Chocolate + booze = a good thing. I could just leave it at that, but it probably needs some explanation. A birthday needs cake, which brings me to point one: it was my dad’s birthday on the weekend (happy birthday …
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 …
Almond + cardamom cake with espresso buttercream
There is a line in the movie ‘Miss Congeniality’ where the pageant MC asks Sandra Bullock’s character, ‘what is the one most important thing our society needs?’ She replies ‘harsher punishment for parole violators, Stan….and world peace!’ It’s a great …
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Homemade dog treats
There is nothing more satisfying than when your husband comes home and says ‘that smells delicious!’ Unfortunately for him, that delicious smell was dog treats. Very delicious dog treats according to Daisy. We have never really been dog people but …
Lamingtons
These lamingtons very nearly didn’t happen. On my first attempt, I only just managed to scrape together enough butter, which I then spilt all over the bench while gesturing madly at something. On my second attempt, I was pouring the …
Tequila gummy bears
I was 14 when I first heard this song and I had no idea what any of it meant. There were a lot of peoples names, whoever they were. There was a guy at the bar with his drinking team. …
Angel food cake with lemon & lavender icing
Our weekly banana usage goes something like this – I purchase a nice bunch of about 6-7 perfectly yellow bananas; everyone is happy. 3-4 days pass and the bananas begin to brown slightly; no-one is happy. The bananas sit in …
Apple + blackberry crumble
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, …
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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