Preserves

Homemade Lime Curd

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! NZ limes are just coming on. And by coming on I mean are less than the $30 a kilo that imported limes cost. So it’s a good time to start adding lime to everything. I have…

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Muffins

Blueberry + Lemon Muffins

Prep Time : 10 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 Minutes | Total Time : 30 Minutes | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! I am slowly getting over my cold. My natural immunity has clearly dropped off significantly. Another good reason to never go into an office building again… It’s been hard to get work done. My sense of…

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Bars and Slices

Wishing it was Spring Streusel Bars

Prep Time : 30 Minutes | Cook Time : 30 Minutes | Total Time : 2 hours | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! The greyness continues. So we reach for flavours that make us think of sunny days. Lemon. Coconut. These bars take a little time but it’s all easy work done by hand. Pottering in the warm haven…

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DIY

DIY Sprinkles

Prep Time : 30 + 45 Minutes | Cook Time : 0 Minutes | Total Time : 8 hours | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! It’s getting greyer out there by the minute. Time to inject some sunshine. This DIY is fabulously easy. You do need some basic icing equipment but it’s not very expensive. I adapted this “recipe”…

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Cakes, Cupcakes

Best Banana Cupcakes + Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

Prep Time : 15 + 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! I was in a cupcake mood. It’s been getting greyer and greyer lately. Autumn is definitely here. Cake fixes everything. I am also now at my parent’s place and wanted to leave something nice…

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Cookies

Brown Sugar + Pecan Biscotti

Prep Time : 15 + 10 Minutes | Cook Time : 20 + 10 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Easy Hello my lovelies! My experience of biscotti has always been one of disappointment. The name has so much elegant promise. The result has always been flavourless and hard. Well no more! This recipe is adapted…

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Preserves

Strawberry + Basil Jam

Prep Time : 15 + 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 30 Minutes | Total Time : 1 hour | Difficulty : Moderate Hello my lovelies! It’s the end of summer here so it’s time to hold onto the sweet flavour of strawberries for a bit longer. With a twist of course. Basil is a great partner for strawberries. We…

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Kiwi Classic, Scones

My Mother’s Scones

Prep Time : 15 Minutes | Cook Time : 15 Minutes | Total Time : 30 Minutes | Difficulty : Easy when you know how My memories of scones are always craggy squares just baked in time for lunch. They were never big. You need to be able to have a variety of toppings on multiple scones. Simple and perfectly…

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