Olives

Everybody loves a cheeseball! Whip up this savoury cheeseball for your next dinner party - it makes a great addition to a platter of crackers and crudité.

Someone I know intimately will not eat anchovies. However, they are a must in certain recipes, adding balance and saltiness like no other ingredient, so I’ve put extraordinary effort into concealing them in the past. On this particular occasion, though, I decided they were too important to hide and so laid them out in their little salted glory for all to see. Well, lo and behold, the person in question got home famished, stuffed in a piece of tart left over from this photoshoot and exclaimed it was one of the most delicious versions he’d tried in a long time. What? I’ve baked this tart a squillion times before, but apparently the proud little anchovies make all the difference.

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.

This salad is our summer favourite and a fantastic way to use up tomatoes and dried-up bread. It’s even better as a main meal with chargrilled meats like these barbecued chicken thighs. Photographs by Jani Shepherd and styling by Fiona Hugues; Gatherum Collectif.

Satisfy your tastebuds with these delicious feta and olive greek meatloaves.

A twist on the classic dirty martini

Food to me is all about simplicity and generosity. A simply roasted whole fish is a pretty good example of this. Serving this dish with Huntley & Palmers Flatbread is great for added texture and mopping up all the delicious juice and flavour. Turbot can sometimes be a bit difficult to find, so any large flat fish (flounder, brill) or even the belly of a large species like kingfish or hapuka will do. - Al Brown

Cook this pizza on the barbecue for a smoky base.

Antonio Crisci of Poderi Crisci shares his eggplant recipe for the perfect Italian long lunch. Photography by Todd Eyre.

Get creative in the kitchen tonight with these fresh and tasty puttanesca pizzettas - homemade pizza the whole family will love!