Articles by Nici Wickes
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Nici Wickes: Strawberry & vanilla choux cake recipe
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:36amStrawberry & vanilla choux cake This cake is a simpler and more rustic version of a Polish karpaka and it is truly wonderous....
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Nici Wickes: Stuffed Onions Baked with Tomato Cream Sauce
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 10:17amThis recipe is just so divine and though it sounds complicated it really is very simple. My mum would cook this for our family...
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Nici Wickes: BBQ Pizza
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 10:28amI’ve found a whole new way to make pizza – on the BBQ! All you need is one of those hooded BBQ's and a loaf of Turkish pide,...
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Nici Wickes: Banana, walnut, and sultana loaf cake
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 10:26amSpring is a funny old time for fresh fruit. The apples and pears have been in cool store forever, rhubarb can be temperamental...
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Nici Wickes: Asparagus Quiche
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 10:12amA quiche is a fabulous vehicle for asparagus and it makes a fabulous lunch or dinner. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1-2...
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Nici Wickes: Affordable entertaining - Creamy Chicken and Peas
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 10:29amThis one pan wonder of a dish is perfect to serve a group – it’s full of fresh flavours but is creamy and comforting too. Serves...
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Nici Wickes: Tamarillo and walnut meringue slice
Saturday, 7 September 2024, 10:02amThis slice is a classic and so easy to make! The tamarillo jam is a lovely surprise. Make 16-20 pieces Ingredients 6-8...
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Nici Wickes: Father's Day Mince on Toast
Saturday, 31 August 2024, 10:11amThis is such a great brunch idea and a great start to Father’s Day. This mince is spiked with some fried onions and chilli...
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Nici Wickes: Rosemary Chicken and Lentils
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 10:37amPulses and legumes. They’re filling, nourishing, super versatile and cheap and yet many of us would be lucky to eat them...
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Nici Wickes: Lemon and Cream Sponge Roll
Saturday, 10 August 2024, 10:17amChocolate logs were part of my childhood as mum would whip them up on the regular. This version, all citrusy and light, is...
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Nici Wickes: Beef, beer, and blue cheese pie
Saturday, 3 August 2024, 10:19amThis pie is an absolute winner - hearty and rich, it’s packed full of meat and gravy, spiked with tangy blue cheese and topped...
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Nici Wickes: Apple & Blackberry Sheet Pan Cake
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 12:57pmTry this cake for the school lunch boxes this week – it’s quick to make and bake, soft and moist, incredibly delicious and...
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Nici Wickes: Sticky Citrus Self-Saucing Pudding
Saturday, 13 July 2024, 10:10amThis pudding is just the ticket in winter! I truly love the way it is both comforting and refreshing. Serves 4 Ingredients 70g...
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Nici Wickes: Self-saucing Banana and Pecan pudding
Saturday, 29 June 2024, 10:15amIn this pudding gooey caramel sauce pools around light banana sponge which is studded with buttery pecans. With all the gooeyness...
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Nici Wickes: Moroccan spiced Lamb Shanks & Lentils
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 10:47amThis hearty one-pot dinner is just the thing to warm you up and whilst it’s cooking you can dream of far-off lands as the...
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Nici Wickes: Plum and Coconut bars
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 10:14amI made this with plums because I'd defrosted some of my summer bounty, but any soft juicy fruit will work - soft pears, feijoa,...
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Nici Wickes: A pie fit for a king
Saturday, 1 June 2024, 10:40amIt’s more of a tart than a pie but who cares, it’s a fabulous dish to whip up for the long weekend. Makes one 24cm pie Ingredients 1...
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Nici Wickes: Butterscotch Pie
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 10:12amThere is never a time when a slice of butterscotch pie is not a good idea. This is simple and divine, and you will not regret...
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Nici Wickes: Simple yet versatile orange cake
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 10:10amNZ oranges are some of the best in the world, I think! Gisborne and Kerikeri produce the finest citrus and this cake is one...
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Nici Wickes: Pumpkin and kūmara soup with pesto
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 10:43am“Kāore te kūmara e kōrero mō tona ake reka” speaks to humbleness. The kūmara does not speak of its own sweetness. Kūmara...
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Nici Wickes: Twice-baked cheese souffle
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 10:52amWho can resist a gooey, melting, light-as-a-feather soufflé? Once you’ve mastered these little beauties, you’ll be impressing...
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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...
