Recipe from Jamie Oliver's new release Super Food Family Classics

Serves 6
Total time: 40 minutes

A moist and delicious pear-filled cake with tart berry highlights and sweet deliciousness from the maple vanilla cream cheese icing.

Recipe from The Caker: Wholesome Cakes, Cookies and Desserts by Jordan Rondell. 

Layer cakes are extra special and this version from Nicola Galloway's Homegrown Kitchen is sure to delight.

Makes approximately 10-12 (x 20-22cm diameter) crêpes.

For best results, use our top-selling crêpe-maker, Breville BCP200 Crepe Creations ($49.95 each) to make this recipe.

New in store, Gladstone Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Michelin star chef Adam Newell’s Wairarapa olive grove! Once you've finished your oil, bring the bottle back in store to our Tory Street Fresh Market and we can refill it for you at a discounted price.

Two varieties available:

Leccino

Characteristics: Fruity, Grassy, Peppery, Highly Aromatic
Use with bold flavours in dishes containing garlic, citrus or chilli. Ideal in pesto.

Reserve Blend

Characteristics: Complex flavour, smooth velvet texture, grassy notes
Use in vinaigrettes, dressings, pasta sauces

Save up to $5 per bottle when you bring along a bottle to be refilled.

Refilled bottles must be either 250ml or 1L.

Savour this salad with a deep dark, brooding Shiraz or Tannat. Serves 4.

Deliciously decadent with a hint of hazelnut, these adults-only truffles make a wonderful homemade Easter gift. Makes 20 truffles.

Traditional Argentinian alfajores handmade in Wellington.

Alfajores are sweet treats that have been present since colonial times all over Latin America. Each country has a different way of preparing them, but the concept is the same: two cookies filled with some kind of caramel.

A twist on the ancient Arab dessert, alajú, Alfajores became popular in the mid-19th century in Argentina. Alfajores are considered somewhat of a national treasure in Argentina with over 900 million units being consumed each year.

Dulce de leche is the most popular filling for alfajores in Argentina.  It is a confection prepared by boiling large quantities of vanilla-flavoured milk and sugar until they almost disappear. In Argentina this thick caramel is eaten with a spoon, spread on bread or biscuits, used to fill cakes, biscuits and fritters or dolloped onto other desserts.

People eat them walking down the street and waiting for the bus. You might get a mini-alfajor,
the size of a golf ball, served with your coffee. Pastry shops display their alfajores in front
windows.

New to Moore Wilson's Fresh are La Casa Handcrafted Alfajores, made in Wellington in small batches with love and dedication. All the ingredients used except for the chocolate sourced locally. No additives and/or preservatives are used. Two flavours are available:

ALFAJORES DE CHOCOLATE (Marplatense style) These alfajores consist in two delicate cocoa biscuits (cake-like cookies) sandwiched together by a thick layer of dulce de leche, a creamy caramel confection made from milk and sugar and hand dipped entirely in dark or white chocolate. The dough is made with European style butter, fresh eggs with hints of fresh orange and a touch of rum as a background flavor. They also contain wheat and flavored with honey.

ALFAJORES DE MAIZENA “Maizena” is a traditional brand of cornstarch and a household name in Argentina. Maizena--corn starch--is used along with flour to give the biscuits a texture that is lighter than a typical shortbread cookie. Two of these biscuits are sandwiched with dulce de leche filling and rolled in coconut.That lightness still captures the cookie's buttery flavor, and together with dulce de leche, they will melt in your mouth. The dough is made with European style butter, fresh eggs with hints of fresh lemon zest and a touch of Cognac as a background flavor.

3 pack boxes of Maizena, Dark Chocolate and Mixed White & Dark Chocolate La Casa Alfajores are in store now at Moore Wilson's Fresh Market.

The tea craze has well and truly taken off with the classic ‘gumboot tea’ being replaced by teas carefully blended with fruits, flowers, herbs or spices—or all of the above!

Try something new today and brew up a big pot from one of these local tea blenders:

RITUAL TEA founder Katie Smith started drinking tea at the age of six. Out of her own teacup and saucer, the tea was sweet and only used for dunking wine biscuits. While at university, Katie’s tea drinking horizon expanded and after completing a business degree, Katie couldn’t get the idea of tea out of her mind. Like most start-ups, Ritual Tea Company has had a modest beginning. Katie started Ritual Tea Company while working full time. Based in Petone, Katie has spent many late nights blending, tasting and packaging. Each batch is hand-blended using single estate, hand-picked, Fairtrade and organic tea from the Idulgashinna plantation in Sri Lanka, the world’s oldest organic tea plantation.

Kitchen Table: Black tea prized for its full-body and malty flavour.
Ruby Red:  Tangy hibiscus flowers paired with ruby red rosehips. A touch of strawberry gives a fruity finish.
Smell the Roses: Green tea with pink rose petals.
Shot in the Arm: The citrus flavour of lemongrass is combined with fragrant ginger and lemon.

t LEAF T produce one of NZ’s largest range of teas and infusions from around the world. Owners John and Amanda Van Gorp travelled all over, visiting exotic tea gardens and creating relationships within the global tea trade to bring the world of tea to New Zealanders.

With over 5 million cups of t Leaf T brewed every year, and more than 160 teas and infusions packaged and blended in their Petone HQ, t Leaf Tremain devoted to the increasing demand for a good cuppa, and the significant value of tea moments.  A range of t Leaf T teas are available from Moore Wilson’s Fresh including:

Kawakawa Fire: native New Zealand kawakawa leaf blended with lemongrass and ginger.
Earl Grey Blue Flower: classic bergamot tea decorated with cornflower blossoms.
Chai: A spicy black tea with the tastes of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger and a hint of pepper.
Japanese Matcha Powder: produced by grinding tea leaves into powder. It can be used as a tea and is also popular in baking and homemade ice cream.

LIBERTINE BLENDS teas are edgy, organic, and blended with love in small batches in Berhampore.

The blends are created from native and traditional herbs, and sold at Moore Wilson’s Fresh pre-bagged in compostable tea filters for fuss-free infusing.

Kapow: a bold, warming blend of kawakawa, lemongrass, cardamon and chilli.
Rock Ohm: a grounding and cooling blend of manuka, mint, lemon balm and rosemary.
Runaway Rose: a delicate and soothing blend of elderflower, rose, lavender and vanilla (pictured above).

RECIPE: Libertine Blends Runaway Rose Iced Tea
Iced tea is a great way to add nourishing herbs to your diet and keep hydrated during hot summer days. It’s simple to make, with lots of scope for creative flourishes.

First the ice - to make the day before: Scan your garden or fridge for all types of garnish - herbs, edible flowers, lemons, overripe berries. Slice fruit and lemons, portion flowers and herbs into a muffin tray, this will allow for large ice chunks. The next step is to add just boiled water. Yes, this means you’ll need to wait for the tray to cool right down before popping in the freezer, but it will draw more flavour from the herbs, fruits and flowers.

To prepare the tea: Infuse the tea at double strength, so there’s a lot of flavour to pass on once it’s diluted by ice. Infuse Runway Rose between 30 mins and an hour.

To serve: Add the garnishes to the glasses, ice to the jug, and pour over your strong tea. If you fancy spicing things up, add a splash of gin and you’re ready to sip and watch the sunset.

A beautiful homemade edible gift.