I love a good crisp melt in the mouth shortbread, enjoy pistachio nuts & rose would be one of my favourite scents – This recipe brings it all together. Ingredients: 3/4 cup of Chelsea icing sugar 250g butter 1/4 cup raw pistachio 1/4 teaspoon rose essence 1 1/2 cups of flour 1/2 cup cornflour 1/4 cup raw pistachio 1/4 teaspoon rose essence 50g butter, softened 1 cup Chelsea icing sugar milk to thin Method: Crush the first portion of pistachio nuts into small pieces. This is best done in a ziplock bag with a rolling pin. Place the nuts into a ziplock bag. Make sure the air has…
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Diwali Recipe : Easy Poli
I absolutely love when my mum makes her traditional poli for diwali but don’t usually have the time to watch it on the stove top with 2 little monkeys running about. This is a simplified version, usually ready made pastry & baked in the oven 🙂 Ingredients: 1 cup dessicated coconut 1/4 cup slivered almonds 1/2 cup raisins or sultanas 1 tablespoon icing sugar 1 tablespoon white sugar 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder 1 pack (4 sheets) pre rolled sweet shortcrust pastry – defrosted. Method: Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Cut or Crush the almonds into smaller pieces. Mix almonds, coconut, raisins, icing sugar, white sugar & cardamon…
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Diwali Recipe : Mum’s Traditional Poli
For as long as I can remember my mum has always made poli at Diwali. This deep fried coconut, almond & raisin filled pastry has always been a favourite 🙂 Ingredients: 1 cup dessicated coconut 1/4 cup slivered almonds 1/2 cup raisins or sultanas 1 tablespoon icing sugar 1 tablespoon white sugar 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder 1 cup sifted flour 50g melted butter 1/2 cup milk 1 tablespoon sugar Oil for deep frying Method: Dry toast coconut lightly. Allow to cool Add the rest of the ingredients and combine well. Set aside. —— Mix the flour & melted butter together. Add milk a little at a time to form…
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Double Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake
Ok, so I love cooking & baking. Especially baking. Got something sweet to make, I’m your girl! But, with 2 kids, and everything that comes with two kids, my time in the kitchen has come down to the “necessary” only. So I LOVE recipes that have only a few ingredients, and/or allow me to make something with minimal fuss and effort. Even better if I can use ingredients off the shelf to create something that would take more ingredients and time than I have, but still look great 🙂 This double chocolate brownie cheesecake is just that. Ingredients: 1 box Edmonds Cafe Style Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie (you’ll also…
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Ginger Bones Men & Halloween Giveaway
Halloween wasn’t a big thing when I was growing up. TBH, I didn’t even know it existed out of the USA, until I moved to New Zealand 😛 Now that I have kids it’s just an opportunity to create more play activities for them. The following is just an adapted shortbread recipe, as only my husband likes ginger cookies. Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 cups standard flour 1/2 cup cornflour 3/4 cup icing sugar 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder 250g butter Queen Royal icing Method: Preheat oven to 150* Cream the butter & icing sugar. Add sifted flour and cornflour. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to approximately 1cm…
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One-pot Banana Cake with Spicy Chai Icing
This is my go to recipe when we have bananas that are just too far gone for the kids n hubby to eat without complaining, but are perfectly fine to eat. TBH, I think they just complain so I do make this cake 😛. It can be done quickly with minimal dirtying of dishes – hence, one of my favourite recipes 🙂 Banana Cake Ingredients: 150g butter 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup milk 1 cup mashed banana Method: Preheat oven to 180* In a pot on the stovetop, melt butter. Turn…
