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Buttery potatoes and minted courgettes

Buttery potatoes and minted courgettes

This dish is deceptively simple and incredibly delicious with the courgette maintaining its texture while not being completely raw. Ideal for using up all those courgettes from your garden!
Potato salad

Easy mashed potato salad

This simple mashed potato salad recipe is great as a dinner side dish or at your next barbecue or picnic. Japanese mayo adds a delicious tang everyone is sure to love
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Boiled new potatoes with minty herb butter

Boiled new potatoes with minty herb butter

The traditional New Zealand Christmas dinner of a perfectly glazed ham, carrots, spuds and peas followed by a berry-packed and boozily indulgent trifle is still incredibly hard to beat. Sophie Gray aces a classic boiled new potatoes with minty herb butter, perfect for summer dishes.
Portuguese piri piri chicken

Portuguese piri piri chicken

Embark on a flavour journey with our Portuguese Piri Piri Chicken, where succulent butterflied chicken is infused with a fiery piri piri sauce served alongside golden potatoes for a satisfying and vibrant meal that captures the essence of Portuguese cuisine.
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Perfect Christmas Roast Lotatoes™

Perfect Christmas Roast Lotatoes™

For fluffy and crispy Lotatoes™, make our perfect Christmas roast Lotatoes™. Cooked with malt vinegar and fresh herbs, they’ll surely be a favourite!
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Warm potato and avocado salad

Warm potato and avocado salad with salmon

This salad is a deliciously flavoursome childhood recipe of Nici Wickes' mum's, which is fabulous in its simplicity. The avocado is warmed by the potatoes just enough to bring up its flavour and creaminess.
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Tried-and-true potato bake recipes

Tried-and-true potato bake recipes

If you're after the perfect side or you're just looking for good old-fashioned comfort food, you simply can't go past a tasty potato bake recipe. These recipes are the best of the best!
Chicken poutine with potato wedges

Chicken poutine with potato wedges

This deliciously easy potato wedges and chicken poutine is the perfect Canadian-inspired dinner for tonight! It's simple and quick yet packed with bags of fresh wholesome flavour.
Potato, mustard and cheddar bake

Potato, mustard and cheddar bake

This potato bake is oozing with cheddar, making for a dish that exudes comfort and warmth. Creamy and cheesy, with a sharp kick from the hot English mustard topping, this is the perfect winter side dish.
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Rosemary potatoes and chorizo

Rosemary potatoes and chorizo

These are blisteringly good, especially if you use hot chorizo as the potato and cream are a good foil of its spiciness. Scale the recipe up to serve at your next dinner party, or simply serve with a green salad for a simple meal.
Potato and mushroom pie

Potato and mushroom pie

For a vegetarian meal that is warming, nourishing and full of flavour, you can't look past this potato and mushroom pie. This recipe makes three 1-litre pies, so it's perfect for a night of winter entertaining.
Sweet potato hash brown with eggs

Sweet potato hash brown with eggs

Make a mouth-watering brunch from scratch with Nici Wickes' sweet potato hash brown recipe, which takes just 15 minutes to prepare! Fry up some eggs and bacon on the side for a filling and delicious meal.
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Parsnip, pear and sage purée

Parsnip, pear and sage purée

Silky and smooth, this parsnip and pear purée trumps even the best mashed potatoes every time. Serve on the side of a beautiful meat dish with some salad greens for a deliciously warming meal.
Nici Wickes' best potatoes ever

Nici Wickes’ best potatoes ever

Scalloped potatoes, potato gratin, dauphinoise… These dishes get us swooning at their sheer comfort. Feel free to make this delicious potato dish ahead of time and reheat, especially when planning for a dinner party.
Potato, herb and crème fraîche pie

Potato, herb and crème fraîche pie

This pie is an absolute star! If you're firmly loyal to the traditional bacon and egg pie, try this and we're sure you’ll be converted. After all, you can't beat the combo of potato and crème fraîche!
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Roasted potatoes with crispy herbs

Roasted potatoes with crispy herbs

It may seem like sacrilege to roast new-season jersey bennes, but we urge you to do it! They’re crunchy, buttery and just magical - perfect for a side dish at Christmas.
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Potato and egg rendang

