New Zealand Honey Co makes a variety of delicious honeys. Amongst their range are honey health drinks, squeezy honey, honey in jars and honey and fruit fusion .
All their honey is packed free of additives,and is harvested from unspoilt nature reserves, where all stages of harvesting and processing are managed carefully. The company can trace each batch produced all the way back to the specific hives. The packed products are also rigorously tested to ensure the honeys are as pure as possible, with flavours of amazing depth and taste.
I was recently sent a gift bag of honey to try.The three jars were:
- Hanuka Honey with root ginger
- Beech Forest honey dew -Pre biotic honey that aids digestion
- Thyme honey-Antioxidant
Honey has many health benefits too and all New Zealand Honeys have different medicinal benefits which you can check out here.
In the UK, New Zealand honey is available to purchase on line where you can also check out recipe ideas using honey. It is also available from Asda, Morrison, Waitrose and Holland and Barrett. However New Zealand Honey Co have been very generous and have kindly agreed to provide two gift bags of their honey to two simply food readers so that they too can taste and sample it.
Thank you to New Zealand Honey Co for sending me the honey to try and also for the giveaway.All the views expressed in this review are my own.
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With the Manuka Honey, you could make Honey Soy Chicken - An easy and tasty way to prepare chicken for any season. Goes equally well with hot vegies in the cooler months or a crisp salad in the summer. You can also use chicken wingettes and drumettes and serve as a tasty finger food to be served at parties or picnics.
ReplyDeleteI would try a honey and mustard chicken breast! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis honey looks gorgeous!
Thankyou for the fab competition!
Is this giveaway open to Indians? If yes, I am in :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway will sure participate
ReplyDeleteIn cake recipes, I part substitute sugar for honey to make them healthier and more tasty.
ReplyDeleteI would make Honey and Chocolate Cake. Mmmmm
ReplyDeleteHoney glazed ham with creamed potatoes.
ReplyDeleteHanuka Honey with root ginger coating some chicken making a stir fry
ReplyDeleteI'd make sticky chicken
ReplyDeleteHoney flapjacks!
ReplyDeleteChicken in honey & soy sauce with ginger
ReplyDeleteHoney and Almond cheesecake mmmmmm...
ReplyDeleteI would make chicken kebabs on the BBQ which would be glazed with honey in honey when better weather somes in,
ReplyDeleteI would make chicken kebabs glazed with honey made over the BBQ
ReplyDeleteI love roated root veg. such as parsnips the honet and thyme would be simple and delicious xx
ReplyDeleteI love roated root veg such as parsnips therefore the honey with thyme would be simple and delicious x
ReplyDeleteI would make Honey rosted carrots and parsnips
ReplyDeleteHoney and Lemon cake :)
ReplyDeleteCharlotte Ingham
Honey loaf
ReplyDeleteI would marinate some lamb chops with the Thyme honey and some mustard.
ReplyDeleteThen grill the chops and serve with chunky chips and salad.
I'd bake a crumble using the manuka honey.
ReplyDeleteI'd bake a crumble and use the manuka honey in the filling.
ReplyDeleteI'd make Honey Roast Parsnips
ReplyDeletei would use the honey to make some flapjacks to put in the school lunchboxes.
ReplyDeleteI'd make a honey & sunflower loaf, it works really well with a strong flavoured honey
ReplyDeleteManuka Honey cheesecake and raspberries - yum!
ReplyDeleteI've had a rich honey cake before, it would be delicious with one of these honeys
ReplyDeleteI'd add a spoonful of Hanuka honey with root ginger to vanilla icecream. I'd add crushed nuts. I think it'd taste lovely.
ReplyDeleteSimple Yummy Biscuits are great with good quality honey.
ReplyDeleteJoney glazed ribs
ReplyDeleteI would make honey cake
ReplyDeleteWe have honey on pancakes for breakfast sometimes. mmmm nice!
ReplyDeleteWith the Hanuka Honey with root ginger, it would be nice with salmon, a nice honey roasted salmon
ReplyDeletehoney and stem ginger cake
ReplyDeleteSweet and sticky honey, chilli and ginger chicken - yummy!
ReplyDeletehoney honey flackjack
ReplyDeleteWoukd use the honey with ginger to glaze a smoked ham.
ReplyDeleteA gammon joint with a honey, English mustard and cloves glaze - scrummy
ReplyDeleteI'd make a sticky honey pudding with the ginger honey.
