NECTARINE AND SAFFRON CUSTARD TART
Recipe & Photography: Amber Bremner This dreamy vegan custard tart is the perfect end to a long summer lunch or balmy evening dinner, perhaps alongside a chilled glass of rosé or even a buttery chardonnay. Choose a light, floral honey blend you like the flavour of. Blind baking ensures the pastry case keeps its shape. […]
WAYNE’S MAGICAL MERINGUES
Photography: Ashlee deCaires Wayne from Arkanda demonstrated these in the Samsung Cooking Theatre at the recent Waikato Home and Garden Show and they worked perfectly every time. I decided I had to share them. Meringues are great to have in an airtight container just in case. With a bit of whipped cream and some fresh […]
Punnet’s Rocky Road
Recipe: Punnet Eatery | Photography: Melody Leftus 500g Whittaker’s 50% dark chocolate 500g marshmallows 175g roasted peanuts 100g dried cranberries 1 cup freeze-dried strawberry slices 10g roasted pistachios, finely chopped 1 cup freeze-dried raspberries Gently melt chocolate in a bowl over simmering water. Once melted, fold in your marshmallows, roasted peanuts, dried cranberries and freeze-dried […]
Homemade MallowPuffs
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee deCaires As a child bought biscuits were a real treat and they didn’t get any better than the MallowPuff! The key to these is the marshmallow, and I confess I got the recipe for this marshmallow from Ashleigh Brodie, ex Gather Foodhouse in Hamilton. 1 batch of choc chip […]
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee deCaires The original chocolate chip cookies were invented in the 30s by American chef Ruth Graves Wakefield from the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. The recipe for these cookies, where Ruth had added pieces of a Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate bar, first appeared in her recipe book Toll House […]
Rhubarb, Lemon & Pink Peppercorn Cakes
Recipe & Photography: Emma Galloway Although not a true peppercorn from the pepper vine, pink peppercorns have a similar peppery flavour, albeit a slightly fresher almost sweet and citrusy version. While great used in savoury dishes, it also lends itself to sweet applications too! I love pairing it with strawberries in the summertime, and its […]
Crème Brûlée
Recipe Extract: from The Recipe, Josh Emett | Photography: Kieran E. Scott (Upstart Press, $49.99 RRP) on sale now. COMPLEXITY: EASY | PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES | COOK TIME: 45 MINUTES, PLUS REFRIGERATION TIME MAKES: 5 TO 6 2 cups plus 1¼ tbsp (500 ml) heavy/double cream2 vanilla beans10 egg yolks2/3 cup (150 g) superfine/caster […]
Bananas Foster Upside Down Cake
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee deCaires I usually avoid the edges of a cake but this one is an exception. The caramel sauce caramelises even more around the edges, forming a delicious chewy (rum-infused) crust. 3–4 bananas75g butter1½ cups brown sugar2 cinnamon quills½ cup rum 175g butter1 cup brown sugar1 tsp vanilla extract3 eggs1¼ […]
Jaffa Swirl
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee deCaires The beauty of this cake lies in what’s within. Its classic flavours come with a surprise when you cut into it. I used a large bunt cake tin for added drama, but a large ring tin would also be fine. Visit the Gilded Edge at Mount Maunganui for […]
Plum & Pistachio Cake
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Ashlee deCaires This beautiful cake is a great example of how the addition of just two ingredients can result in something very different. The addition of nuts makes the cake beautifully moist, while the sharpness of the plums is a beautiful contrast to the sweet cake. Another alternative would be […]