Hello my lovelies! There is no recipe today *offended gasp* but we’re gonna talk about something important. One of the most common things I hear from the readers I talk to is that they don’t have much confidence when it comes to baking. I think one of the reasons for this lack of confidence is kinda our fault. It’s so…
Author: Kearin
Hi, my name is Kearin and I love to make, eat and share all the things. I’m obsessed with bread and jam. I love to experiment with flavours and forms to make delicious things that are a little unexpected.
I live and bake in Wellington, the beautiful capital city of NZ.
Spiked Hot Lemon, Honey + Ginger
Prep Time : 5 Minutes | Cook Time : 0 Minutes | Total Time : 10 Minutes | Difficulty : Easy So you know how I said I had a sore throat last week? My go to when I come down with colds and other gooby afflictions is this delicious hot drink that’s tart and soothing at the same time.…
Passionfruit Melting Moments
Prep Time : 15 + 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! It’s a sunny long weekend here in NZ and I have come down with a sore throat so I’m scraping together lemon drinks and feeling sorry for myself. Luckily there’s lots of couch time…
Peanut Butter Rocky Road Slice
Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 10 + 15 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Oh the things we come up with when we are going for a run and have sugar on the brain… This slice was originally called Chocolate Peanut Butter Crack Slice, which is exactly what it is. Pure…
Roasted Cherry Tomato + Mascarpone Tartlets
Prep Time : 45 + 30 Minutes | Cook Time : 30 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! It’s so lovely to see you all again – thanks for hanging around! It’s so good to be back in the kitchen, it’s like taking a deep breath of fresh air. I hope everyone…
Merry Christmas
Hello to all my lovelies out there! It’s been a crazy and amazing year – thank you all so much for your support, for reading and trying my recipes and for commenting and chatting with me on Twitter. You’re the greatest! I know things have been a bit disorganised on the blog in the last few weeks, I’ve had a…
Christmas Star Cookies (Speculaas)
Prep Time : 30 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 3 hours | Difficulty : Easy So Christmas is only two weeks away! Ohmygosh how did that happen!? Every year the time between the start of November and just before Christmas just compresses like crazy – there’s no way that much time went by. I…
Home-Made Almond Butter
Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Blitz Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 1 Hour | Difficulty : Easy What’s better than almond butter from the store? Almond butter that you make yourself so that it’s fresh and delicious and just the way you like it. Duh. I realise this isn’t a very Christmassy recipe but the belly…
Simple Almond Cookies + A New Project!
Prep Time : 20 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! I’m sorry for the disruption to the scheduled programming – sometimes life gets in the way! So those of you who have been following along may have realised that I have something of a cookbook problem……
Honey Ginger + Pistachio Syrup Cake
Prep Time : 20 Minutes | Cook Time : 70 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Easy Hello lovelies! What a week – my heart goes out to the people of Paris. I was heartened by images of Parisians lining up to give blood to help their fellow citizens. I was going to have a whinge…