tomato until smooth. Heat the oil in a large  non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the cumin and mustard seeds. Once the cumin starts to darken, add the onion mixture. Cook for 1 minute before adding the ground spices and chilli and season to taste. Saute gently for 2 minutes or until it becomes aromatic. Tip in the Kumara and cook for 3-5 minutes to absorb the flavours. Check seasoning, stir in the coriander and serve.

By Brett McGregor
Serves 4 as a side

Ingredients

• 3 Sweetas Kumara (any variety)
• 3 tbsp Olivado Olive oil
• 3 tbsp maple syrup – divided measure
• Salt & pepper to taste
•  Topping
• 3 rashers streaky bacon, finely sliced
• 1 clove garlic, finely sliced
• 3 tbsp chopped parsley
• Zest of a lemon
• 60g sliced almonds
• Salt and pepper to taste

 
Method
Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
Slice kumara in half lengthwise, take a sharp knife and make slices ¾ through the skin (be careful not to slice all the way through), make these slices about a ½ cm apart.
Place olive oil, 2 tbsp maple syrup and salt and pepper into an oven proof dish. Add the kumara and brush over olive oil mixture. Cover with tin foil and bake for about 40 minutes – until soft.
While the kumara is cooking make the topping. Heat a fry pan on a low heat and add the bacon, cook for 3 minutes then add the garlic. Cook slowly to render the fat and crisp the bacon (a further 5 minutes). Drain onto a paper towel to cool. In a bowl add the parsley, zest, bacon and garlic along with the almonds. Season and combine.
When kumara cooked, remove from oven and brush with left over maple. Sprinkle over topping mixture and serve.

Recipe created by Brett McGregor

Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Serves: 6

​A yummy winter soup that everyone will love. Serve with some crusty bread… and for a little extra magic, add a swirl of coconut, a few green leaves of coriander and lastly a sprinkle of diced salami or bacon.

Ingredients
       1 tbsp butter
       1 tbsp oil
       1 onion, diced
       4 cloves garlic
       5cm knob of ginger, grated
       1 carrot
       2 stalks of celery
       1 orange capsicum
       ½ pumpkin
       1 orange kumara
       2 chicken stock cubes
       ½ can coconut cream
       ½ tsp nutmeg
       Garnish (optional)
       4 tbsp Coconut cream (enough to swirl on top of each bowl)
       Few sprigs of Coriander
       4 tbsp Salami – diced (fried bacon would do the trick too) Leave out for vegetarians.

Instructions

1. Heat saucepan on medium add butter and oil. Add onions and cook 5 minutes, add garlic and ginger and combine. After a minute or so add carrot, celery and capsicum.
2. After about 3 minutes add pumpkin & kumara and sauté for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and enough water to cover vegetables then bring to the boil.
3. Reduce heat to simmer and cook until pumpkin and kumara soft. Remove from heat and using a stick blender blend.
4. Return to heat and add ½ can coconut cream and season with some salt to taste. Grate over the nutmeg, remove from the heat and blend one more time.
5. Serve in bowls. For a little extra magic, add a swirl of coconut, a few green leaves of coriander and lastly a sprinkle of diced salami or bacon.(leave out last sprinkle for vegetarians)

Recipe created by Brett McGregor

Prep time 10 minutes

Dressing
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 tbsp palm sugar
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tbsp pineapple juice
1 tbsp tamari soy sauce

Salad
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp lime juice
2 cups finely shredded orange kumara
2 cups finely shredded carrot
1/4 cup red onion, finely sliced
1 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup coriander, sliced

Add garlic, chillies to a mortar and pestle and crush to make a paste. Add sugar and continue to work. Add lime and pineapple juice, tamari and stir to combine. Taste and adjust flavour as needed, adding more sugar for sweetness, tamari for saltiness, lime juice for acidity, or chilli for heat. Set aside. Place shredded carrot, red onion, almonds, and coriander into a bowl and add the sesame and lime juice, then add dressing and toss to coat.

