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 …
Category: Dessert
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 …
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 …
It’s hot so let’s make ice-cream (roasted nectarine ice-cream)
Can we all just take a minute and have a collective whinge about this heat? Here in Auckland, it’s 29°c, with about 70% humidity. It is nasty. And I know people say ‘but you’ll be complaining once it’s cold’. And …
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Home-made Jelly Tips
We are currently smack bang in the middle of the NZ summer. It is hot and humid, making it the perfect weather for ice cream. Here in our house, we usually have a tub of vanilla in the freezer, sometimes …
Raspberry buttercreams
I have nearly finished with the edible gifts. Just one more, and we’re going out with a bang with these delicious raspberry buttercreams. I learnt my lesson making truffles, and so I saved my sanity this time by setting these …
Pinot noir truffles
I really questioned my sanity when I was making these truffles. I asked myself ‘why on earth are you rolling truffles in 25°C heat?’ As the temperature outside rose, so did my inner temperature at the sticky chocolate mess I …
once upon an egg 