Who doesn’t love a good scone? These are pretty good! I made half the recipe plain and half with dates. I especially liked the date ones. They are perfect for afternoon tea! Recipe below. You will need plain flour, baking powder, salt, butter, dates (optional) and buttermilk. I made my own buttermilk combining 2 cups …
Frittata with Zucchini & Basil
This week I bring you a savoury recipe for a change. This frittata is yummy and easy to make! I don’t have an oven-proof frying pan so what I did is transfer the mixture to a cake pan and it worked perfectly. Recipe below: Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Peel and thinly slice the onion, …
Raspberry Eton Mess
Eton mess is a traditional English dessert from the 19th century consisting of a mixture of strawberries, broken meringue, and whipped cream. It is believed to originate from Eton College and is served at the annual cricket match against the pupils of Harrow School (in case you are wondering, Eton College is a boarding school …
Sticky Lemon Slice
Last week my boss kindly gave me and my co-workers a huge bag of lemons from her tree. So naturally I went straight to The Great New Zealand Baking Book to see what I could bake over the weekend, and I chose this sticky lemon slice. It’s tangy, sweet and totally delicious! Recipe below. And …
Chelsea Buns
The Chelsea bun is a type of currant bun that was first created in the 18th century at the Bun House in Chelsea (an area of South West London). This Bun House was famous for its Chelsea bun, and also sold lots of hot cross buns during Easter. Chelsea buns are very similar to American …
Beetroot Chocolate Loaf Cake
Okay guys, I am really losing hope in the ‘not-so-naughty’ category of The Great New Zealand Baking Book by now. This is the fifth recipe I’ve made from that section in the book and the fourth one that sucked (in my opinion, the only recipe that hasn’t sucked so far is the caramel nut butter …
Spaghetti & Cheese Toasts
This is another one of those recipes that is not really a recipe, like the sausage rolls I made a few months ago. It doesn’t require much skill, and it has only four ingredients. One of those ingredients is a tin of spaghetti in tomato sauce. Now, I had never seen such a thing in …
Date Loaf
Date loaf is very popular in New Zealand. Most NZ families have a classic date loaf recipe, typically passed on from a grandmother. As most NZ baking classics, date loaf is originally from the UK. This was my first time making it and also trying it, and I absolutely loved it! It’s so moist and …
Rhubarb & Apple Crumble
I’ve always wanted to try rhubarb. I had actually never tried it before making this recipe; I’d never even seen the vegetable in the flesh until I moved to New Zealand! (Rhubarb is not available in my home country, Argentina). Rhubarb is a vegetable, but it is often combined with fruit for desserts. It has …
Savoury Breakfast Tart
Cooking at night = bad photo lighting This week I bring you another recipe from the ‘not-so-naughty’ category in The Great New Zealand Baking Book. This tart wasn’t technically a fail because I had no problems with the end result, except for the fact that I did not like it. The filling was good, but …
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