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8 SERVINGS COOK TIME 60-70M
 
Hazelnut pastry
1¼ cups skin-on hazelnuts
1 cup flour
2 tbsp sugar
¾ tsp salt
110g chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
 
Tart filling
Pinch of cream of tartar
1¼ cups sugar, divided
1 cup cream
1 cup orange kumara purée*
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp flour
1½ tsp ginger, finely grated
¾ tsp ground cinnamon
¾ tsp salt
3 eggs
 
Whipped cream to serve
 
Method
 
The crust
Preheat oven to 180°. Toast hazelnuts on a baking sheet, tossing once, until fragrant and slightly darkened, 8–10 minutes; let cool. Using a kitchen towel, rub hazelnuts together to remove most of the skins.
 
Pulse flour, sugar, salt, and ¾ cup hazelnuts in a food processor until the consistency of coarse meal. Reserve remaining ½ cup hazelnuts for filling. Add butter to dry ingredients and pulse until large breadcrumbs. Transfer mix to a bowl; drizzle with up to 1-3 tbsp of ice water over and mix, just to bring dough together.
 
Using your fingers, press dough evenly up the sides and then into the bottom of a 20cm pan; compact and smooth with a flat, straight-sided measuring cup or glass.  
 
Bake crust until golden but not totally baked through, 15–20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool 10 minutes.

Getting things together
 
Meanwhile, bring cream of tartar, sugar, and 2 tbsp water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, swirling pan occasionally until caramel is a deep amber colour, 8–10 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisking constantly, carefully add cream and whisk until smooth. Let caramel cool slightly in pot.
 
Whisk kumara purée, brown sugar, flour, ginger, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Gradually add caramel and eggs, whisking until well blended. Scrape filling into prepared crust. Bake tart, rotating halfway through, until filling is set around edges and centre barely jiggles, 30–35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool in dish.
 
Meanwhile, coarsely chop remaining hazelnuts and cook in a small pan over medium heat with remaining ¼ cup sugar and 1 Tbsp. water, until sugar caramelizes and evenly coats hazelnuts. Transfer caramelized hazelnuts to a sheet of baking paper and let cool completely.
 
Break hazelnut praline over the top and serve with whipped cream.

Recipe created by Brett McGregor

Ingredients

300g Soft Light Brown Sugar
3 Eggs
300ml Sunflower Oil
300g Plain Flour
1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon, plus extra to decorate
½ tsp Ground Ginger
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Vanilla Extract
300g Beauregard (Orange) Kumara , grated
100g Shelled Walnuts, chopped, plus extra, chopped and whole, to decorate
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For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
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600g Icing Sugar, sifted
100g Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
250g Cream Cheese, cold
 
Line the bottoms of 3 x 20cm cake tins with baking paper.
Instructions

1.     Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) Gas 3.
2.     Put the sugar, eggs and oil in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) and beat until all the ingredients are well incorporated (don’t worry if the mixture looks slightly split). Slowly add the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt and vanilla extract and continue to beat until well mixed.
3.     Stir in the grated kumara and walnuts by hand until they are all evenly dispersed. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tins and smooth over with a palette knife. Bake in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes, or until golden brown and the sponge bounces back when touched. Leave the cakes to cool slightly in the tins before turning out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
4.     For the Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat the icing sugar and butter together in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) on medium-slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed.
5.     Add the cream cheese in one go and beat until it is completely incorporated. Turn the mixer up to medium-high speed.
6.     Continue beating until the frosting is light and fluffy, at least 5 minutes. Do not overbeat, as it can quickly become runny.
7.     When the cakes are cold, put one on a cake stand and spread about one-quarter of the Cream Cheese Frosting over it with a palette knife. Place a second cake on top and spread another quarter of the frosting over it.
8.     Top with the last cake and spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides. Finish with walnuts and a light sprinkling of cinnamon.

