Sweet Recipes
Marzipan
Stollen with Marzipan baked into its CentreOne of my favourite Christmas foods is marzipan, which is something I grew up with in the UK and is intimately connected with my ideas of Christmas along with turkey, fruit cake, Brandy butter and cardamon- and...
Chia Seed Pudding
When I’m eating on the run, I often look for chia seed pudding on the menu. It’s healthy (seemingly a superfood packed with protein, fibre, antioxidants, calcium and omega-3s) and it’s so easy to snack on - fruity, sweet and a lovely even creamy texture. If you like...
Coming out of my bubble
As New Zealand thankfully comes out of lockdown, I’m reflecting back on my COVID-19 experience so far. For me, Level 4 was a badly-needed moment of pause. Whilst the real threat of disease still seemed far off (in fact my little town has never had any cases), we...
New Zealand ANZAC Biscuits
On this ANZAC weekend, I'm making ANZAC biscuits and thinking about all those whose lives were so affected by WW1. I've made a video of how to make the biscuits - just click on the link below. Whether the biscuits were made as fundraisers by those back home or...
Feeling Christmassy yet? Get baking!
If you are anything like me, you’ll be feeling a bit behind with your Christmas preparations… but with food, it is never too late to start cooking and eating! Wow! What a busy year 2019 has been… But whether you make mince pies on Christmas afternoon and eat...
Eat your greens
I am recipe-testing for my new cookbook at the moment, and I've just reached smoothies. Browsing old library books outside our Coromandel library, I came across one called Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko. It had a load of smoothie recipes in it so I...