There is truly an abundance of lemons at the moment. Golden skinned and juicy, it is such a shame to see them go to waste. Lucky for me, my neighbour (this same neighbour) has a stunning lemon tree and is …
Vegan coconut + raspberry truffles
This is what would happen if a Louise cake turned vegan and rolled itself into a ball. I’m so happy how these turned out, especially since I’m not the biggest coconut fan. These truffles have a moist (sorry) centre, flecks …
Almond + blueberry cake (GF)
When I made this cake I was thinking about using up the last of the seasonal blueberries and it never occurred to me that this would be the perfect cake to serve for Mothers Day. This upside down almond and …
Pudding for two – little molten chocolate cakes
We are an old married couple. There’s no doubt about it, and our super exciting Saturday nights go a little like this: the kids go to bed. we have our dinner. we sit down on the couch where Mike will …
Ima’s hot cross buns
I’ve finally conquered the mighty hot cross bun. I’ve never had much success with these before, my previous attempts could have been used for shot put, but finally, success! Also, I’m glad Easter is once a year, because these are …
The very best carrot cake
I’ve always been a firm believer that vegetables do not belong in dessert. Carrots are for dinner, not cake. Zucchini belongs in fritters, not muffins. Black beans go in tacos, not brownies. I made this cake because a few of …
Homemade marshmallow Easter eggs
There is a lot of controversy about Cadbury here in NZ. For what was once a kiwi favourite, they’ve done themselves no favours in recent years. Causing huge public backlash, they used palm oil in their chocolate (although they don’t …
He is 9
I have not yet written about our fertility/IVF journey, but this guy, this super creative, inquisitive, sensitive dude was the last (only) one left in the petri dish. And every day I am grateful, that for whatever reason, he made …
Frozen hot chocolate
It’s still so hot here in Auckland. The air is thick with humidity and it’s making everyone so grumpy. I really feel for the kids who have to sit in class during the hottest part of the day so sometimes …
Baklava
So I had planned to bake something pretty extravagant this week, but then I went and shattered the glass bowl of my stand mixer. Again. Luckily, a friend had lent me her copy of ‘Food Safari’ and in amongst all …
Honey + thyme madeleines
I am getting really excited about this years Easter baking and want to make ALL of the things RIGHT NOW, but since it’s only the beginning of March I need to cool my jets for a bit. I’m always looking …
once upon an egg 