Food

Mama's Red Lentil Dhal

Posted 6:22am Monday 19th September 2011 by Critic

I think it’s time for a collective sigh of relief. Winter is pretty much over and a head of broccoli is less than $2 again. Let the joyous prancing ensue! Before you know it we will all be feasting on tomato and capsicum like it’s going out of fashion. Clearly, I’m still in a winter Read more...

Moroccan chickpeas with spicy paella

Posted 2:51am Monday 12th September 2011 by Ruby the nutritionist

Chickpeas are just the best. Every time I go home for a holiday I fill a gym bag with delicious things from my mum’s pantry (Air NZ “sports allowance”, thank you!), including various nuts and seeds and dried fruit and, of course, cans of delicious legumey goodness. Mum just sighs wearily and reminds Read more...

Chicken Tonight?

Posted 11:31pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Susie Krieble

You may have noticed that the vast majority of recipes this year in Critic have been vegetarian. This is for two reasons: 1) meat is expensive and we are povo and 2) the food editor and 90% of the contributors live meat-free and vege-plenty. However, we understand that not everyone is this way Read more...

Cafe Review - Everyday Gourmet

Posted 11:28pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Pippa Schaffler

466 George Street, down the road from Rob Roy. 5 Stars. Prices: Flat White: $4.20, Long Black: $3.20, Mocha: $4.70 Why I came here: A friend and I felt the need for a coffee to get through our Friday morning lectures and decided to venture towards George St Atmosphere: Cute, Read more...

Layers of Goodness

Posted 4:00am Monday 15th August 2011 by Niki Lomax

My flatmate is a bit of a genius when it comes to vegetarian lasagne. General flat consensus: mince is good, but pumpkin and feta is great. This may have something to do with the fact the majority of our flat is vegetarian, or at least vege-flexible (i.e. doesn’t eat meat usually, but is partial to Read more...

Norwegian Buns

Posted 4:27am Thursday 11th August 2011 by Niki Lomax

These buns are an excellent winter treat. They take a wee bit of time and effort so they are a good option for procrastinators. I have no idea what makes them Norwegian; maybe it’s that they are baked in a roasting dish so they are rip-apart-able? It’s a bit like in first year when the hall claimed Read more...

Cafe Review - The Food Department

Posted 4:23am Thursday 11th August 2011 by Pippa Schaffler

20 Malcolm St, behind Student Health, 3/5. Prices: Flat White: $4, Long Black: $3.50, Mocha: $5 Why I came here: Many of my friends had been urging me to try out this relatively new Dunedin cafe. Atmosphere: Noisy, dark and a bit cramped. Service: We were served quickly Read more...

Plenty 'o' Polenta

Posted 4:54am Thursday 4th August 2011 by Ruby the nutritionist

"I'm making polenta." "Placenta? What the FUCK man, I'm not eating an abortion!" The sweet response of my ultimate food critics; my flatmates. In fact, polenta has nothing to do with human reproduction. It is cornmeal, and it is epic in its golden deliciousness. You can get cornmeal from Read more...

Cafe Review - Doc’s Coffee House

Posted 3:16am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Pippa Schaffler

Albany Street, to the left of the Clubs and Socs Building, (3/5). Prices: Flat White: $3.50, Long Black: $3, Mocha: $3.50 Why I came here: My flatmate and I were rushing to get out of the torrential rain and found ourselves right outside Doc’s. Atmosphere: Cute and Read more...

American Pie

Posted 3:12am Thursday 28th July 2011 by Niki Lomax

Considering pumpkin is so bloody cheap at the moment, it seems sensible to incorporate this orange wonder food into as many meals as possible. Starting, logically, with dessert. I’ve become quite obsessed with the idea of pumpkin pie recently, which I attribute to a combination of the fact that I Read more...