Challah Bread with Orange and Cranberries
Challah bread is a traditional jewish bread – it’s lightly sweetened, a little rich and ever so slightly decadent. And it’s traditionally braided. Annnd I botched the braiding. But damn, the bread is...
View ArticleApple Pie Shortcake
All American apple pie meets classic Kiwi apple shortcake. In an apple pie shortcake. Big, juicy slices of apple with a warm cinnamon flavour, except it’s not wrapped up in thin pastry – this time...
View ArticlePerfect Pizza
This is your one click pizza stop. The only recipe(s) you’ll ever need. Perfect base, courtesy of Jamie Oliver (but a smaller version from his original 8 pizza write-up that used a kg of flour) and a...
View ArticlePeach and Strawberry Loaf
A moist loaf cake dotted with strawberries and peaches – the perfect way to get the taste of summer. And the produce doesn’t even have to be in season! Juicy canned peaches and a handful of frozen...
View ArticleCoffee and Walnut Slice
Coffee and Walnut Slice. Or Coffee and Walnut Bars. Depending on what corner of the world you’re from. Either way, these are ridiculously easy. No bake, and ready in about 10 minutes if you don’t mind...
View ArticleLemon and Blueberry Muffins
As opposed to Skinny Lemon and Blueberry Muffins. These little babies are pretty deluxe. Delicious dense lemony vanilla muffin, punctuated with berries, topped with a crunchy delicious stresuel...
View ArticleCoffee Cupcakes with Baileys Buttercream
Sometimes we need a little piece of decadence. A cupcake-sized piece of decadence, to be exact. These cupcakes are very pretty, very classy and would be perfect at high tea with some mini sandwiches...
View ArticleBanana Bread
Heart warming, delicious, soft and dense and moist with a crispy chewy top that begs to be picked off. Soul food. Perfect for biting winter mornings when you have to leave before the sun comes up. I...
View ArticleScrambled Egg Whites: The SuperBreakfast
Scrambled egg whites with ham, sundried tomatoes, cress and a few slices of avocado, spread out over an english muffin. The breakfast of champions. Packed full of protein, vitamin rich, brain boosting...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Cut-Out Cookies
Peanut butter cookies that’ll hold their shape in the oven. Way better than standard butter cookies, and perfect with chocolate icing. And eyes. And noses. And tiny scarfs. Like all cut out cookies,...
View ArticleGiant Chocolate Chip Cookie
Two big, fat, giant chocolate chip cookies. Yeah. I know. It’s almost too good to be real. Cut them up into wedges with a dollop of ice cream for a comforting desert, or just grab it with two hands and...
View ArticleCoconut Cream Pie
Coconut Cream Pie – one of those classic comfort foods. Since the early 1900s, custard pies have always had a place in our hearts. There’s something so comforting about mixing egg yolks and cornflour...
View ArticleGinger Misses
Ginger Kisses are like the Kiwi version of a whoopie pie. Soft little ginger domes, smooshed together with vanilla buttercream. Simple. Classic. Heavenly. Ginger MISSES are when I try to make Ginger...
View ArticleClassic Shortbread
Classic buttery, crumbly, melty shortbread with a teeny hint of vanilla, rolled in snowy icing sugar. Simple and delicious. Especially if you can’t cut them straight. The recipe (courtesy of domestic...
View ArticleSoft Sandwich Bread
Soft, white fluffy sandwich bread, ready to to be smooshed on either side of your fave fillings. Perfect for both kid and adult lunchboxes, or to soak up a big bowl of soup. Ok, I know I haven’t posted...
View ArticleBrowned Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Not-to-sweet, chewy, fat oatmeal cookies packed with… whatever you want to put in them. I chucked coconut and chocolate chips in mine, but rasins, dried cranberries, mixed peel, m&ms or chopped...
View ArticleChicken Caesar Salad
Chicken Caesar Salad – a summer staple. Moist chicken, crispy bacon, buttery croutons and some baby cos, all dressed up in that deliciously tangy dressing. Here I’ve made it lighter by subbing in greek...
View ArticleChristmas Marshmallows
If you’ve come for the recipe for my christmas marshmallows because you’re actually interested in making them and not at all interested in looking at photos of the candy and reading about my life, this...
View ArticleCranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
The perfect christmas treat. A chewy brown sugar based cookie, punctuated with dark chocolate chips and sweet dried cranberries. If you prefer white chocolate, chuck white chocolate in instead. Then...
View ArticleChengdu Chicken
A quick, easy stir fry, with tangy bold flavours. It’s super healthy, super easy, and it’s on the table in half an hour. Toss it together with whatever vegetables you have on hand. Happy New Year...
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