Our 30th birthday celebrations continue... time for cake!

From the team at NZ House & Garden [NZ House & Garden] [NZ House & Garden - Style and Entertaining]( Hi {NAME}, We’ve got a lot to celebrate this month at NZ House & Garden. First up, you won’t want to miss our special bumper July issue, which marks our 30th birthday. We’re also celebrating Matariki, the Māori new year, and some of you may enjoy honouring the winter solstice, which coincides with this time of the year. To suit any winter gathering, I’ve put together a warming and festive mid-winter meal that features lots of local flavours and is perfect to share with family and friends. Cake, of course, is always important for any celebration. Julia Child once said “A party without cake is just a meeting” and I wholeheartedly agree. To get the party started in style, I’ve shared in the magazine a wonderful recipe for Spiced Pineapple Cake layered up with caramelised mānuka honey frosting, which is sure to add extra sweetness to any special occasion. And for variety of choice, here are a couple of other celebratory cake options, below. [Julie Le Clerc] Julie Le Clerc Food Editor [Julie Le Clerc] Julie Le Clerc Food Editor     From the files   Chocolate Chocolate Garden Cake This grand cake is actually an easy, reliable, rugged, not-too-sweet cake that is equally good for feeding a crowd in plain slabs with berries and yoghurt. [Get the recipe]( Citrus, Thyme & Poppy Seed Cake This cake is a great one to stack, as the layers hold their shape so well. Created by Fiona Hugues and her friend Josh, it’s the perfect choice for a celebration. [Get the recipe](     Sponsored content Contemporary and elegant Good Form is pleased to introduce the Winslow Range, designed by Lisa Sandall for Ercol. Linear forms are matched with subtle curved details in oak, offering an understated, tailored approach to bedroom furniture. The Winslow Range is completed by a bed with a modern strutted design at the headboard in luminous oak. [Explore the range]( I'm loving...   Around Our Table By Sara Forte, Hardie Grant Books, $65 Sara Forte has been sharing wholesome, vegetable-forward recipes through her popular Sprouted Kitchen blog for more than a decade. With this book, she imparts her most personal collection of approachable, flavour-packed recipes yet. These are truly flexible recipes, and include helpful advice on what can be prepped in advance, swaps for making dishes gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian or vegan, as well as which dinners travel well, feed a crowd and are good to freeze. There are sample menus for easy entertaining, dishes to celebrate life’s big moments, plus nurturing meal solutions to deliver to friends with new babies, or sick relatives. This inspiring set of recipes show that cooking based on real wholefoods is endlessly achievable. Not Just Jam By Matthew Evans, Murdoch Books, $45 With this collection of modern recipes using old-fashioned preserving methods, farmer and former chef Matthew Evans shares his Fat Pig Farm's ways to avoid food waste. At its heart, it's all about harnessing the harvest, making real food from scratch and feeling great about what you feed the people you love. The recipes are intended as a launching pad and the combinations can be adjusted to suit the bounty of what’s around you, whether it’s produce from your own garden, foraged finds from neighbourhood fruit trees, or simply what’s in season, cheap and plentiful in the shops. These recipes are for anyone who has a passion for flavour and wants their meals to resonate with vibrant condiments made in their own kitchen.   Sponsored content People-first building The team at Classic Builders believes home building isn't just about building four walls and a roof; it's about facilitating a lifestyle and a space where people can live. [Read more](   [Visit our website]( [Buy now]( You are receiving this email because you are opted in to receive the NZ House & Garden newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Terms and Conditions]( | [Privacy Policy]( © Copyright 2024 NZ House & Garden, a division of Stuff Limited (Magazines). Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland 1021, New Zealand [Instagram](