No knead Ginger and Sultana bread

I decided to experiment with a new bread flavour and thought I would share as it turned out fabulous and tastes amazing. This is a no knead recipe so super easy to make. 3 cups […]

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Bran Muffins 3 ways

A few weeks ago one of our local Op shops had a table full of free books out the front.  I grabbed a copy of The best of Alison Holst and as I was having […]

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Easy and delicious Foccacia bread

I found a delicious and easy no knead foccacia recipe on Pinterest the other day and I have made this twice now.  I made a couple of tweaks to the recipe the second time I […]

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Blueberry, Ginger and Walnut bread

I like a good dutch oven bread recipe.  No kneading, leave it to rise overnight and bake it the next day.  I found this Cranberry Walnut no knead bread recipe on Pinterest the other day […]

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You can improve on a good thing

I have a recipe for chocolate chip biscuits that my mum used to make for us when we were little.  I have made it so many times that I know the recipe off by heart.  […]

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The slow art of Sourdough

Lockdown day 8 for us here in New Zealand and my sourdough starter has been getting a great workout the past week.  Now that I have time during the day to feed the starter, mix […]

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Ginger Biscuits

Gosh it has been a while since I dropped in for a chat.  I have been busy studying and had my exam today, so to celebrate, I made some of these cookies when I got […]

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Lemon Cookies

I have an abundance of lemons at the moment so had a play round with my Chocolate Chip cookie recipe and came up with these deliciously crunchy lemon cookies.  They spread quite a bit so […]

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Roasted tomato and capsicum soup

One of my favourite things about winter is a big bowl of hot soup and some warm fluffy rolls or crusty bread slathered in butter to dip into it.  I love to experiment with different […]

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Chilli Cornbread

I love cornbread.  One of my favourite winter dinners is a big bowl full of chilli that has been cooking away in the crockpot all day, served with a couple of chunks of cornbread.  This […]

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