My food and photography loving cousin based in New Zealand surprised me a while back by sending me a copy of The Great New Zealand Cookbook (Thom & PQ Blackwell) .

Browsing through it on Sunday i thought the Fa'alifu Taro and Corned Beef dish by Michael Meredith of Meredith's in Auckland pictured below would add a nice twist to St Patrick's Day table.

Find out more about the book and how to order it outside New Zealand by visiting The Great New Zealand Cookbook site...

( Snapshot from The Great New Zealand Cookbook -Thom & PQ Blackwell- Photos by Lottie Hedley)