Asparagus with Pangrattato

    With this recipe, Mum and I had the first taste of asparagus this year, and asparagus means the Spring season has finally arrived.  The asparagus is locally grown in Hawke’s Bay. This dish is very quick to make, fairly simple to construct, and has nice textures with the soft asparagus topped with crunchy […]

Easter Hot Cross Buns

  Hot Cross Buns. This mixture is minus sultanas and currants (Mum left these out especially for me!!) Mum embellished the buns by piping the left over flour paste mix from the crosses, creating an Easter message and a cute chicken and an egg. I was very impressed by Mum’s inventiveness.   A close up […]

Sesame and Oregano Lavosh Recipe by Annabel Langbein

  Sesame and Oregano Lavosh Recipe from Annabel Langbein’s “The FreeRange Cook”.   Lavosh is a thin, crunchy Middle Eastern bread.   1 cup plain flour 1/3 cup wholemeal flour 2 tbsp each black and white sesame seeds (or 4 tbsp just one kind) 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano (or 1 tsp dried oregano) […]

Cinnamon Breakfast Loaf

    The recipe Mum and I used is from the book The Great British Bake Off: How to Turn Everyday Bakes into Showstoppers, published in 2012, to accompany the TV series. This bread recipe could be one of Paul Hollywood’s or Mary Berry’s recipes, but the book doesn’t make it clear who it is […]