Banana Oat Pancakes

    It is possible to make banana pancakes with just 1 banana and 2 eggs blended together, but this is just so bland! So the following recipe is on the same theme but with a few additions. To make this gluten free, just leave out the baking powder, and choose gluten free rolled oats. […]

Raspberry Smoothie (incorporating ‘Fresh As’ Freeze-Dried Raspberry Powder)

    Mum and I love going shopping at Vetro, a specialty food store. Last time we were there I happened across a range of freeze-dried fruits and fruit powders made by New Zealand company, Fresh As. The freeze-dried products are available in a variety of flavours and all looked very tempting so it took […]

Instant Feijoa Ice-cream by Nadia Lim

      This recipe makes quite a lot of ice-cream, and it is a nice light caramel colour. We were still eating this ice-cream for dessert several nights after we first made it. We found that the flavour keeps getting better and stronger as time goes on. So it is good to make ahead […]

Kiwano (Horned Melon)

  We had scooped out most of the pulp here, but some of the seeds encased in a green gel are still visible.   This is an odd beast. On a whim a friend and I bought one for $3.99 (NZ dollars) at the supermarket (actually, he had it in the trolley before I had […]