While summer is all about fun, sun and making the most of our beautiful outdoors, at Almond Breeze NZ we love a good hibernation too, and that’s what autumn and winter are all about. These are the perfect seasons to dabble in weird oldy-worldy hobbies like cross stitch and knitting, and of course indulging in...
Get fancy with 4 flexitarian new meal faves
With so many different diets available, each with their own health benefits, it’s hard to know which one is best for you. That’s why we’re loving the ‘flexitarian’ approach to eating. This is primarily vegetarian or even vegan menu but also includes a little meat or fish on the odd occasion. Our bodies are all...
Your 3 new fave feijoa recipes!
A walk around the block in February can yield some tasty surprises rolled into gutters, peeping out from under eaves on the pavement, or hidden in plain site. We’re talking about delicious and nutritious feijoas! Whether they’re bruised, bird pecked or managed to land unscathed, we Kiwis love this curious green-skinned fruit! What’s the deal...
3 Unusual recipes using almond milk you’ve probably never tried!
It’s easy to think almond milk is great for smoothies, on cereal, in coffee, soups and baking, but sprinkle in a little inspiration and almond milk can actually be used for all sorts of interesting things. One of our favourites that surprised even us is using almond milk in peanut satay sauce HERE…. and it’s...
2 Easy methods to make great cold brew coffee at home
We’re huge fans of iced coffee here at Almond Breeze but cold brew is the latest and greatest in the cold coffee category and we’re embracing it. It’s the trend that’s swept the globe, and with cafés shut everywhere, people are experimenting with creating their beloved fix at home. Making cold brew is cheaper, looks...
Follow these 6 superstars for summer smoothie inspo!
We can’t get enough of summer smoothies, and now that we’ve (more-or-less) got our jandaled feet under the desk ready for what’s already started as an epic 2021, we’ve been delving into recipes of smoothies’ past in our New Zealand’s Ultimate Summer Smoothie Recipe Book with recipes created by YOU, here: Soooooo many heavenly recipes...
10 Beautiful festive decorations that don’t cost the earth
Whatever you celebrate this summer season – from Hannukah, Dhanu Sankranti, Solstice, Gita Jayanti, Yuletide, Christmas, the Lunar New Year – Year of the Ox, to the birthday of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, and Laylat al-Mi’raj in March – we know that decorating your house can be fun and bring everyone together over food and...
7 Festive recipes to capture the holiday spirit
If there’s one thing 2020 taught us it’s that we Kiwis love to bake! But even if you escaped the great lockdown baking frenzy, maybe now’s the perfect time to round out the year by getting fancy in the kitchen. To complete our season 7 recipe stack, we even adapted an egg nog recipe so...
Meet the fab creators of NZ Yoga Day!
There may be no better way to celebrate our incoming Kiwi summer than this! How does joining amazing people lakeside at picturesque Western Springs Park to experience yoga, meditation, uplifting live music, delicious kai and a market place to scoop up Christmas goodies sound? If you answered “Heck yes!” then New Zealand Yoga Day, being...
6 Strawberrylicious recipes from around the globe
Strawberries are in season and they’re popping up all over the place like, well, strawberries! Whether you like them dipped in choccie sauce, smothered in cream, served with your fave brekkie cereal, in an antioxidant-packed smoothie, or as a decadent addition to divine kitchen creations, there’s no doubt these little heavenly red fruits carry a...