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Tropical Natural Muesli
Happy Saturday people :-) Wanting something to zazzle your taste buds? Well, the other day I was on the bus and realised that I had a very strong craving for fresh tropical fruit and plain yoghurt. I...
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Ginger Chicken Udon Soup
I’m really quite obsessed with Wagamama’s Ginger Chicken Udon. Or maybe for full disclosure purposes I should mention that I’m just obsessed with ginger full stop. The obsession with the Wagamama...
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Lemon and Ginger Tea
I hate being sick, that scratchy feeling in your ears and eyes, the weakness and lethargy. Once upon a time being sick would mean days off school in front of the cartoons but these days being sick...
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Single Serve Bacon and Egg Pies
Mid last week I started craving something that was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Something that would be total savory goodness. After some thought and internal debate I was settled on...
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Tuna Pitas
I’m a big fan of tinned tuna for lunch while I’m at uni. Tinned tuna is fairly cheap, tasty and can be the base for many super easy and transportable meals. It’s also one of those super foods – low in...
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Cheeseburger Sliders
A lot of people are fans of the super sized option. But personally, I’m a big fan of the little treat. Small things you can pick up in your hand and sneakily gorge away on. For this reason, Sliders...
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Polenta Cardamom Christmas Biscuits
For me, Christmas conjures images of the beach, summer, scorching days and fresh food. While this may not always be a reality, it’s sort of inherent for December to kick in and for me to become...
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Onigiri? Not quite…
Usually whenever I see recipe posts on line I get excited because they look beautiful or decadent or just filthily delicious. This post isn’t really going to follow those lines and if I’ll be honest,...
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Caramelised Onion Dip
Sometimes, all you feel like are chips and dip. If you’re a New Zealander that means Kiwi dip made out of onion soup mix and reduced cream. But sometimes you want to do something just a little bit...
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Nutty Bliss Balls
As promised on Friday here is my recipe for Bliss Balls! Inspired by Julia and Libby’s Bounty Ball recipe, these balls have the same base but with a few added treats – hazelnut, almond meal, apricots...
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It’s a little bit delicious
This is slightly evil but hugely delicious. A hash brown stack that will have your taste buds drooling. Okay mine are drooling already and I don’t even have one of these sweet babies in front of me....
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Christmas is Coming: Sweet and Spicy Nuts
I’m a bit of a sucker for flavoured nuts. New World has an amazing array of them from Maple Walnut Cashews to Vanilla Almonds to Tamari Almonds and Lime and Chilli Cashews. My absolute favourite were...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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