Oh Mother Nature, you fickle woman. It was only a week ago that the shorts came out and the jerseys were put away, and now we’re back in merino. Luckily for me, I’m lazy and hadn’t put any of my …
Category: Lunchbox
Ginger gems
Sometimes it is nice to just bake something simple. Sure, there’s a time and place for fancy cakes and a two day dough process, but mostly we just want something that’s ready to eat in under 30 minutes. Our grandmothers …
Kids in the kitchen – triple threat lemon cupcakes
It’s the school holidays again, which means filling two weeks with activities that suit everyone. My son is quite happy pottering around home. His current obsession is airplanes so the living room/hallway/spare room/backyard are all filled with various planes and …
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Fruit toast buns
Any fruit toast fans out there? I really love it, but only in A, an airport lounge, or B, at a hotel buffet. For some reason, those thick slices that have done 2 circuits in the conveyor belt toaster, followed …
The best banana bread in the world
I’ve called this the best banana bread because it truly is, and also because ‘wholemeal peanut butter chocolate chunk banana bread’ doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. And yes, saying it’s the best is a big call, just …
The return of the man ‘flu + lemon slice
It’s that time of the year again – man ‘flu season. The season where husbands everywhere become incapable of fetching themselves a glass of water because, cough cough cough, they’re sick. Anything that requires getting off the couch is too …
Kids in the kitchen – Bradley’s ginger crunch
Baking with kids requires a whole new level of patience. Penelope, who’s 4, likes to go in with all guns blazing and has to do everything ‘by myself.’ This means flour gets sifted onto the bench instead of in the …
Salted butter & chocolate chunk shortbread (or, the cookies that broke the Internet)
I’m never one to pass on the latest foodie trend, especially baking ones. I’m often late to the party, as witnessed here, here, and here, but I make it eventually, so I was really intrigued to read about the latest …
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Compost cookies
Welcome to another instalment of ‘why I love Christina Tosi.’ We’ve already covered off two of her classics – the Birthday Cake, and the Crack Pie, and now it’s time to tackle the famous Compost Cookies®. (And yes, they’re even …
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 …
once upon an egg 