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 …
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Mini breakfast frittatas
It is time for a break from all of the sugar. Let’s talk about breakfast instead. I usually have eggs for breakfast every single day, especially if I’m going to work out. Served with a bulletproof coffee and a couple …
Matcha marshmallow stuffed strawberries
Matcha + marshmallow + dark chocolate + strawberries = a matcha made in heaven. (I am SO proud of that bit of wit, lol!) I made these little gems for 2 reasons – 1. the flavour combo sounded really good, …
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 …
Peanut butter marshmallow bars
Sometimes life calls for a ridiculously naughty treat, and this week my life was calling for such a treat. I felt like something chocolatey and I also felt like something with peanut butter so I smooshed two recipes together and …
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 …
Jelly Tip pavlova
Panic stations – Christmas is only 8 weeks away! It’s never too early to start planning your Christmas Day menu and it wouldn’t be a kiwi Christmas without some sort of pavlova. This is the ultimate in Kiwi mash-ups. We’re …
How to make coconut yoghurt
I’m not the biggest coconut fan, I don’t even like Bounty Bars! But due to some recent lifestyle changes, I’ve reduced my dairy intake and become a convert to coconut yoghurt, and dang, that stuff is pricey. I like a …
Mike’s pie (beef + red wine)
My husband is a firm believer that a pie shouldn’t have any ‘bits’ in it. ‘Bits’ include carrot, celery, and god forbid, corn. In his eyes, if a pie contains any of these, it is no longer a pie. It has …
The best chocolate mousse
When I was little there were two cookbooks that I loved to look at. One was my mums copy of the Edmonds Cookery Book which was full of (now very vintage) photos of exotic food and a birthday party scene …
once upon an egg 