KITCHEN CALENDAR

DON’T SEE RED, JUST CHILL OUT!

While the sun is hot, Taylors Wines wants Kiwis to throw away their wine-drinking habits by chilling their reds. On the back of Taylors Estate and Promised Land bottles, you’ll find an Optimum Drinking Temperature Sensor, which changes colour depending on the temperature of the wine within. Simply swipe your thumb over the sensor to see when your wine is at perfect drinking temperature! The ‘room temperature’ advice on red wine originates from medieval French drawing rooms, which were a chilly 14ºC to16ºC. With the temperature of the average Kiwi home far exceeding that, particularly in summer, it’s no surprise that our red wine is at risk of losing its complex characteristics. So pick up a bottle from the Taylors Estate range at a supermarket or liquor store near you and chill!

Promised Land range, RRP $13, Estate range, RRP $18.

Spiralised vegetables are totally on-trend right now, helping to cut carbs and increase your 5+ A Day by making your produce a bit fancy.

The new 3-in-1 Spiro is easy to hold, makes for tidy preparation and is just a bit of fun to have in the kitchen. Try using your Spiro to make this delicious recipe below. Available from Farmers and Briscoes stores nationwide, RRP $59.

CREAMY FETA ZOODLES

3 free range eggs,

lightly beaten

2 tbsp cream

100g Mainland Creamy

Feta, crumbled 1 tbsp olive oil

12 cherry tomatoes

2 tbsp butter

600g courgette, spiralised or

cut into long thin strips

Lemon juice, to serve

Black pepper, to serve

1 Whisk together the eggs, cream and 50g of the feta in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

2 Heat the olive oil in a frying pan to medium-hot and cook the cherry tomatoes for about 5 minutes, until browning and starting to burst. Set aside.

3 Heat the butter in the frying pan, add the courgette and toss, cooking for 5 minutes until soft. 4 Remove the pan from the heat and cool a little, then add in the egg mixture and toss well. ( The eggs will start to cook slightly in the warm pan). Then place back on a very low heat and cook, stirring constantly until thickened. You want a creamy result, not scrambled eggs, so it’s best to start in a cooler pan and warm more if needed.

5 Serve topped with the cherry tomatoes and the remaining feta. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and ground black pepper.