My little baby is T-W-O! How did that happen? Not long ago I was carrying home my little baby boy home from the hospital now I struggle to even carry this 15kg/33lb future front row rugby star (actually I’m secretly hoping he takes up tennis, golf or soccer, something that’s not going to give a…
breakfast
Chai Spiced Buckwheat Porridge with Maple Roasted Pears
I’m on a bit of a buckwheat buzz this week! Fluffy buckwheat pancakes on Thursday now buckwheat porridge today. It’s a complete coincidence but it’s a good thing because it turns out this little thing called buckwheat not only tastes awesome it’s pretty darn good for you too. What is buckwheat? Despite it’s name buckwheat…
Buckwheat Pancakes with Caramelised Bananas and Sweet Dukkah
My son George has recently become obsessed, I mean OBSESSED with pancakes! Every morning my little four year old gets out his stool in the kitchen, gets the bowls and baking ingredients and we make pancakes together. Sounds idillic and picture perfect doesn’t it? NOT AT ALL. …my kitchen floor is covered in flour… …there…
Easy Green Smoothie Bowl
Yum. Yum. Yum. These smoothie bowls are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. They are so good that for the last two weeks I have had nothing but these for breakfast. I am obsessed. I know, I know, all of you who read my previous recipe for Healthy Chocolate Banana Granola which I posted just a mere three weeks ago…
Healthy Chocolate Banana Granola
Who doesn’t want to eat chocolate anytime of the day? I would, my husband would, pretty much all of my friends would and my toddler certainly would without a doubt (I know this because he suggests this to me multiple times a day, everyday). Well, guess what? You can. Huh? Yes, you can. You can…
Banana, Coconut and Date Bread
My husband is a harsh critic of cafes and restaurants. They are given just one chance to prove themselves before being cut off forever. One was cut off for refusing to serve him a coffee at 4pm after they had cleaned and turned off their espresso machine. One was discarded on their very first day…
Coconut Quinoa Pudding with Honey Poached Tamarillos
I think the thing I love most about Autumn and Winter is that I get to eat lots of comfort foods! Not to mention being pregnant, this is also a convenient excuse I use to justify far too many yummy foods to myself. Generally when you think of comfort foods you think chocolate pudding (mmmmm), slow cooked…
Friday Drinks: Mango and Mint Lassi
Being pregnant makes it kind of hard these days to try and test new cocktail recipes for my Friday Drinks section. Don’t get me wrong, I can still dream up, what I think are, some delicious cocktail ideas, but sadly it will be a little while until I can try them and test whether they…
Cheat’s Almond Croissants
Continuing on with the little French pastry theme I have going at the moment (not at all on purpose) I have some delicious Almond Croissants for you all today. What’s even better is they are my cheat’s version. No mucking around making croissants from scratch (who has time for that?) and no fussing over making…
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes with Roasted Balsamic Strawberries
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads, Daddys, Pas, Poppas and Grandads in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea!!! You are all so so wonderful. Special shout out to George’s Daddy, Pa and Poppa – you’re the bomb and according to George, even cooler than trucks and Elmo (you can’t get any cooler…
Hazelnut, Fig and Honey Granola
I love figs, especially the fresh ones. I really can’t get enough of them when they are in season, especially the ones with the blushing pink centres. They are oh so sweet and have such a soft delicate texture. Earlier this year I went to this lovely place in New Zealand called the Hawkes Bay….
Quinoa Porridge with Salted Maple Almonds
We are only one month into winter but at the moment it feels like it will never end. It hasn’t stopped raining in months (okay, I am exaggerating a little, but it has been raining a lot) and it seems like everyone I know, including me, has a perpetual cold. Solution? Comfort food! When its…