Alison’s Chocolate Crunchies

    This is a recipe by Alison Holst, a legendary figure in New Zealand baking. Mum and I made the biscuits exactly as the recipe states, as you do not mess with an Alison Holst recipe. These are really like Afghan biscuits, but this recipe is quicker to make as there is no need to […]

Thanks Mum!

This is a little tribute to Mum. I spent most of the Christmas Holidays staying with her and I am eternally grateful and I really do sincerely appreciate everything that she does for me. We were incredibly industrious over this time with various projects. We had far too much to do, and not enough time, […]

Strawberry Santa Hat Brownies

    This recipe came from the New Zealand Woman’s Day issue of 9 December, 2013. I was going to make the Strawberry and Cream Cheese Santas again for Christmas (see a previous blog for this recipe), but came across this one instead. I see that a local bakery, Breadworks, made these Santa Hat Brownies […]