It looks like winter has finally arrived here in Auckland. As usual, there was no warning. One day I’m in a short sleeve tee and then, bam, the next day I’m pulling out the merino. But, there is an upside, …
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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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Nana’s sponge with feijoa curd
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) …
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 …
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 …
Mike’s smoked salmon
I am lucky enough to have a husband that has a few really good recipes under his belt. Mike cooks a good steak, has a couple of delicious lamb dishes and does a mean roast chicken, but his pièce de …
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 …
Melting Moments
You know how it is when you find the perfect hairdresser and you will follow her to the end of the earth? I’ve found mine and her name is Olivia. Ever since the GPD (Great Perm Debacle) of 1992, I’ve …
Nostalgia and some Neenish tarts
Last week I booked tickets for the kids and I to do a fleeting pre Xmas visit to our relatives down South. This will be my first visit to Darfield where Nana won’t be there. This time there will be …
Nana Betty’s Christmas cake
1000 cups of dried fruit. 600 eggs. 22kg of butter. 43kg of flour. That’s what it’s taken to make the 100 fruit cakes my Nana Betty has baked over the years. That’s 1 cake for the 59 Christmases she was …
once upon an egg 