ReplyDeletehoney and lemon sponge cake
ReplyDeleteFab giveaway...
ReplyDeleteI would use the thyme honey to make a lemon ginger and honey sticky chicken salad mmmmmmm
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I'd make honey oatcakes - delicious & really easy to make :)
ReplyDeletebanana and honey cake
ReplyDeleteBanana pancakes with honey
ReplyDeleteHoney glazed chicken dipped in breadcrumbs then oven baked. Lush.
ReplyDeleteRoasted parsnips and carrots in honey x
ReplyDeleteHoney roast carrots and parsnips x
ReplyDeleteHoney flapjacks would be my choice x
ReplyDeleteHoney & Mustard Chicken is always a winner in my book.
ReplyDeleteHoney and mustard chicken - always a winner!
ReplyDeleteI would use it on some chicken breasts with mustard
ReplyDeleteLove honey on my pancakes. Lovely Post and superb pictures as usual.
ReplyDeleteI'd make honey glazed salmon and maybe some oat/honey cookies too x
ReplyDeleteHoney chocolate flapjacks
ReplyDeleteI've recently come across a recipe to make a small quantity of marmalade using honey and oranges, so I'd try that.
ReplyDeleteHoney and Apple Crumble
ReplyDeleteToasted crumpets and honey
ReplyDeleteI would use the Hanuka Honey with root ginger in my porridge in the morning with a splash of lemon. It would wake me up and give me that morning zing!
ReplyDeleteRoasted ham with a honey and mustard glaze
ReplyDeletehoney roasted chicken?
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Beech Forest honey dew stirred into my breakfast porridge
ReplyDeleteBeech Forest honey dew stirred into my breakfast porridge
ReplyDeleteHoney & garlic glazed pork chops
ReplyDeleteHoney & garlic glazed pork chops
ReplyDeleteI would do a honey glazed Lamb shank using the Honey and Thyme x
ReplyDeleteI was going to suggested root veg roasted with the thyme honey but someone's already said that! So I'm going to go with the ginger honey in porridge
ReplyDeleteManuka honey with ginger is lovely as a glaze on pork chops
ReplyDeleteI would make a Scottish Crowdie using the Manuka Honey with ginger, lemon and chopped walnuts
ReplyDeleteI would make a Honey and Ginger cake with the Hanuka Honey with root ginger - sticky, sweet and warming! I wouldn't cook with the others as, if they work in the same way as the Manuka honey I use, they will lose their medicinal quality when heated, so I would just enjoy them spread on crusty bread or drizzled with Greek yog. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love to make flapjacks with honey and lots of dried fruit and nuts.
ReplyDeleteI suggest using the Thyme Honey to create the mouthwatering, irresistible New Zealand Honey Co. Thyme Honey Chicken and Date Tagine. A fabulous, exotic dish, using a much loved product from the New Zealand Company - what's not to love?
ReplyDeleteI suggest using the Thyme Honey to create the mouthwatering, irresistible New Zealand Honey Co. Thyme Honey Chicken and Date Tagine. A fabulous, exotic dish, using a much loved product from the New Zealand Company - what's not to love?
ReplyDeleteI'd go for something simply like honey roast ham - I'd spread the ham with the thyme honey and roast until the outside was crisp and golden :-)
ReplyDeleteBaked Lentils with Honey
ReplyDeleteI would make twice cooked chinese pork x
ReplyDeleteI would use the honey and ginger in bran muffins (the recipe I use has applesauce and honey as the sweetener)
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Having such a sweet tooth, I would make some honey candy
ReplyDeleteUse the Hanuka honey and add it to chicken with soy sauce and spices for a delicious sticky chicken
ReplyDeleteHoney goes beautifully with peanut butter. So I would suggest peanut and oat cookies topped with honey and Greek yogurt frosting. I am almost drooling just thinking about it!
ReplyDeleteBeef in theslowcooker with honey and veg it really works
ReplyDeleteHoney and sesame chicken or honey biscuits
ReplyDeleteHoney & mustard pork steaks - yum!
ReplyDeleteManuka honey cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteFarhana
HONEY AND LIME STIR FRY
ReplyDeleteI would make the honey flapjacks - yummy!
ReplyDeleteHere is a really simple recipe for a lovely buffet treat - its sticky cocktail sausages and they really are yummy! This is tried and tested!
