Recipes Index - page 2
Apple & Cinnamon Damper
Damper is a traditional Australian bread made without yeast and consisting usually of just flour, water, salt and a little sugar. This particular recipe spices up damper with the combination of grated apple, fragrant cinnamon and brown sugar. The hot damper is then spread with a little butter and topped with rich, dark maple syrup. Can you resist?
Chocolate Melting Moment Cookies
Melt-in-your-mouth chocolate melting moment cookies filled with creamy vanilla icing.
Chocolate Chip Cornflake Cookies
An easy and delicious recipe for crunchy chocolate chip and cornflake cookies.
Afghan Biscuits
Afghan Biscuits are a Kiwi favorite. The chocolate and cornflake biscuit, also known as a "cookie" is topped with chocolate icing and walnuts or flaked almonds.
Grilled Figs with Honey Ricotta
It doesn't get any easier than grilled figs with honey ricotta. This recipe is perfect for breakfast, brunch or dessert.
Vanilla Poached Plums
Delicious served with vanilla ice-cream, custard, cream or even porridge, vanilla poached plums are easy to prepare and taste absolutely gorgeous.
Champange Jelly with Blueberries & Pomegranate
A simple yet dazzling dessert of champagne jelly with fresh blueberries and juicy pomegranate seeds.
Orange & Poppy Seed Friands
Friands are a small French cake popular in the Australian cafe scene. Wash these buttery orange and poppy seed friands down with a cup of hot, sweet tea.
Bread & Butter Pudding
Try and delicious, simple Challah bread and butter pudding with brandied sultanas, cinnamon and nutmeg.
ANZAC Biscuits
The ANZAC Biscuit plays an important part in Australian and New Zealand History. The simple yet delicious biscuits are made of oats, desiccated coconut, butter, sugar and flour.
Hot Cross Buns
Make your own hot cross buns with juicy sultanas and hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Mini Pavlovas with Pastry Cream and Strawberries
These mini pavlovas are out of this world. Mini meringues are filled with vanilla-infused pastry cream and topped with fresh strawberries.
Vanilla Custard Puffs with Raspberries
Impress guests with these delicious and easy to prepare vanilla custard puffs topped with fresh raspberries.
Blueberry Cream Cheese Tart
Treat yourself a slice of two of a blueberry cream cheese tart. It's so easy to make, you'll be enjoying it in no time!
Macadamia and Dulce De Leche Tart
A mouthwatering Macadamia & Dulce de Leche Tart
Pavlova
Try out this delicious Pavlova recipe -- it's New Zealand's national dessert and rightly so. The Pavlova is a meringue shell with a marshmellowy centre topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Strawberry Fool
The strawberry fool dessert is a traditional British favorite. In this recipe the strawberries are poached with castor sugar and then whipped with fromage frais and egg white. The result is heavenly and so simple!
Homemade Toasted Coconut Marshmallows
Homemade Marshmallows are a world apart from the commercial kind. The little clouds of sweetness are wonderful on their own, rolled in toasted coconut or dipped in chocolate.
Sweet Potato Pie
Kumara pie is a Kiwi take on an American favorite, the sweet potato pie. Infused with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, the pie is delicious served with a dollop of freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream.
Louise Cake Slice
The Louise cake is an old fashioned treat in New Zealand that consists of a biscuit or thin cake base topped with raspberry jam and coconut meringue. The cake is baked in the oven and then served with fresh raspberries on top.
Coconut Macaroons
Try out this simple recipe for mouthwatering coconut macaroons. The golden coconut stacks are crispy on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside.
Chocolate Oat Cookies
These delicious chocolate oat cookies are simple and fun to make. You can decorate them with smarties, colored sprinkles or nuts.
Vanilla Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Easy to make and a guaranteed hit with kids and adults, these vanilla cupcakes are topped with a cream cheese frosting and your favorite chocolate bar -- in my case, a Cadbury Flake and a Nestle Peppermint Crisp.
Scones with Jam and Cream
Scones are little round cakes that go by the name of 'biscuits' in North America. This recipe is so simple to make that I often prepare the scones fresh when I have friends over. The recipe calls for the use of buttermilk which results in an incredibly light and fluffy scone.
Peach Melba Meringue
The Peach Melba was made in honor of Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba by French chef Auguste Escoffier at London's Savoy hotel in 1894. My take on the dessert replaces the much-loved vanilla ice-cream with a mini meringue covered in whipped and ripe peaches topped with raspberry sauce.