June is the perfect month for this kind of baking. Dense, moist and gingery – its just the thing to make a grey day bright. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Steam or roast, 2 large orange kumara or the equivalent of pumpkin, to create a thick, dry-ish puree. 11/2cups of kumara/ pumpkin puree75g melted […]
Pumpkin, Almond + Date Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2023
Pumpkin puree is super handy to have in the freezer and a quick, easy way to use up the old slice of squash in the crisper, or any stored pumpkin that are developing soft spots. Use them before they go off! Cut them in half, throw them in the oven and roast them until soft. […]
Delicious Dried Apples
By | LastUpdated April 1, 2023
Dried apples are one of the most useful (and easy) of winter preserves. Its the way to go for apples that are damaged in anyway and wont store well – bird pecks/ bruises/ black spot/ no stalks. Use them up while they’re still good. Our home dried apples are a family favourite. The ones you […]
Rose Petal Almond Cake
By | LastUpdated January 1, 2023
Bring your rose petals to the table with this beautiful, easy, show stopper of a cake! This recipe comes to us from “My Petite Kitchen Cookbook” by Eleanor Ozich. I’ve tweaked it ever so slightly, increasing the lemon + honey. It’s so delish, your guests won’t know it’s healthy – in fact please don’t tell them, […]
