May 30
There is nothing like sitting down to a nice hot cup of tea (or whatever your thing is) but what makes it even better is a nice bikkie to dunk into the steaming cup. In need of a good dunking biscuit I turned to that old kiwi favourite, the gingernut. The recipe for these can …
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May 19
Quince are a hard, acidic fruit that kind of resemble an apple/pear that grows on a shrubby looking bush from Asia. Years ago quince were easy to find and quince jam or jelly was not an unusual sight on the table at afternoon tea time. These days however they aren’t as easy to find, so when I …
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May 18
It definitely seems like winter is heading our way quickly. I find myself mournfully looking at my summer dresses and sadly reaching for tights and woollens. Along with the weather comes the inevitable move from constant salads to hearty comfort food *le sigh* Last Tuesday in need of a little comforting and noticing bananas in …
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May 16
The last couple of weeks have been so busy in my household as we all geared up for my daughters school ball. It has been an exciting time and a sad time as well as the realisation hits that soon the nest will be empty. I am not mentally prepared for this at all. We …
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May 16
Ingredients 150 g butter 250 g sugar 2 eggs 350 g flour 2 tsp baking powder 1½ tsp mixed spice 1½ Tbsp cocoa Icing 1½ cups icing sugar ½ tsp vanilla Water Filling Raspberry jam (approx. 1 cup) Biscuit Method Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well …
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May 08
There are two recipes in particular that were the final clincher in my decision to do the Edmonds this year. One was the rice pudding recipe which I will be reviewing in the near future, and the other was the pancake recipe. The thing is, I had never made the Edmonds recipe. I had read …
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May 08
Ingredients 1 large egg 1 cup flour 1 Tblsp sugar 1 cup buttermilk 2 Tblsp oil 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt Method Mix all until smooth with large spoon. Add some regular milk if you prefer thinner pancakes. Drop by large spoonful onto hot and greased fry pan. Serve …
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May 02
Apricot marshmallow page 204. Firstly I need to point out that this isn’t really marshmallow as such, but I get why they call it that. The texture is a very light, fluffy and aerated so it is sort of marshmallowy. The recipe is another quick and simple recipe with very few ingredients. It doesn’t take …
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