Tag: Dessert
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Summer Time Apricots
Apricots are very cheap at the moment here in New Zealand, especially the ones suitable for jams and preserving. I got some Central Otago apricots last week which cost $1.89 a kilo and what a bargain. I spent a small amount of time looking through them to avoid picking the really unusable ones. Here is a super […]
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Long Time Coming
Its been a longtime since I have posted on here. Its been a busy start to the year and now its already May! I don’t know where the first four months of the year have gone but I can defiantly say that the years are going faster and faster! Its getting colder in New Zealand […]
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Fresh Berry Tarts
Summer is here and I finally got around to typing one of the most simplest recipes up. Flaky pastry topped with vanilla custard and fresh Central Otago Cherries and Raspberries with a scattering of white chocolate crisped up in the oven and would be perfect served with vanilla ice cream or cream. I used what […]
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Icing Sugar Pavlova
With an abundance of eggs coming from our girls everyday I really needed to use them up. I got the idea in my head that Pavlova was on the cards. I was so excited I had not made a pav since Christmas. Sadly my sugar jar was empty! I nearly cried! Only type of sugar […]
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Sinful Chocolate Boysenberry Cheesecake
Sinful Chocolate Boysenberry Cheesecake I received a goodie parcel from Equagold a few days ago and as today is my day off a “Saturday to most”. So I decided that it was time to hit the kitchen and get the creative hat on. I was thinking cheesecake however I didn’t want to make the […]
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Christmas Mango and Strawberry Pav
It’s that time of the year again when the sun shines and we create new memories. Christmas is just a few weeks away and why not make this perfect summer pav to empress the family! Looks and tastes great plus it’s a great way to use up left over eggs! Iingredients: 150gm egg whites, […]
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Easy 7 Step Dessert
Strawberry Bliss Great way to enjoy fresh produce is by keeping it simple. Creamy yoghurt with crunchy ginger nuts and fresh strawberries with bursts of mint and lemon. Perfect light dessert even the kids could make!! Ingredients: 1/2 packet ginger nuts 2 cups berry yoghurt 1 punet strawberries, roughly diced 1/2 juice lemon 1 […]
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Ginger Poached Pears with Almond
Are you stuck on what to make for dessert in these cold months. Well do I have the one for you. Warming ginger poached pears with cinnamon and lemon served with creamy vanilla ice-cream and syrup. This is a great dessert with not much fuss. I love ginger and it goes perfectly with the pears […]
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Banana and Salted Caramel Filo Pastries
Not your usual filo filling but hey I love to live on the wild side and experiment with new things! It was my first time making Salted Caramel and I had a heap of over ripe bananas and left over filo pastry. So I thought why not sounds like a tasty combination of flavour. Boy was I […]
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Easy Salted Caramel
Salted Caramel This recipe for salted caramel only calls for 5 ingredients and is pretty easy to make. Great for sundaes, cupcake filling, milkshakes anything you can dream of you can use it in. I made banana and salted caramel filo pastries finished with walnuts, mascarpone and a dusting of cinnamon. Perfect for a late […]