Potato and egg rendang

In an aromatic sauce, this perfectly rich potato and egg rendang is bursting with flavour and is perfect served with rice and topped with fresh coriander for an incredibly warming family meal.
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Cheesy potato, kale and bacon gratin with thyme

Cheesy potato, kale and bacon gratin with thyme

Nadia Lim's cheesy potato gratin recipe creates a side dish for any occasion! Spiked with bacon, thyme and kale for some bonus greenery, this dish is goes beautifully with...well, just about everything!
Potatoes with brown butter sauce and radish

Potatoes with brown butter sauce and radish

The simplicity of Nici Wickes potatoes with brown butter sauce and radish is perfect for Christmas lunch or dinner – it’s fresh and buttery, and the peppery hit of radish adds a dash of excitement.
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Roast potatoes

Perfect golden and crispy roast potatoes

There's nothing quite like a side of perfectly roasted spuds! This recipe produces deliciously golden, crispy potatoes that pair wonderfully with a range of different dishes. Dig in!
Potato gnocchi and onion gratin

Potato gnocchi and onion gratin

An Italian favourite gets a delicious makeover in this sensational gnocchi gratin recipe. Cheesy and oh so easy, this is great enjoyed as a tasty side dish or a simple main meal with a fresh salad
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New potatoes

10 delicious ideas for new potatoes

Dig into our best new potato recipes! These easy ideas star irresistible baby spuds cooked up in a range of deliciously different dishes. From boiled to roasted - these recipes will go down a treat.
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Bacon-wrapped parsnip and potato loaf

Bacon-wrapped parsnip and potato loaf

Step up your side dish game with this delicious bacon-wrapped parsnip and potato loaf recipe. Simple yet impressive, this loaf is perfect served warm in thick slices at your next family dinner
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Easy vegetarian potato and silverbeet bake

Easy vegetarian potato and silverbeet bake

Nici Wickes shares her mum's potato and silverbeet bake recipe. This dish is a delicious way to take care of the vege content of a meal as well as the surplus of greens in the garden
Gratin recipes

Our best gratin recipes

Oh cheesy, comforting gratin, how we love you! Dive into our best recipes for this side dish including kumara, fennel, cauliflower, pumpkin, leek and of course, potato
Pan hash brown

Pan hash brown

Nici Wickes shares the recipe for one of her breakfast favourites - hash browns. Making one large pan results in a golden and crispy outside and a sticky and melting middle
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Rosemary hash browns with creamy mushrooms

Rosemary hash browns with creamy mushrooms

Introducing the ultimate big brekkie! This recipe sees homemade hash browns topped with creamy, mustard-spiked mushrooms. Serve alongside grilled sausages and onions for a great start to the weekend
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Rosemary potatoes

Rosemary hasselback potatoes

Nici Wickes' rosemary hasselback potatoes are one of those recipes that is fabulously easy to make yet the result is somehow sophisticated. For a deluxe version, try adding streaky bacon
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Potato and pomegranate salad

Potato and pomegranate salad

Savoury and sweet come together wonderfully in this potato and pomegranate salad recipe. Perfect served as a delicious side dish for a Middle Eastern-inspired meal
Herb-roasted potatoes

Crispy herb-roasted potatoes

You've never had spuds like this before. This beautiful recipe creates crispy herb-roasted potatoes the whole family will love. Serve as the perfect side dish for a range of delicious dishes
Blue cheese baked potatoes

Blue cheese baked potatoes

This scrumptious recipe takes baked potatoes to delicious new heights! Stuffed with blue cheese and sour cream, these spuds are the perfect side dish or so tasty enjoyed as is
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Spud salad with crispy pancetta

Spud salad with crispy pancetta

No barbecue or summer spread would be complete without a good potato salad. This recipe combines new spuds, corn, salty pancetta with a touch of spice, and of course mandatory creamy dressing
Sizzle hotdogs and slater spuds

Sizzle hotdogs and slater spuds

You can't go wrong with these sophisticated hot dogs and spuds. Fancy enough for adults, accessible enough for kids, this recipe gets our thumbs up. Photography by Jani Shepherd/Gatherum Collectif
Potato salad

Easy potato salad

This easy potato salad recipe is packed with all the classic flavours you'd expect from this dish, plus it's ready to eat in just 25 minutes. A must for your next BBQ, picnic or family meal
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Roast smashed spuds with garlic and lemon

