5 Sensational dessert recipes that make life better

Desserts. Need we say more? OK… just for you… We’ve pulled together our favourite 5 delectable desserts that cover off all the bases. Twists on a few classics, and even healthy ingredients like nuts and seeds thrown in the mix. Whether you’re planning a party, a romantic night in or just want to enjoy delicious...

7 Expert tips on resilience and how star athlete Ella Williams got through 2020

As the clock switched from 2019 into 2020 none of us could have predicted the challenges that lay ahead – we were joyously oblivious. Roll on a few months and a tiny virus forced the world to change pretty much everything in our lives. While we faced enormous challenges we also saw powerful glimmers of...

4 Comfort food snacks kids can make

It’s no surprise that “food” is a huge search topic in Google but it might be a surprise that searching “comfort food” has gone up a whopping 300 percent in the last 12 months. It’s our guess that Aotearoa New Zealand’s first lockdown landing in autumn (March-May) and the second in winter (August) that we...

5 Simple habits from an expert that will improve your sleep PLUS a delicious autumn dessert

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...

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...

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...