Feijoa Whip

    This dessert’s texture falls somewhere between mousse and marshmallow. I suspect this is a fairly old recipe, which among other ingredients includes lemon jelly being added to cooked feijoas, and then mixed with whipped evaporated milk – this may sound like an odd combination, but it is really tasty. Evaporated milk is made […]

Boysenberry Jelly (a quick recipe and a standard recipe)

    Boysenberry Jelly. In New Zealand, boysenberries begin to ripen in December (summer-time), and continue into January.   Below, I have provided two recipes for Boysenberry Jelly. One is very quick to make using a small amount of fruit (100g). The second recipe is the general or official way to make jelly. This recipe […]

Quick Raspberry Trifle

    Preparing a quick raspberry trifle on Christmas Day is a firm family Christmas tradition. This is so we can fulfill another more important task – the tradition of eating the trifle for Boxing Day breakfast! (we do serve the trifle with fresh fruit as well – blueberries, strawberries, and extra raspberries). Another tradition […]

Jelly Worms (great for Halloween)

    Jelly worms, (or jello worms), are fun to make and look really life-like. The worms create a sensation and produced varied reactions from viewers, with shock and disgust ranking high on the list. I certainly shocked myself each time I opened the fridge door to see a bowl ‘worms’ sitting on the shelf! […]

Celebrating Spring-time with Cake

    Spring has sprung! As it is officially the first day of Spring, I wanted to share a photo of a beautiful floral cake that celebrates the arrival of spring. The pretty cake I am referring to features on the cover of the September issue of Taste New Zealand Magazine. Unfortunately…… due to copyright […]