Baked kumara, spiced chickpeas with kumara hummus dressing
Serves 4 as a side Prep time 10 mins Cook time 30 mins
 
2 medium orange kumara, washed, sliced in half lengthwise
425 g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon each cumin, coriander, smoked paprika
 
Dressing
1/4 cup Kumara hummus
1 tablespoon juice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
1 clove garlic, minced
Water to thin a little
 
To garnish
1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
½ red onion, sliced finely
small handful parsley and coriander, chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
 
Method
 
Preheat oven to 200 Degrees c. Line a large baking sheet with foil. Toss rinsed and drained chickpeas with olive oil and spices and place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Rub the kumara with a bit of olive oil and season with salt and pepper, place on the same baking sheet and bake for 25 - 30m.
 
Meanwhile prepare your dressing by adding all ingredients to a mixing bowl and whisking to combine, add enough water to thin so it’s pourable. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
 
For the topping, simply combine the tomato, onion, parsley and coriander with lemon juice and set aside. Once the kumara are fork tender and the chickpeas are golden brown - roughly 30 minutes - remove from oven.
 
For serving, place kumara flesh-side up and gently fluff with a fork. Top with chickpeas, sauce and garnish. Serve immediately.

Recipe created by Brett McGregor

Prep time 20 Cook time 55-60
 
 1 cup butter, softened
 2 cups white sugar
 2 cups Orange and gold kumara, cooked until soft then mashed
 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 4 eggs
 3 cups flour
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
 1/4 teaspoon salt
100g butter, softened
 2 ½ cups icing sugar
125g cream cheese, room temp
 Zest and juice of half a lemon or to taste
 A little hot water to thin
 
Method
 
Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease and flour a 25cm round pound cake tin. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add kumara and vanilla. Beat until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time. Add flour mixture to kumara mixture. Beat on low until combined.
Pour mix into round pound cake tin. Bake at 175 degrees C for about 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool cake for 20 minutes in the pan, then invert onto wire rack.
To make the icing: in a small bowl. Beat the butter and cream cheese together combine with icing sugar. Add lemon juice and a touch of hot water to achieve drizzling consistency. Spoon over warm cake and sprinkle with zest.

Recipe created by Brett McGregor

Prep time:20 mins
Cook time:15 mins 
Serves: 6

​The perfect start to any weekend - Kumara Waffles! The kids will love them, and so will you!

Ingredients
       2½ cups all-purpose flour
       ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
       2¼ tsp baking powder
       1 tsp baking soda
       ½ tsp salt
       2 tsp ground cinnamon
       1 tsp ground ginger
       ¼ tsp ground cloves (optional)
       4 large eggs
       1 cup milk
       1 cup buttermilk
       1 cup Orange Kumara, boiled, mashed (cooled)
       6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
       Chopped pecans, for serving
       3 tbsp Maple syrup
       1 cup sour cream
       2 pears, sliced

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
2. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, buttermilk, Orange Kumara and melted butter. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients, folding just until combined. The mix will be slightly lumpy.
3. Combine the maple with the sour cream and set aside.
4. Preheat the waffle baker and lightly grease it with butter. Add a portion of the batter to the waffle baker, close the lid and cook until fully baked. Remove the waffle then repeat with the remaining waffle batter.
5. Top the waffles with pear, chopped pecans, maple and sour cream. Serve immediately.
   

Recipe created by Brett McGregor

A fragrant and filling warm salad in honour of National Nut Day on October 22nd. You’ll love the colour and crunch the pistachios add to this dish!