Roast smashed spuds with garlic and lemon

Taters always go down a treat - and this dish is no exception! This recipe sees golden smashed potatoes paired with garlic and zingy lemon. Try it for your next entertaining occasion!
24 delicious Christmas side dishes

24 delicious Christmas side dishes

Your Christmas spread wouldn't be complete without a delicious array of side dishes! From classics to new favourites, these recipes will take pride of place at the table on the 25th
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Hasselback potato gratin

Hasselback potato gratin

Golden, crispy potatoes, herbs and plenty of lush cream come together to create this delicious hasselback potato gratin recipe. Serve as the perfect side dish to complement any meal
Potato and parsley gozleme

Potato and parsley gozleme

Pronounced “goz-lem-eh”, these stuffed flatbreads are a Turkish favourite and fully qualify as comfort food. Nici Wickes' version features soft bread stuffed with potato, fried onion and parsley
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Parmesan garlic potato chunks

Parmesan garlic potato chunks

This scrumptious recipe for Parmesan garlic potato chunks is perfect for the whole family to enjoy as a comforting side dish, and is great served alongside a roast dinner
Potato and feta tart with herby pastry

Potato and feta tart with herb pastry

This potato and feta tart recipe features a homemade rosemary, thyme and parsley pastry that delivers a full-on flavour kick. A great vegetarian dinner for the whole family
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Bacon and cheese-stuffed hasselback potatoes

Bacon and cheese-stuffed hasselback potatoes

This potato recipe produces the perfect example of stuffed hasselback potatoes. Golden, buttery potatoes are topped with crispy bacon and plenty of cheese - this dish is true comfort food!
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Warm salad of potato skins and green beans

Warm salad of potato skins and green beans

Golden, crispy potato skins are the star of this delectable salad recipe. Healthy, delicious and ready in just 30 minutes, this budget-friendly potato dish belongs on your dinner table!
Hearty shepherd’s pie recipes

Hearty shepherd’s pie recipes

We Kiwis love our shepherd's pie. Creamy mashed potatoes, hearty mince and bubbling gravy are the perfect match for cold evenings. Dig in and try our best shepherd's pie recipes
Potato and leek soup recipes

Potato and leek soup recipes

Warm up on cooler nights with these comforting and delicious potato and leek soup recipes. Serve with plenty of crusty bread for a soul warming family meal
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fish pot pies

Fish pot pies

These creamy individual fish pies will be gobbled up by the whole family.
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Roast potato and pumpkin frittata

Roast potato and pumpkin frittata

Give those leftover roast veggies a delicious new lease on life with this thrifty recipe. Easy, full of flavour and topped with creamy feta, this frittata is the perfect no-fuss meal
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Potato and apple rosti

Potato and apple rosti

The first time I had these little hashbrown-like delights, I was intrigued with the flavour combination of tart apple and fried potato. This makes a great supper or lunch dish.
Jerk salmon with yoghurt potatoes

Jerk salmon with yoghurt potatoes

This tender, flaky jerk salmon with zingy flavoursome yoghurt potatoes really hits the spot! The perfect dish for dinner tonight - quick, easy, and so delicious!
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Potatoes with bacon

Potatoes with bacon

You’ve got to try this potato recipe! I’ve gone all Swedish on it with gherkins and sour cream, but you can load up the top with anything really.
Steak and chips

Steak and chips

The real hero on this plate is the roasted capsicum sauce that transforms a simple steak dinner into something quite special.
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potato, capsicum and olive frittata

Potato, capsicum and olive frittata

Give your usual potato frittata a gutsy flavour kick by adding capsicum and olive. Serve it warm from the oven with a green salad or take it on a romantic picnic.
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Frites my way

Frites my way

This dish is dedicated to our wonderful grandmothers who must have peeled umpteen sacks of potatoes in their day. Photographs by Jani Shepherd and styling by Fiona Hugues; Gatherum Collectif.
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Roasted duck legs with apples & crispy potatoes

Roasted duck legs with apples & crispy potatoes

This is the perfect dish if you’d rather not tackle a large joint of meat on Christmas Day. I’ve designed the recipe so that it can be scaled to suit however many people are sitting around your table.