ReplyDeleteuse 1kg cocktail sausages (uncooked)
30mls sesame oil
125-150ml of honey
30ml of soy sauce
1.Preheat the oven to 220°C/gas mark 7.
2.Separate the sausages, if they are linked, and arrange in a large, shallow-sided roasting tin.
3.Whisk together the oil, honey and soy sauce and pour over the sausages, then use your hands - or a couple of spatulas - to move everything about in the pan so that all the sausages are slicked.
4.Roast for 25-30 minutes; give them a shuffle about halfway through cooking if you happen to be near the oven.
Definately honey flapjacks!
ReplyDeleteDefinately honey flapjacks!
ReplyDeleteDefinately honey flapjacks!
ReplyDeleteI would love to try it on its own so I can taste the difference between this honey and the honey from our hives.
ReplyDeleteWe love putting honey on our breakfast cereal, so much tastier than sugar & more health benefits too.
ReplyDeleteWith honey as special as this I would just drizzle onto greek yogurt with some fruit and/ nuts so you'd be able to savour the flavour.
ReplyDeleteBanana bread with honey is delicious.
ReplyDeleteI would try my hand at honey nut biscuits. Perfect with a nice cup of tea and a sit down me-thinks!
ReplyDeleteHanuka Honey with root ginger I would use to make tasty flapjacks!
ReplyDeleteI would use it to marinade a gammon joint, with some soy sauce
ReplyDeleteI would make roast chicken with Thyme Honey roast parsnips and carrots, its making me hungry just thinking of it.
ReplyDeletethyme honey and wholegrain mustard mixed together, then marinate some chicken legs and cook them in the oven :)
ReplyDeleteHoney and ginger cake xx
ReplyDeleteHoneyed parsnips
ReplyDeleteHoneyed parsnips
ReplyDeleteI'd make a cheesecake
ReplyDeleteI like Rose and Honey cupcakes, you just have to be careful not to put too much honey in the cupcakes, otherwise the honey in the sponge may burn.
ReplyDeleteMy sister however loves honey on toast.
Angela
Honey and Sherry Drizzle Cake. Yum!
ReplyDeleteHoney and wholegrain mustard coated chicken
ReplyDeleteI would use it either on my porridge or in flapjacks.
ReplyDeleteHoney Chicken with spicy noodles
ReplyDeleteI would serve Beech Forest honey dew with Greek yoghurt as a simple but delicious dessert, adding walnuts sprinkled on top. Yum!! Good for your digestive system and very satisfying.
ReplyDeleteI'd make some simple, gooey and delicious honey flapjacks. Melt honey, butter and demerara sugar together in a pan. Add oats, nuts, dried fruit of your choice and a bit of stem ginger before baking in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Yummy!
ReplyDeletehoney roast parsnips and carrots, mmmmmm.....sunday dinner
ReplyDeleteSticky cocktail sausages with honey, black pepper, soy sauce and sesame oil. Yum
ReplyDeleteI would make honey, soy and sesame seed mini sausages!
ReplyDeleteJo Young
My first recipe would be some honey chili crispy chicken..my husband loves it :)
ReplyDeleteI'd use the manuka honey with ginger drizzled over apple slices and blackberries that I'd packed into ramekins. I'd cover it with an oat crumble topping, pop in the oven and serve with a dollop of greek yoghurt with some honey mixed through.
ReplyDeleteI'd use the manuka honey with ginger drizzled over apple slices and blackberries that I'd packed into ramekins. I'd cover it with an oat crumble topping, pop in the oven and serve with a dollop of greek yoghurt with some honey mixed through.
ReplyDeleteHoney, Orange and Mustard Glazed Ham
ReplyDeletehoney drizzle cake
ReplyDeletei would make flapjack using the honey
ReplyDeleteI love honey spread on bread and butter, but honey and mustard dressing for salad is good.
ReplyDeleteI would make honey roasted parsnips with the Thyme honey. The Ginger honey I would spoon over ice-cream - yummy!
ReplyDeleteHazel Rea - @beachrambler
I think i would love to try Honey Glazed Ham! Yummy
ReplyDeleteBaklava with lashings of Beech honey
ReplyDeleteBaklava with lashings of Beech honey
ReplyDeleteHalvah Cook honey to softball stage, add tahini, nuts and any essential flavoring. Yum1
ReplyDeleteJust simply a spoonful mixed with greek yogurt :-)
ReplyDeleteI would love to try honey and chocolate cheese cake !