Pistachio & kumara couscous

Prep time    10 mins     Cook time      20 mins      Total time  30 mins

Cuisine: Kiwi, Middle Eastern
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup couscous
• 1 cup chicken stock, almost boiling
• 1½ tbsp olive oil, divided measure
• 1 orange kumara
• ½ cup broccoli, broken into small florets and blanched
• ½ onion, finely diced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• ½ tsp each cumin, coriander and turmeric
• 3 tomatoes, diced
• 1 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 100g pistachio nuts, dry toasted with 2 tbsp sunflower seeds and ½ tsp paprika
• ½ cup mixed parsley and coriander,
• Sliced zest of a lemon
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Place couscous into a bowl and pour in hot stock. Add ½ tbsp oil and combine. Cover and let steam for about 3 minutes. Remove cover and fluff with a fork. Set aside.
2. Roll the kumara in a paper towel and microwave on high for 4 minutes. Peel and dice. Place into a med bowl with the blanched broccoli. Set aside.
3. Heat a pan on a med heat and add the oil. When hot add the onions, carrots and cook until sweet, about 5 minutes, then add the tomato then cumin, coriander, turmeric, season and combine. Add 3 tbsp of water and combine.
4. Add the chickpeas and cook for a further 2 minutes or until heated through. Remove. Add the warmed chickpeas to the fluffed couscous and combine, now add the broccoli and kumara. Add the fresh herbs with the zest and gently combine.
5. Season, finally sprinkle over the roughly chopped pistachio and sunflower mix to serve.

Recipe created by Brett McGregor

Prep time    10 mins            Cook time   15 mins   Total time   25 mins

Super simple, tasty recipe using beautiful Kaipara Kumara - New Zealand's very own superfood. This dish has origins in India and goes deliciously with lamb.
Serves: 4 as a side

Ingredients

• 100ml veg oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 red onion, finely diced
• 3 tsp garlic paste
• 3 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tsp coriander seeds, toasted and ground
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 large kumara, diced
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander
• 2 green chillies, minced added to taste

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large pan and add the cumin. Cook until they just begin to change colour. Stir in the onion and cook until turning golden.
2. Add the garlic paste, spices and salt and cook this base until fragrant. Add the kumara and combine. Cook over a medium heat until the oil separates, then add 2 cups of water. Continue to cook until the kumara is soft and the water has evaporated.
3. Remove from heat and add the coriander and chilli to serve.

Be kind to yourselves…blend yourself up this kumara and berry smoothie – your body will thank you for it! Up the Anti - Kumara and Berry smoothie

Author: Brett McGregor
Cuisine: Health
Serves: 500ml

Ingredients

• ⅛ Orange kumara, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup mixed berries
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup of coconut water
• 1 tsp wild blueberry blend (optional)

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Kumara Cakes with Italian Meringue 
Makes 12

Kumara cakes
1/2 cup kumara puree – bake kumara for 1 hour at 180dc or until super soft, puree flesh in food processor until smooth
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
 
Mapled Italian meringue
 2 large egg whites
 ¾ cup sugar
¼ cup water
2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
 
Method
Heat oven to 180dc.
Line a Baking tray with baking paper or silicone baking mat.
 
Beat the kumara puree, maple syrup, and brown sugar with a mixer until smooth. Add in extract and egg, and beat until well combined.
 
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and stir until fully incorporated.
 
Using a small spoon, scoop mix onto prepared tray (the mix doesn’t spread out, but does puff up). Bake until cakes have puffed up and are dry to the touch, about 8-10 minutes. Let cakes rest on baking tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
 
To make the meringue - in a medium-sized saucepan combine the sugar and water. Heat over low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved, turn the heat to medium-high and allow the syrup to come to a boil.
 
In the meantime, add the egg whites to a medium-sized, heatproof bowl and using electric beaters beat until foamy and the whites are almost able to hold soft peaks.
 
Once the syrup is boiling, clip on a thermometer. Cook until the syrup reaches 116°C (or the soft ball stage), then take the pan off the heat and slowly drizzle the hot syrup into the bowl with the foamy egg whites, mixing continuously to prevent the eggs from scrambling.
 
Once all the syrup has been added, keep mixing until the bottom of the bowl feels cool to the touch and the meringue has cooled down to body temperature.
Use immediately.
 
To make…
Spoon 1 tsp of the marshmallow mixture on top of half of the cooled cookies. Top with remaining cookies, gently pressing down to stick together. Chill assembled kumara cakes until filling has set.

