Tag: Recipe
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Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies
My granny gave me this recipe over the phone the other day, she said they taste like shortbread but you bake them a little more golden than your traditional shortbread. My addition was to change normal sugar and use Equa Gold’s Golden Light Organic Raw Vanilla Sugar, as soon as you open the package you…
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5 Step Tomato Relish Pasta Salad
Perfect for lunch or that side dish your needing to complete your dinner spread this pasta salad is very versatile, quick and full of flavour. Using a mixture of wholegrain mustard, homemade tomato relish and Best Foods mayo in the dressing it gives a zingy sweet dressing that gives the perfect consistency to coat the…
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Fudgy Chocolate Peppermint Slice
Dark and decadent fudge brownie style slice base topped with peppermint icing and rich milk chocolate for the perfect morsel this weekend. Equa Gold’s dutch cocoa makes all the difference in this base take it to the next level of rich chocolate goodness. Look at the colour it is just so rich and it lives…
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Moist Sultana Cake
My granny talked about how much she enjoys this cake when I mentioned to her I was going to bake one, I wish I could be sharing a slice with her over a cup of tea and a game of scrabble! This is a surprisingly delicious cake its very moist as you boil the sultanas…
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Homely Chicken Potato Pot Pie
A classic in New Zealand is onion dip made with Maggi onion soup mix, reduced cream and malt vinegar and is known in many households throughout New Zealand. This dinner uses to key ingredients from the kiwi classic dip and turned it into the base for a homely chicken pie topped with potato and cheese…
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Nacho Potato Gem Pie
This dinner dish came about when I was hunting in the freezer, a while ago I had brought some potato gems in the freezer section at the supermarket with having no idea what to do with them then. But now I have made a very very simple dinner its a nacho/Mexican inspired shepherds pie with very…
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Caramel Oreo Cheesecake Celebration Cake
Are you wanting to create a show stopping cake for a special someone or to just treat the fam? Well do I have the cake for you, Caramel oreo cheesecake cake. The title could be a little confusing so let me explain. Dark chocolate velvet cake with dollops of cream cheese and oreo cookies…
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Oaty Cashew Ginger Crunch
Just out of the blue I had a craving for ginger crunch! So decided to change it slightly and add some salted cashew nuts to the base and a sprinkle in the topping. Its a good addition to your classic and think I will be making this one again soon. I really enjoy using brands…
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Blueberry Banana Cake
Bananas are one of the easiest fruit to get your hands on which is great for cake making. Sometimes the kids don’t eat them and they get squished, brown in their school bags or the fruit bowl. Over ripe brown bananas are the best for banana cakes as they get a little sweeter. One of…
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Pumpkin Corn and Bacon Chowder
With a massive winter front hitting Canterbury this weekend with rain, sleet and snow depending where you are there are only a few things perfect for this type of weather and they are staying at home in the warmth with good company. good food, good book or movie and pjs. Well for the good food option…