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All Shook Up…
Last week I found myself shaken. Swept into a scenario that made little sense but created a great level of damage. I’d forgotten how those little chasms in friendly relationships start. One transgression, muddled with bad communication evolving into irreparable … Continue reading
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Tagged how to bake mini madeleines, life, madeleines, madeleines baking, personal, recipe, updates
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#Laptopclub and a Caramelised Onion Tart
A couple of weekends ago we had our first ever #laptopclub. #laptopclub is an opportunity for bloggers to come together to learn more about the technical side of blogging – SEO, CSS, HTML etc under the skilful tutelage of the ever … Continue reading
A Bite of Quesadilla
At work we have a little tradition. Each pay week Friday we leave the office and go out for lunch. The venue can vary but two things are a must – great easy food and delicious cocktails. Recently our venue … Continue reading
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Tagged auckland foodblog, delicious food, foodie, gluten free, mexican, Mexico, quesadillas, recipe
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Clouds of Easter
Last Saturday I woke up with an overwhelming desire for macarons. I blame a flu induced delirium because before reason could have a chance to intervene I was out of bed and beating egg whites. It proved to be quite … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud, delicious, Easter, food porn, hot cross bun macarons, macarons, recipe
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You Asked For The Courgette Slice?
Otaki is a different pace of life to Auckland. Sure, I’m busy with Māoriland but at the same time there’s less of all the other ‘life’ stuff that I usually find my days bogged down with. Usually my Saturdays disappear … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, courgette slice, delicious, food blog, food blogger, gluten free, healthy, recipe
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The Crumble of Late Summer
I’ve always been a fan of crumble. Fruity, sweet, tart and crunchy all at once. Easy to throw together, warm. It’s the sort of dessert that Mum would rustle up just for us (rather than for some guests). Usually we’d … Continue reading
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Tagged crumble, delicious, desserts, food blog, fruit crumble, gf, gluten free, recipe, sweet, wheatless crumble
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Christmas is Coming: The Luxury Trifle
Remember that cake I shared earlier in the week? As promised here is a follow up use for that divine recipe – the ultimate luxury, the Christmas trifle. Trifles are a bit of a big deal in my family. Every … Continue reading
Christmas is Coming: The Orange Almond Syrup Cake (a gluten free delight)
Sometimes one little recipe can go a long way. One day it may be a cake, divine and sumptuous with lashings of cream or plain yoghurt. Another day it may be layered into the most decadent of trifles (more on … Continue reading
Christmas is Coming: The Christmas Cocktail
While those dwellers of the Northern reaches may be all about hot chocolates and BBMs, Christmas is not called the silly season for no good reason. And in my part of the world, Christmas means heat and cool refreshing drinks … Continue reading
Christmas is Coming: Lebkuchen
The Great Big Cookie Book sounds mighty fancy. And actually the photography makes some of the recipes look mighty fancy too, along with ingredients like muscovado sugar and lavender. All this fanciness means it holds some truly beautiful Christmas recipes … Continue reading
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Tagged Butter, Candied fruit, chocolate, Christmas, Cookie, Lebkuchen, Muscovado, whittakers
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