Walnuts are extremely nutritious and appear to be great for both heart health and reducing your risk of diabetes. In this post we share some ideas on how to use walnuts. Walnuts provide an [...]

In this post we consider the health benefits of pears and some interesting facts about them. Did you know that the pear is a member of the rose family and and related to both the apple and the [...]

Here is another one of our purees from our award winning Munch Seasonal Cookbook for Baby and Family –  banana avocado baby puree! It is super simple to make. I used to eat the left overs [...]

In this post we share a great recipe that can be enjoyed by both baby and family, a slow cooked beef and kumara hotpot. This can be made in either the oven or with a slow cooker. It is an [...]

Breakfast is definitely one of my favourite meals and an important meal for everyone. It is always a busy time at breakfast in our house, so its great to have something that everyone likes to [...]

My  favourite meal of the day has always been breakfast. I recently started making refrigerator oatmeal to add a bit of variety to my breakfast menu. You need to pop it in the fridge the night [...]

Paella is a rice dish with ancient roots that is widely regarded as Spain’s national dish. Originating in its modern form in the mid-19th century on the east coast of Spain near Valencia. [...]

This recipe for Magnificent Cinnamon Cranberry Crunch Muesli would make a great homemade Christmas present. Magnificent Cinnamon Cranberry Crunch Muesli What I found very interesting about this [...]

In this post we get to know Karen O’Shaughnessy, who has been associated with MunchNZ for quite sometime. She shares with us her tips on how to use  a Munch Baby Feeding Tray for baking. [...]

One of the things I like about this recipe is that its a little bit on the frugal side, if you wanted to you could use tinned apricots. instead of fresh apricot. Either way it is still really [...]

Kids grow so quickly and move through the varying infant nutrition phases with such speed {in hindsight lol} that investing in a book based around baby purees just doesn’t work for me. [...]

Beetroot is mostly available between November to April, and is abundant and cheap in summer time. Why not try making this beetroot chocolate cake? Beetroot contains fibre, potassium, folate and [...]

Sweet New Zealand August is an opportunity for all Kiwi bloggers as well as for non-Kiwi bloggers living in New Zealand, to connect and share some of those sweet treats from your kitchen.

There are the most delicious late harvest plums in the shops at the moment. They are bursting with flavour and natural sweetness

I have started making a yummy smoky eggplant and tomato sauce. The great thing is once I have made the the basic sauce, I have at least three great meals I can then make in a jiffy

I just love our imagery created by our Munch Mum Renee who has designed our brand. It has a real feeling of being homemade, and a welcoming feeling. When we started Munch Cupboard we put together [...]

I recently shared with you my beetroot chocolate cake which used grated fresh grated beetroot. The beetroot risotto below uses cooked and mashed/pureed beetroot. Beetroot are grown all over the [...]

National Nut Day is back! Tuesday 22 October 2013 is a day for New Zealanders to embrace a little nuttiness and show their appreciation for the delicious and nutritious nut. To celebrate we are [...]

I love a good scone. They are a great afternoon treat, and easy to whip up if friends pop over unexpectedly. We recently shared a great traditional scone recipe when we reviewed: Book review – [...]

We once lived on a half-acre block on the outskirts of a very small town. We kept chickens and had pet lambs. The backyard had lemon and mandarin trees, two different types of guava and 11 large [...]

Last week we posted on the great health benefits of wonderful walnuts. This week I thought I would post a really easy walnut pasta sauce recipe. I have made this recipe on several occasions, and [...]

This recipe Aubergine parmigiana for Mama is from the award winning Munch – Seasonal cookbook for baby and family.  [shopify embed_type=”product” [...]

  A couple of years ago bones weren’t really on my cooking radar and I hadn’t heard of the benefits of bone broth. Sure I boiled up the occasional roast chicken carcass for stock or [...]

I would like to share with you a pudding recipe for a chocolate mocha fondant that the grown ups to enjoy once the little ones are in bed. This recipe is definitely not a budget buster either. It [...]

Did you know that orange peel can be used in the garden as a slug repellent? Possibly not. But we all know that oranges are a citrus fruit packed with vitamin C. In this post we share with you [...]

Do you like pumpkin? Why not try this pumpkin and pancetta risotto? It is thought that pumpkins originated in South America, but they are now enjoyed throughout the world. The words pumpkin and [...]

I have often in the past been slightly scared of the aubergine as I had no idea how to cook it.  But now I do and it is a great vegetable to add to so many dishes. The aubergine (also called [...]