Rugby Foundation cooks up a recipe fundraiser

Sir Bryan Williams Chicken 'n' Coconut

Sir Bryan Williams' recipe courtesy of NZ Rugby Stars Cookbook: Cooking from the Heart (Allen & Unwin)

Dane Coles' Sponge Cake

Robbie Hewitt, Damian McKenzie and Nathan Harris

Rieko and Akira Ioane's Scotch Fillet of Beef with Brussel Sprouts

Ruby Tui makes a mean Basil Pesto Spaghetti, the recipe for which is in the book.

Waisake Naholo's Roasted Capsicum Tomato Salad

Lisa Kingi-Bon is the CEO of the NZ Rugby Foundation, set up in 1986 to raise funds for badly injured players. Lisa and Daniel Buckingham, a Wheel Blacks Olympic gold medallist who is now manager of Attitude TV, talk about the NZ Rugby Stars Cookbook - to raise funds for the foundation. The NZ Rugby Stars Cookbook: Cooking from the Heart is available from Whitcoulls, Paper Plus and the like. 

One of the recipes, from Sir Bryan Williams, has been made available by Allen & Unwin.

Sir Bryan Williams' recipe Chicken n Coconut recipe from the NZ Rugby Stars Cookbook: Cooking from the Heart Photo: Supplied

Sir Bryan Williams' recipe from the NZ Rugby Stars Cookbook: Cooking from the Heart. Photo: Supplied