Honey Toffee Walnuts

    This recipe is one of the reasons why I don’t mind scavenging around under walnut trees on cold autumn days, because these toasted walnuts covered in crispy toffee are absolutely delicious. Eat them as a tasty snack on their own, or chop them up finely to use as cake decorations, dessert topping, or […]

Blueberry Pie with Buttery Sweet Shortcrust Pastry

    Blueberries are known for containing some of the highest levels of active antioxidants per serving of any food. 100g of blueberries (about ¾ of a cup), contains the same amount of antioxidants as 5 servings of other fruits and vegetables. A recent study has shown that blueberries protect brain health and improve memory […]

Origin Earth Chocolate Milk – Hawke’s Bay

      Origin Earth is keeping it local by using locally sourced Hawke’s Bay products to flavour and sweeten the chocolate milk.   When I researched Origin Earth’s chocolate milk product I found very worthy sentiments and core values behind this milk. Origin Earth is a small Hawke’s Bay milk company based in Havelock […]

Whole Artichokes with Lemon Butter Sauce

  My own home-grown and organically grown, artichoke drenched in Lemon Butter Sauce, with side dishes containing extra lemon butter for dipping the petals in, and a finger bowl with lemon juice and water to rinse buttery fingers.   Here are my artichokes! Their colouring is so very pretty with shades of aubergine, green, and […]

Chocolate Fudge (with walnuts)

    I know there are many recipes that incorporate biscuits into fudge, and there are better biscuit fudge recipes around, but for me, this biscuit fudge recipe holds many memories. This is because this recipe is in Mum’s first recipe book, written in her handwriting, and this is the first biscuit fudge recipe I […]