Afgans
Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan This recipe hails from my London days. I worked nights so would often bake during the day and leave my flatmates with a treat when they got home. Unlike most Afghan recipes which require you to cream the butter and sugar, mine is a one pot wonder. It’s also an easy recipe […]
TURMERIC, CHOCOLATE + PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Recipe and images by Amber Bremner These wholesome cookies rely on peanut butter, which gives them great flavour as well as a wee protein boost. Use your preference of smooth or crunchy (or smoochy, which is somewhere in between). Crunchy will leave small bits of peanut throughout the cookie, which is rather nice. Mildly spiced […]
TURMERIC, CHOCOLATE & PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Recipe and images by Amber Bremner These wholesome cookies rely on peanut butter, which gives them great flavour as well as a wee protein boost. Use your preference of smooth or crunchy (or smoochy, which is somewhere in between). Crunchy will leave small bits of peanut throughout the cookie, which is rather nice. Mildly spiced […]
ANZAC Biscuits
WORDS AND IMAGES JULIE LE CLERC For the Love of ANZACs For any Kiwi, ANZAC biscuits are more than just a recipe; they’re a valued piece of our heritage. As we know, they got their name when they were originally created to send to soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), who […]
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Ashlee DeCaires These work well with dark chocolate chips instead of the white chocolate, although they can’t then claim to be double chocolate cookies then, which is what I also told my sister when she said they didn’t even need the chocolate. Feel free to omit and change the name! Makes […]
Teatime Bickies
Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan Images Ashlee DeCaires I often proport that you can easily make an average biscuit great with the addition of chocolate. These, though, prove that not all biscuits require chocolate to be delicious. Soak the raisins in your favourite black tea. Earl Grey or a chai blend, although neither my favourite drinking teas, […]
Oaty Cranberry and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipes Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Ashlee DeCaires You can never go wrong with a chocolate chip cookie. I love these ones as they satisfy my sweet tooth and need for a treat with my nightly cuppa while also fooling me in to thinking they are wholesome with the oats. Cranberries balance them out with a little […]
‘I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING ELSE’ TRIPLE CHOC BISCUITS
Recipe and images by Fiona Hugues We have a thing in my household at those pre at-home movie nights or post sports event times when ineveitably one of us will say in a slightly puzzled tone, “I feel like something else.” At that point it is an open floor to pipe up with sweet little […]
Let’s Get It Macaron
Recipe by Adelle from But First Dessert Images by Brydie Thompson Not to be confused with the French president or the very simple to make coconut-based biscuit, the macaron epitomises French pâtisserie. These deceitfully simple cookies take precision and patience to master and then they require a creative palate to turn them into a taste […]
Rocky Road
Words by Harriet Boucher, Images by Brydie Thompson This recipe is a family favourite of Vicki’s that never lasts long. I convinced her it had to go in the picnic recipes as it’s the perfect sweet treat for any occasion. For the rocky road base 250g butter ½ cup sugar ½ cup cocoa 1 tsp […]