Here’s where I share winning recipes from cook books. I test recipes each and every week, but just share the keepers.
Are you looking for something delicious to eat, special to serve, and simple to make? THIS IS IT! This Vanilla Bean Donut Cake brings the beautiful taste of vanilla to the forefront, highlighted with a cinnamon sugar crust. The cake itself is delightfully light – a cake of this texture surely can only be…
Welcome to week 3 of my cookbook recipe challenge. I’ve challenged myself to gather my cookbooks from their resting spots, and actually try some of the recipes within. With Christmas parties and gatherings in full swing down under (sorry guys for those stuck in covid cancellations), this week has been mostly Christmas recipes, although…
Welcome to week 2 of my 30 day cookbook recipe challenge. (Have you seen week 1?) This month I challenged myself to dust off some of the cookbooks I own, and try something new from them. This is week 2’s recipes / cookbooks. Lots of winners in this lot! #8 Balsamic Potatoes I pretty much…
I’m a little obsessed with cookbooks. There, I said it, that’s the first step in getting over an addiction isn’t it? Admitting it?? But it’s not just cookbooks, it’s actually recipes. I pour over magazines, taking photos of my favourite recipes, saving them to make later. And I have quite a few (ok, that’s an…
Lockdown loaf – an easy, quick, make at home bread recipe When NZ went into its first Covid lockdown in March 2020, like many countries, our supermarkets were overwhelmed with demand for toilet paper, bread, and pasta. This situation quickly rectified itself, only to be replaced by new in-demand items. The hardest things to buy…
What is ANZAC Day? For my overseas readers, ANZAC’s are the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp, and the day was originally the anniversary of the landing of our ANZACs on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. Today it commemorates all our soldiers killed in war and also honours returned servicemen and women. April 25th is…
