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Ina’s Challah

becspeters February 27, 2019

I’m continuing with my ode to cookbook authors this week. I had completely forgotten that the local library is a treasure trove of cookbooks – free to read!  So I came home with an armful and set to work finding …

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Little Girdlebuster pies

becspeters February 20, 2019

It was years ago when I first saw Nigella on TV. Somehow I’d missed the buzz around ‘How to be a domestic goddess’ and jumped on board the Nigella train around the time the ‘Nigella Bites’ TV series was airing. …

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Little almond butter cups (DF + V)

becspeters February 13, 2019

It’s that time of the year again when you put the kids to bed and then sit down for an episode of MAFS whilst trying not to eat an entire block of chocolate. I am the first to admit that …

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Boozy passionfruit mojito popsicles

becspeters February 6, 2019

Why should kids have all the fun? Why can’t us grown ups have a nice icy treat to get us through the hot summer days. A nice icy treat that includes alcohol. I’ve been on a real frozen blitz lately …

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S’mores ice cream

becspeters January 30, 2019

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 …

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Traffic Light popsicles

becspeters January 23, 2019

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 …

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The most delicious strawberry shortcake

becspeters January 16, 2019

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 …

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She is 5

becspeters January 10, 2019

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 …

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Blueberry pie

becspeters January 8, 2019

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 …

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Christmas treats – Buckeyes

becspeters December 20, 2018

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 …

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