The last time I made this sponge it was because a very generous neighbour had shared her passionfruit with me. This time, it’s because 3 very generous friends have shared their feijoas. Feijoa’s (or pineapple guavas as they’re sometimes known) …
Category: Baking
Crack pie
I was super excited to hear that a new series of Chef’s Table was about to start on Netflix, and even more pumped to learn that this series was all about pastry chefs. And then I was over the moon …
Kids in the kitchen – pikelets
It’s the school holidays here in NZ and thanks to the 5 day break over Easter, it seems like the kids are always on holiday! Like most parents, I’m always looking for cheap and/or free activities to keep the kids …
Rose apple + frangipane tart
Rose apple and frangipane tart, or, the tart that broke me. There were tears. There was swearing. There was some dancing. Those who know me well know I am a perfectionist. I hate not being able to do something and …
Easter egg brownies
For bakers, Easter is like Halloween. It’s that time of the year when you can tip a whole pile of leftover candy into your creation and take it to the next level, and that’s what I’ve done with these brownies. …
He is 8
Bradley – how are you already 8?!? I feel like we learnt a lot about each other this year. I learnt a lot about what makes him tick, what sets him off and what brings him down. I was lucky …
The easiest and bestest chocolate cupcakes
A first birthday happened a couple of months ago, and it completely skipped my mind. (School holidays will do that to your brain.) It’s been over one year since I started once upon an egg (with this post), and 81 …
Wholemeal spelt waffles with spiced honey
Auckland had the faintest whiff of Autumn this week. The temperature cooled for a couple of days and it wasn’t so humid. So for breakfast, I felt like something a little more suited to the weather. I haven’t eaten many …
Tin can cakes
I have recently added to my collection of vintage cookbooks with some from my Great Nana, including her own recipe book. It’s at least 80 years old and is completely falling apart, and at some stage, someone re-wrote most of …
Julia Child’s Reine de Saba cake
It’s 2005 and I’d just heard of a new book about Julia Child. It was called ‘Julie & Julia’, and was written by Julie Powell, who was inspired to cook her way through Julia Child’s ‘Mastering the Art of French …
once upon an egg 