Ginger Crunch

Ginger Crunch

Ginger crunch is an old fashioned New Zealand slice, it was a favourite of mine as a child and remains a favourite to this day. It is buttery and sweet with a hot ginger hit. I always double the original recipe’s icing so I have 

Beef and Ale Pie

Beef and Ale Pie

I am intending to start building a business here in London after being made redundant from my job. My intention is to offer a whole lot of Antipodean fare as you really can’t access things like good pies or good old Kiwi baking here in 

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

An easy and versatile ratatouille recipe as an accompaniment to any meal or on its own.

Georgetown, Penang; Malaysia

Georgetown, Penang; Malaysia

  Penang used to be called “The Pearl of the Orient” and it is easy to understand why. The island of Penang is beautiful. What an amazing history. The food is to die for and happened to be some of the best street food I 

Southern Style Corn Bread

Southern Style Corn Bread

  I posted this photograph on Instagram the other day and my sister-in-law asked me for the recipe so here it is… Southern corn bread is usually made with white cornmeal, buttermilk, eggs, baking powder and soda, salt, sugar and bacon fat. I use a 

Easter Treats

Easter Treats

Holiday Treats A nice part about Holidays is that there are special foods and holiday treats that are only eaten at that time of the year.  That is not to say of course that you can’t make these holiday treats whenever you like! Not one 

Raw Fish

Raw Fish

Raw fish, oka, ceviche, is a delicious dish from the Pacific. I was inspired to share my best raw fish recipe after eating delicious raw fish at the Rotorua Summer Seafood Festival last month. It was a fabulous event with outstanding food and entertainment on 

Quick and Easy Tomato Sauce

Quick and Easy Tomato Sauce

It is always good to have a quick sauce recipe up your sleeve.  This recipe is a regular in our house and can be used on so many things. You can essentially use it to replace the tomato sauce you buy from the supermarket.  We 

Indonesian Fried Rice

Indonesian Fried Rice

We recently spent a couple of weeks in Bali, Indonesia and enjoyed many, many Nasi Goreng. When I travel one of the ways I can extend our holiday is by re-creating our favourite dishes.  This is my take on Nasi Goreng.  The recipe works equally as well for Mie Goreng