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28 June 2012
Bacon and Egg Pie
This is a favourite in our household at anytime of the year. It is super easy to make and sure to please! All you need is:2 sheets of rolled out flaky puff (...)
10 June 2012
Lemon Poppyseed Cake
I made this the other week and took it to share for lunch at Simon’s Nanas with his cousins. It’s pretty yum, but I think I liked my Lemon Poppyseed Muffins (...)
7 July 2011
Cheesecake brownie swirls and savoury scone scrolls for coffee group
It was my turn to host coffee group for the Mum’s and Bub’s Max and I hang out with every week so I had to whip up some treats. I got this amazing ‘Cheesecake (...)
10 May 2011
Russian fudge by andie from red strawberries
This is a guest post from Andie at Red Strawberries. She is a friend of Simon’s from their school days, which is how she met Melissa. She is also now friends (...)
6 February 2012
Max’s robots and rockets first birthday party
That’s Max, 2 weeks off officially tuning 1, hanging out with his little friend Molly (the gorgeous daughter of Jess, the talent behind Rosy Cakes) during his (...)
19 July 2011
Spiced Apple Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Icing
I made a cake and I am pretty damn proud of it. I don’t make cakes all that often and this one is a mix of different recipes that I found. Because this is a (...)
29 September 2013
Peanut butter and nutella thumbprint cookies
If you’ve been following the blog for a while now you’ll know that both Mel and myself are big fans of Nutella, you’ll also be aware we both have a soft spot (...)
24 June 2014
Caramel Nut Slice
This slice is an absolute favourite at my workplace at the moment and in a very short time I’ve been asked to make it several times by those who have sampled (...)
7 August 2011
Chocolate and Salted Caramel Tart
This tart is super rich – you only need the tiniest slither to indulge yourself. I made this on the same day that I attempted my whoopie pies, which worked out (...)
2 September 2013
Baileys White Chocolate Cupcakes
These Baileys White Chocolate Cupcakes are a serious, decadent treat. They are easy to make, but the results are quite impressive. The cake is soft and fluffy (...)
24 June 2012
Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
I love peppermint, it reminds me of my Gran, so when I saw this recipe in a NZ Woman’s Day magazine I had to try it! To give it a go yourself you will (...)
12 December 2012
White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies
We gave these cookies a whirl at our Christmas baking class. They look quite festive with the red cranberries and white chocolate bits. You could always add in (...)
9 April 2014
White Chocolate Brownie
Doesn’t that White Chocolate Brownie in the picture look divine? It’s just one of the recipes in the new Sweet: Treats to Share cookbook published by Penguin. (...)
8 June 2014
Pret Chocolate Brownie
This brownie makes me happy. Here’s the deal – about this time last year, Simon and I went on an amazing five week adventure around Europe. While there, I fell (...)
1 December 2011
Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies with Pecans
At coffee group today my lovely friend Cara made us all some delicious cookies that had white chocolate, pecans and cranberries in them, there is something (...)
30 December 2010
Marshmallow Brownie Slice
Want something a little fancy to serve at your New Years eve party? Or, for afternoon tea while chillin’ on holiday? Really you don’t need a reason to indulge (...)
25 September 2014
Banana Walnut Cupcakes with Banana Icing and Candied Walnuts
I made these cupcakes a while ago for an SPCA cupcake day fundraiser some of the students had organised at school. I think these ones never made it to the (...)
17 March 2014
Berry Crumble Slice
This Berry Crumble Slice is delicious – the recipe comes from my Nana and my Mum has started making it too! To make it, use whatever berries are in season with (...)
28 June 2012
Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge Cake
Well as you all now know it was Melissa’s Birthday last week. I wanted to make her a special cake and saw this one in a cake cookbook included with a recent (...)
21 December 2013
Individual summer vegetable tarts
I made these last week to take along to a get together hosted by Lydia Bakes. We all have quite the sweet tooth so I thought something savoury would go down (...)
17 June 2011
Chocolate mud birthday cake for melissa
Today is Melissa’s birthday, so yesterday I visited her at work with a home made Mud Cake to celebrate her birthday early. The cake was delicious, even if I do (...)
23 April 2014
Caramel Brûlée Slice
Sorry this has taken me ages to get this up. This is the slice from our high tea. I think I grilled the top at little too long - it was more brown looking than (...)
15 April 2013
Anzac biscuits
It’s now April, which means Anzac Day is coming up, so I decided to try out baking some Anzac biscuits. If you’re not from New Zealand or Australia you might (...)
20 July 2011
Jaffa Cupcakes
Last Friday was ‘Red Nose Day’ so I did my bit by buying my red nose and packet of Jaffas and was inspired to make Jaffa flavoured cupcakes. I think I will (...)
12 August 2012
Gluten-free chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies
I found this recipe at Sabato when Simon and I went shopping there on Saturday. It’s a gourmet food shop in Mt. Eden, Auckland and it is stocked full of (...)
