Orange Butter Biscuits (Orange Shortbread)

    These shortbread biscuits have a lovely delicate orange flavour, due to the zest of one orange. PS: Just a tip for those of you who are biscuit ‘dunkers’ – try these biscuits dunked in a cranberry herbal tea, the cranberry and orange flavours compliment each other beautifully. Another tip: Shortbread biscuits can be […]

Pear and Orange Breakfast

    This recipe is healthy and delicious. I really like the coconut and orange flavours together, and the orange zest, juice, and pulp provides an intense, bright citrusy zing to start the day. The flavour combination in every mouthful is different, adding a nice bit of interest to each spoonful. Mum found the original […]

Cocktail Time: Cointreau Fizz

    Cointreau was first sold in 1875, and is a brand of triple-sec (an orange liqueur). This cocktail has a great provenance as it is recommended by Alfred Cointreau, Heritage Manager for Cointreau, and the 6th generation representative of his family’s business. He is the Great-Great-Grandson of the original Cointreau recipe perfecter and producer, […]

Lemon and Orange Citrus Slice

  This recipe comes from an article in the Sunday Star Times from December 7, 2008. The article is headed “Simply the Zest”. This title is very appropriate and clever as the slice is zesty and the recipe is very simple to make and it tastes ‘simply the best’, so the title sums it all […]