Recipe created by Brett McGregor

Perfect for kids parties and as an extra treat you could put a few M&Ms inside!
These were such a hit

• 1 cup of dried dates
• 1 cup cashews (or other nuts or seeds)
• up to 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 cup shredded coconut (plus more for rolling)
• 1 cup boiled orange kumara

Add all ingredients to the food processor, blitz until combined, stopping occasionally to push the mixture down.
Grab a little mixture, place 2 to 3 M&Ms in the middle, roll around in your palm, then roll/coat in extra shredded coconut.

Store in the fridge or freezer till required.
Recipe created by Nicci Webb from At a Pinch (www.atapinch.com)

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 4 eggs
• 1-1/4 cups canola oil
• 3 cups shredded peeled kumara
  
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 1 can crushed pineapple, drained
  
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• Icing:
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 5 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 1-1/2 cups ground walnuts
  

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Add the eggs, oil, kumara and extract; beat until combined. Stir in the pineapple, raisins and walnuts.
   
2. Fill 12 greased or paper-lined jumbo muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in the sugars and extracts until smooth. Frost sides of cakes; roll in walnuts. Place cakes upside down and frost tops with remaining frosting. Yield: 1 dozen.
   

Ingredients
Bars

• 1 cup baked Kumara (about 1 medium-large)
  
• 3/4 cup coconut oil, very soft (or melted then cooled slightly)
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 - 2 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups oat flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup raw coconut (unsweetened)
• 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Cinnamon Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2-3 Tbl milk or cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. To make bars, line 2 8x8 square pans with parchment leaving a 1” overhang.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the sweet potato, coconut oil and brown sugar.
4. Add in the eggs one at a time and mix to incorporate.
5. Add in the vanilla and mix just until blended.
6. Stop the mixer and add in the oats, flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
7. Turn the mixer on low to combine, stopping to scrape down the sides.
8. Stop the mixer and add in the cranberries, raisins, coconut, pineapple and walnuts.
9. Mix on low just until combined.
10. To make cookies use medium size cookie scoop (about 1/4 cup) and scoop out the mixture gently compressing it into the scoop.
11. Place on the parchment 1 1/2” apart (on a standard size tray you should be able to fit 12).
12. Taking clean hands gently press the mounds down slightly.
13. Bake for 9 minutes. The cookies will be soft still in the middle but the outside should be slightly firm.
    
14. Place the tray on a cooling rack and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
15. Using a spatula gently transfer the cookies to the cooling rack (off of the cookie tray) and cool completely.
16. To make bars, evenly divide the mixture between the pans smoothing out and pressing down to make even.
17. Bake for 18-22 minutes. The mixture top of the bars should be somewhat firm but have much give inside (the inside should be very soft but not mushy).
18. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and cool for at least one hour before lifting out.
19. Grasping the parchment paper, gently lift out and cut into squares.
20. Once cooled make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, cinnamon and milk. You want this to be thick and produce a ribbon when the whisk is pulled away.
21. Drizzle the glaze over top and allow to harden before storage.
22. Store the cookies or the bars in an air tight container.

Kumara Bacon Salad

Let's be honest... If something has bacon in it, it's going to taste pretty dam good, right?!
✔4-5 red Sweetas Kumara (peeled and cubed)
✔3-4 rashers of bacon
✔Cherry tomatoes, quartered
✔1 red capsicum, finely sliced
✔70g goats feta, cubed
✔large handful of baby spinach, chopped
1) Toss the cubed kumara in a touch of olive oil with salt and pepper. Lay out on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Place in the oven 200C. Bake for 15 minutes.
2) After 15 minutes, lay the bacon rashers on top of the kumara, turn the oven up to 220C. Bake for another 15-20minutes until nice and golden.
3) Let the kumara and bacon, cool a bit; roughly chop the bacon up.
4) Add all the ingredients into a serving bowl, gently toss.
Delish!! Enjoy, no dressing needed

Recipe created by Nicci Webb from At a Pinch (www.atapinch.com)

Kumara Curry Wedges

• 4 Sweetas Kumara (less or more!)
• 1-2 tbsps olive oil
• 1 tbsp of curry powder

Peel & chop the kumara into wedges, toss in olive oil and curry powder. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 200C; until beautiful and golden. It's that simple!
Sprinkle with fresh thyme, and a little bowl of hummus and olive oil

Recipe created by Nicci Webb from At a Pinch (www.atapinch.com)

Kumara Mash ~with a twist...

