Hello my lovelies! It’s been a busy few weeks. I taught my first class on Saturday. I’ve been rolling out fab new things at GBB. I’ve been working on new recipes and flavours. I found time to see IT. And I need a holiday!
Life: Work + Play
Year: 2017
Buckwheat + Honey Madeleines
Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 6 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! I love to experiment with different flours. One of my all-time favourite books is Alice Medrich’s Flavour Flours. I made the buckwheat genoise sponge from that book and it was utterly delicious. It set my little…
Homemade Cultured Butter
Prep Time : 5 + 60 Minutes | Cook Time : 0 Minutes | Total Time : Overnight | Difficulty : A bit messy Hello my lovelies! I’m a fan of butter. Especially on toast. There’s nothing like it. And I can’t go past a good DIY. Cultured butter tastes more buttery. If you can believe it. Which you should.…
Life: Bread + Honey
Hello my lovelies! I sat in on a bread class that I will be helping to teach. I’m thinking about balance. I have started working on Christmas recipes. And I found an amazing honey bargain. And the sun is trying to come out today! Go sun go! This cold snap has stalled all the seeds I planted thinking spring was…
Toasted Coconut + Raspberry Linzer Cookies
Prep Time : 15 + 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : A bit fiddly Hello my lovelies! As promised. More coconut. There are two kinds of people in NZ. People who like Krispies. And people who are lame. Krispies are coconut flavoured plain cookies that have been around forever.…
Matcha Doughnuts + Coconut Glaze
Prep Time : 20 + 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 3 Minutes | Total Time : 3 hours | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! We are sharing a milestone. My first doughnut recipe. I’ve mentioned before my irrational fear of frying. But I got over it recently making beignets. And now I’m on the wagon. Of course I…
Life: Dreaming of Jelly
Hello my lovelies! What fickle spring weather we’re having! A beautiful sunny day for wandering yesterday. Steady rain today. This week I’ve been a grinch about Wellington on a Plate. I made a birthday cake for a friend. I’m already sucked back into NBA news. And I’ve actually sent my Father’s Day card on time.
Salty Honey + Togarashi Popcorn
Prep Time : 10 Minutes | Cook Time : 3 Minutes | Total Time : 20 Minutes | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! I have a movie night coming up at my place so that calls for interesting popcorn snacks! Because I am obsessed with salted honey at the moment I am looking for ways to use it everywhere.…
Fruit + Saffron Buns
Prep Time : 20 + 10 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 3 hours | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! Another day of homemade sunshine! This time in bread form. And ya’ll know how I love breads. I also love the amazing traditional breads of different cultures. I have a haul of saffron (3…
Life: In a Pinch
Hello my lovelies! Spring is definitely around the corner. A lot of the plants and trees around here seem to think it’s already arrived even if it keeps raining. There were a lot of daffodils on my run this morning. And buds on trees. Even my thyme is flowering. This week has been a mixed bag. I spent a day…