It. Is. So. Freakin’. Hot. And I know I shouldn’t complain because it’s not like I’m living in Melbourne (44°) or Adelaide (46°) but 30° is really hot for Auckland. And last night in my spin class the temperature in …
Category: Dessert
Traffic Light popsicles
I think just about every kiwi kid of the 80’s had at least one meal at the infamous Cobb & Co. Our local one was on the North Shore, attached to the Poenamo Hotel, which was quite ritzy back in …
The most delicious strawberry shortcake
There are some words that just make me cringe. I don’t even want to type them out here (one of them begins with m, one begins with p and none of them belong on a food blog), but one of …
She is 5
I am so not ready for this. How did 5 happen? Sometimes I think it only seems like yesterday that I arrived at hospital and just 20 minutes later I was holding my daughter and kissing the chubby cheeks that …
Blueberry pie
Two good things happened last week – blueberries were available for only $2 a punnet (I’ve never seen them at that price before) and my lovely friend Amy went blueberry picking and generously gave me a container of the biggest blueberries …
Christmas treats – Buckeyes
It was Christmas in Darfield, about 15 years ago. As per the rule of Christmas where you can keep eating after dinner, my aunty Di had just put out a tray with Xmas mince pies, nana’s cheese straws, and other …
Limoncello pavlova roulade
Who’s got their Christmas menu sorted? I think we’ve finally confirmed ours. This year we’ll be having a late Christmas lunch at our house, Mike will be doing his famous smoked salmon, I’ll glaze a ham and we’re also going …
Orange chocolate chip layer cake
Orange chocolate chip ice cream lovers rejoice – this one’s for you (and me). Years ago, I used to live and work in Singapore. It was a pretty sweet gig – my accomodation was paid for and I got a …
Mojito gummy bears
Here’s a fun fact about rum – the Royal New Zealand Navy was the last naval service in the world to do away with daily rum rations, and it wasn’t that long ago – 1990. I love rum but I’ve …
Peanut butter monster cookie bars
These cookie bars are the result of a little bit of mixing and matching some of my favourite ingredients. I love using peanut butter, especially with chocolate, and rolled oats always make things seem more nutritious. And, even though I’m …
once upon an egg 