As much as I adore travel, I’m a home body when it comes to Christmas. I’m an accidental resident of Wellington – not that it’s a bad thing. It’s a great thing. It just wasn’t a planned thing. So for … Continue reading
Your kitchen’s my kitchen
Category Archives: Dessert
Choc with a hit
Being a competitive person, there’s nothing I like better than a challenge. Especially in the kitchen. This is the recipe that won my cooking buddy and I the bach dinner trophy during a recent weekend away (let’s not relive what the … Continue reading
Holy Cow!
I’ve just deleted the post I started writing two hours ago (admittedly, FB and Insta got in the way, but I digress). You see, I’ve just read the funniest story on Stuff and in a roundabout way, it’s related to … Continue reading
Not my finest moment
I like making desserts, always have. So it was with huge embarrassment that I had a monumental disaster at Chef School today. At least my collapsing chocolate fondant provided entertainment for the class – I’ve never seen everyone laugh so much. … Continue reading
A winning choccie cake
As we have “the best summer ever” in Wellington, I’ve been less inclined to want to spend time over the stove top and more inclined to lie on the couch with a fan blowing. Yes folks, for the first time … Continue reading
New year, new recipe
As the new year rolls around, I am as keen as ever to try something new in the kitchen. The challenge being, as I may have mentioned in a previous post, is that my mum isn’t so keen on me ‘messing’ … Continue reading
Back to square one
The more you do something, the better you become then the more you do it and so it goes on. Cooking is a perfect example. As is running. The downside with running though is the less you do it, the … Continue reading
the underground baker 