Since becoming intolerant to wheat/ processed dairy and processed sugar I’m always looking for a cake that has the taste and mouth feel of a “regular” cake and I’m finally satisfied I’ve cracked it. This is as close to a pound cake as I’ve managed thus far. I can’t tolerate any yoghurt except my homemade […]
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Tomato relish
Rich, sweet and savoury this tomato relish is a fixture in my whānau pantry. My daughter says she’s “going shopping” whenever she pops in as there’s always something to take home from the garden or the pantry. And this my friends is how I like it. Truth be told it’s why I do it. All […]
Preserved Peaches (Overflow method)
Every summer I bottle a few jars of our wildling peaches. They are like a small version of the golden queen with a flavourful and firm deep orange flesh and what’s great is these self-planted trees are super resistant to powdery mildew, curly leaf and other fungal diseases. For years I’ve been chucking the stones […]
THE DATA DOESNT LIE
The statistical data of excess deaths from the covid jabs from ministry of health NZ […]
Egg & carrot salad
Adding grated carrot to an egg salad and using homemade mayo makes this dish just a little bit special. To be honest I was surprised how good it was and I’ll be adding this to my repertoire. From time to time I host workawayers and that means making lots of lunches and dinners that are […]
Chickpea Coconut Curry
Quick and easy to make this chickpea curry has become a firm favourite. The recipe was introduced to me by my friends daughter who found it on the web. I’ve changed it up a bit just as she did. This ticks all the boxes as I always have the ingredients on hand, it’s healthy, tasty […]
Golden Tofu Bites.
Recently I’ve got back into tofu big time. This dish is the reason why, it’s delicious and everyone whose tasted it (so far) wants the recipe. I can’t take any credit for it as I found it on instagram. I went off tofu for years with all the anti soy propaganda but now I’m hooked. […]
The Crazy Chocolate Cake for Sara
Recently I cleared out all my retired recipe books. Tucked between the pages were raggedy scraps of paper covered in long-forgotten recipes. Sifting through them and taking a trip down memory lane I found this long lost chocolate cake recipe. It was given to me, around 40 years ago. It was good then and I […]
Halvas Fourno Semolina Cake.
I took a trip down memory lane today and made this delicious Greek cake that was once a regular part of my baking repertoire. My son who is visiting from London reminded me that this was/is his favourite cake and he would always request it for his birthday. I had forgotten! Chastised I searched through […]
Cannellini Bean Hummus
Looking for a quick and easy alternative to traditional chickpea hummus? Well here it is. I made this for my last birthday party nibbles along with various other dips and my focaccia bread. It went down a treat and so easy you can whip it up in minutes. It’s important to use fresh coriander powder […]
Cauliflower Pakora (gluten-free)
I adore deep-fried food. I love fat and oil but since I’ve been steering clear of gluten I haven’t been able to indulge in even the occasional piece of battered fish or a home-made doughnut. With an abundance of seasonal cauliflowers I rediscovered Indian chickpea flour pakora and now I’m a little bit obsessed. I […]
Spicy Peach Chutney
We had a power outage late last night that lasted for almost 12 hours and today the power has been going off and on intermittently. We used to get power outages much more frequently previous to the last 10 years but it looks like they may become more of a feature in the years ahead. […]