The Wholefood Kitchen

The Wholefood Kitchen Cooking in the Spirit of Kotahitanga A place to gain insights from practitioners, and share experiences.

An opportunity to connect with a growing community of people who approach food within an integral context. Above all, it is for people who would like food to support them to fulfill their potential. This site is run by Kevin Helas and other practitioners of wholefood cooking. Kevin is greatly indebted to the Concord Institute, which has provided the bulk of training of cooking within this context, and a developing understanding of the art of ‘cooking with awareness.’

I’ve been pretty unhappy with a lot of what Winston and the NZ First party have said and done over the last few years.He...
05/10/2026

I’ve been pretty unhappy with a lot of what Winston and the NZ First party have said and done over the last few years.

He has rarely spoken about things that unite and inspire us a nation.

So this is a breath of fresh air.

It’s a reminder that as a nation we can take pride in moments when we have broken away from norms that no longer serve us, and inspired global change.

It chimes with the vision I have for Aotearoa, one I’m not alone in voicing.

An opportunity to demonstrate how we as a country could truly be the ‘first to see the light.’

Link to article in comments.

03/10/2026

The Wholefood Kitchen on the road, stopping off at a seafood Mecca just north of Puhoi on SH1. A shopping basket full of treats accompanies me on the journey home.

I think David Seymour is onto something here.I’ve been pretty unhappy with a lot of what Dave and the ACT party have sai...
01/10/2026

I think David Seymour is onto something here.

I’ve been pretty unhappy with a lot of what Dave and the ACT party have said and done over the last few years.

But this is something I can really get on board with.

In fact it chimes with the vision I have for Aotearoa, though I’m not the only one to voice it, or to stand by it.

Plenty of others have pointed to what could be possible if we realised the promise of Te Tiriti.

Link to ‘First to See the Light’ article in BIO.

28/09/2026

The last step! After resting I. The fridge overnight the loaves are ready to transfer into baking dishes (in this case, upside down casserole dishes), and baked in the oven at 250 fan bake with lid on, then an additional 5 or 10 minutes with lid off to brown up. Once removed from oven I leave them to rest for an hour. Freshly baked sourdough is delicious but fiendishly difficult to slice until the bread ‘sets’ a little.

28/09/2026

This video begins after leaving the dough in container for an additional 3hrs, then shaping dough into 2 loaves and placing in proofing baskets overnight, with ingenious ‘hair net’ basket liner technique picked up by the crafty folk at The Crafty Baker It’s true, they are crafty. And bakers.

27/09/2026

The proving and folding stage: stretching and folding the dough four times every 30 minutes, proving in between in a covered container set in a warm space. It might seem laborious but there’s plenty of time to do other things in between, and it can (does) become a very satisfying process to connect with, and wonderful to witness the alchemical magic taking place as the dough transforms into something recognisable as ‘dough.’

27/09/2026

Once the dough is mixed we enter the proving phase, placing the dough in an an oiled sealed container to work its magic. At this point I ‘feed’ Gary (my starter) to keep him happy and activated for next weeks action.

26/09/2026

Fellow smallholders at the Titirangi Village Market today, beautiful home cooked Onigiri! Kinpira! Ganmodoki! Curry Bread!

26/09/2026

The first stage of sourdough creation, mixing ingredients and forming the dough, while reflecting on the delightful, formative experience of making our own sourdough bread.

26/09/2026

Kicking off my step by step tutorial for Foolproof Sourdough (two loaf batch) with thanks to the The Muriwai Deli and Good From Scratch showing the various equipment I have assembled to make my bread, and the ingredients I use.

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