✔️850g bag of Sweetas Kumara
✔️50g butter
✔️1/4 cup milk
✔️1 tsp cinnamon
✔️fresh thyme

Peel & roughly chop the kumara. Place in a pot, fill with cold water. Boil on the stove, until the kumara are soft.
Drain the kumara, place back into the pot, add the butter, milk, & cinnamon. Mash. Add more milk or butter if you desire. Sprinkle with a little more cinnamon and fresh thyme. Serve

Recipe created by Nicci Webb from At a Pinch (www.atapinch.com)

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
• 2¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp ground cloves (optional)
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup Orange Kumara, boiled, mashed (cooled)
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• Chopped pecans, for serving
• 3 tbsp Maple syrup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 pears, sliced

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
2. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, buttermilk, kumara and melted butter. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients, folding just until combined. The mix will be slightly lumpy.
   
3. Combine the maple with the sour cream and set aside.
   
4. Preheat the waffle baker and lightly grease it with butter. Add a portion of the batter to the waffle baker, close the lid and cook until fully baked. Remove the waffle then repeat with the remaining waffle batter.
5. Top the waffles with pear, chopped pecans, maple and sour cream. Serve immediately.

This is a great addition to barbecue food! Cut the vegetables into big bold pieces for the best effect and ease of cooking.2 medium peppers, deseeded and cut into chunky wedges
3 courgettes or 1 medium egg plant, cut into 1 cm thick slices or slabs
2 onions, cut into wedges
8-10 whole unpeeled cloves of garlic
2 medium kumara, peeled and sliced into 1/2 cm thick slabs (optional)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp brown sugar
freshly ground black pepper

Place all the prepared vegetables in a baking dish. When cutting the onions, leave part of the base on so the wedge stays together when cooked. Combine the oil, crushed garlic, sugar and pepper. Stir into the vegetables to evenly coat. Cook on a medium to hot barbecue plate for about 10 minutes or until tender.

Serves 4-6.

700g Meadow Mushrooms White Button or Swiss Brown - quartered
500g Sweet As! Red Kumara - peeled and 1cm dice
250g bacon - small dice
250g onion - small dice
2 tbsp garlic - finely diced
3 tbsp fresh thyme - finely chopped
4 eggs
¾ cup flour
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
salt & black pepper to taste
cooking oil & butter

In a saucepan add diced kumara and cover with salted cold water and put over high heat. Bring to boil and cook for about 5 minutes until soft. Strain and cool.

Bring another saucepan to the heat, add a little cooking oil, when hot, add bacon, onion, garlic and thyme. Cook for 10 minutes until the onion is soft before adding mushrooms. Cook for 20 minutes until cooking liquid has evaporated. Remove from heat, cool then place in a bowl with kumara.

For the batter whisk the eggs and flour to a thick, smooth consistency. Pour over mushroom and kumara mix add chilli sauce and season. To cook heat up the griddle top of your BBQ to medium heat. Add a little oil and butter then spoon out the fritters. Cook until golden one side and turn. Keep warm until all are cooked.

Serving suggestion: on their own with a small salad, with salsa, poached eggs and Hollandaise. Omit bacon and add 250gm more mushrooms for a vegetarian option.

Serves 4.

Recipe by Al Brown

1 tblspn olive oil
500g boneless chicken thighs, cut into large chunks
500g red kumara
onion, sliced
1/4 cup red curry paste
400g tin low-fat coconut milk
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 tablespoons chopped basil leavesHeat the oil in a frying pan. Add the chicken and cook it over a high heat until it is golden brown.
Reduce the heat to medium, add the onion to the pan and cook it for a further 3-4 minutes.
Add the red curry paste and cook for another minute.
Add the red kumara, coconut milk, water and fish sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the kumara is soft.
Stir in the basil.
Serve with rice and green beans.
Serves 6.