PESTO CHICKEN SALAD

Wholesome & delicious

Pesto Chicken & Roast Veggie Salad from My Food Bag

SERVES 4 READY IN 45 MINS

Veggies 400g potatoes, diced 2cm 2 carrots, cut in half lengthways & sliced 1cm 1 red onion, cut into wedges 100g roasted capsicum, sliced 400g pumpkin wedges 1 drizzle of olive oil 100g baby spinach 25g sliced almonds

Chicken 600g free range chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces Classic spice blend (1 tsp sweet paprika, 1 tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, ½ tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp oregano) 1 drizzle of olive oil

Dressing 100g basil pesto (store bought) 2 tbsp mayonnaise (store bought) 2

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Prep & cook veggies Prep potatoes, carrot and onion. Spread in a single layer on 1-2 lined oven trays and toss with pumpkin and oil. Season with salt and pepper & roast for 25-30 minutes, until tender and golden. Turn once during cooking.

Prep chicken & dressing Pat chicken dry and cut into 1cm strips. Toss in a large bowl with classic spice blend. In a small bowl combine mayo and basil pesto.

Cook chicken When veggies have 15 minutes cook time remaining, heat oil in a large fry-pan on mediumhigh heat. Cook chicken for 6-8 minutes, turning, until golden and just cooked through.

To fi nish Prep capsicum. Toss veggies with capsicum, spinach and almonds.

Serve Veggies topped with chicken and pesto dressing.

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30 years of sweetness

Practice makes perfect, and 30 years is certainly plenty of practice!

What started as a small Christchurch business is now one of the most trusted and loved bakeries in New Zealand. Original Foods Baking Co. has been baking delicious, sweet treats since 1991, celebrating 30 laps around the sun this year.

The proudly New Zealand owned, Wigram based business started out selling donuts to fish and chips shops, and from those humble beginnings has grown over the last 30 years to a multi-award winning, much loved bakery with over 180 wonderful staff members.

Company CEO, Anthony Honeybone said the whole team feels proud to reach the major milestone of three decades in business and would be celebrating it in style, unsurprisingly, with cake!

“We are humbled to have had the loyalty and support of all our customers for so many years and we want to give back, share and celebrate with as many people as we can,” he said.

And there is good reason for that customer loyalty! Be it birthday cakes, office shouts or party spreads, Original Foods Baking Co. take out the stress and time, with an offering of more than 100 kinds of delectable cakes, brownies, slices, and donuts.

You can find these delicious baked treats at Countdown stores, and the bakery also has its own onsite café, ‘The Donut Destination’, dedicated to amazing donuts and other goodies direct from the bakery door. Visit at 8 Stark Drive, Wigram, open Monday to Friday 7.30am–3.30pm, or the website below.

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Melt-inyourmouth treats

“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.” - David Mamet

Any stress will certainly melt away with a taste of the pies at Mrs Denton’s takeaway cafe and deli on Kendal Avenue. Owner and consummate pie maker Delwyn Lanauze relishes baking her small-batch handmade pies with their luxurious fillings and clever flavour combinations.

“Making pies is therapeutic, creative and stimulating,” says Delwyn. She specialises in seafood pies and always has four varieties on the menu – Chatham Island blue cod with leek and parsley, scallop, cream paua and seafood chowder – all original and innovative recipes. She does produce the usual combinations as well, such as steak and kidney or steak and mushroom, but the Delwyn originals are the big hit.

Pies are not the only delectable offerings at the cafe. The cabinet is full of baking and sweet treats, from apple strudel and bounty balls to raspberry almond tarts and peanut truffles. “My take-home heat and eat meals are also very popular – so easy and convenient. I can hardly keep up with the demand for blue cod fish pie, lasagne, cauliflower mac and cheese or the ratatouille pie.”

Mrs Denton’s is open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 2.30pm and Saturday 9am to 2pm. Visit the Facebook page below.

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