ReplyDeleteAdd a bit into flapjack to make it extra sticky!
ReplyDeleteThyme honey and sesame seeds on a piece of grilled chicken for Sticky Chicken, yums =D
ReplyDeletehoney and walnut muffins
ReplyDeleteWith Pork Chops as a drizzle, as a salad dressing or simply on hot buttered fresh toast or waffles.
ReplyDeleteI would do a roast pork with a glazed Thyme honey coating.
ReplyDeleteI love making gammon and black pudding done in honey and served on a bed of salad
ReplyDeleteI love gammon and black pudding cooked and drizzled in honey and served on a bed of lettuce
ReplyDeleteHoney Glazed Chicken
ReplyDeleteI would use the Beech Forest honey dew honey to make my honey roasted parsnips for my Sunday dinner - My roast dinners are always so large, filling and yummy but they could always do with something to help aid digestion ! :)
ReplyDeleteI'd use thyme honey for a simple roast chicken.
ReplyDeletei would make some sticky finger foods with the thyme and honey,with chicken portions and various vegetable sticks,mmmmm yum.Its giving me a rumbling tummy thinking about all the lush things i could do with these!!
ReplyDeleteThe Manuka Honey would be fabulous in my homemade flapjacks.
ReplyDeleteAs I am currently doing a project on medieval England I would make some mead with one of the jars :)
ReplyDeleteAs I am doing a medieval project currently I would make some mead :)
ReplyDeleteI would use the honey to make honey-roasted parsnips.
ReplyDeleteI would make a victoria sponge with honey buttercream icing.
ReplyDeletehoney and lemon cupcakes
ReplyDeleteSimple honey and orange roasted carrot
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try the honey with thyme to glaze carrots and stick in the oven :)
ReplyDeleteHoney and chocolate cheesecake :)
ReplyDeleteHoney with thyme would make a lovely glaze for carrots - yum!
ReplyDeleteI would use the honey to put in my recipe for Anzac biscuits!
ReplyDeleteI would use the Hanuka Honey with root ginger to glaze my ham, would add a lovely zing
ReplyDeleteHanuka Honey with root ginger would make a great glaze for chicken.
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat greek yoghurt drizzled with honey
ReplyDeleteThe root ginger honey would be great to use in the topping of a sticky pear gingerbread pudding
ReplyDeleteChicken marinated in the Manuka Honey with Ginger, with some Soy, Garlic, Lemon Juice & Olive Oil
ReplyDeletesome delicious homemade halva with crushed sesame seeds. A gorgeous little snack
ReplyDeleteSticky ribs with soy, honey and sesame seeds
ReplyDeleteHoney roasted parsnip, carrot & butternut squash
ReplyDeleteHoney roasted parsnip, carrot & butternut squash
ReplyDeleteTo be honest i have no idea I'm not much of a cook =/ If i won i would give the prize to my mum she looooves cooking xx
ReplyDeleteHoney roast parsnips with honey roasted ham..mm
ReplyDeleteI'd make honey and lemon chicken:)
ReplyDeleteI love Honeyed roasted ham, I also love natural yoghurt with honey and red cherry, but what I really want to try is from jamie oliver and is Cheddar cheese, ground coffee beans topped with honey.
ReplyDeletehoney roast parsnips
ReplyDeleteI would use the honey with ginger and add it to chicken breasts to create a lemon and ginger chicken dish
ReplyDeleteI love doing Honey glazed vegetables like carrot, parsnips or baby corn! yums!
ReplyDeleteHoney and mustard chicken yum
ReplyDeleteHoney roasted vegetable
ReplyDeleteHoney glazed ham with new boiled potatoes.
ReplyDeleteA zingy chicken stir fry!
ReplyDeleteI love drop scones made with honey instead of sugar they are moister and tastier. :)
ReplyDeleteHoney and butter roasted carrots.
ReplyDeleteHoney and oatmeal cookies. My son loves them!
ReplyDeleteI would use the Thyme honey to glaze a ham.. yum!
ReplyDeleteLooks tempting. Love honey. Hope to win the honey.
ReplyDeleteThe Hanuka Honey with root ginger would go be great smothered onto carrot batons with a little seasoning and olive oil before roasting. I love honey and mustard roasted carrots but I think this would taste just as good!
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