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Lemon and Strawberry Jam Drops (Thumbprint Cookies)

Chocolate, Nut and Seed Slice GF & DF

Homemade Cheese and Onion Pizza

Chocolate and Vanilla Easter Egg Cookies

No-bake Peanut Butter Slice, GF and DF

Hot Cross Buns with a Gooey Nutella Centre

Hot Cross Buns with a Gooey Biscoff Centre

Gluten-free Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Muesli Bars – DF and GF options.

Pani Popo – Samoan Coconut Buns

PANI POPO (Coconut Buns) – Parāoa Kokonati My Samoan husband Paul introduced me to pani popo and I am so glad that he did! Are they the Samoan alternative to the cinnamon scroll? Tērā pea – perhaps! They are soft, sweet buns, cooked in a delicious, creamy coconut sauce. I have added coconut milk in…

Lemon and Strawberry Jam Drops (Thumbprint Cookies)

Lemon and Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies – Pihikete Tapukara Rēmana me te Rōpere I recently did a campaign for the lovely Barkers of Geraldine team as they launched their new Squeezy Fruit Preserves. They asked me to come up with a few recipes and these pihikete (biscuits) were one of them. I originally made them just…

Chocolate, Nut and Seed Slice GF & DF

Chocolate, Nut and Seed Slice – Keke Tapatahi Tiakarete, Nati me Ngā Kākano I love this keke tapatahi (slice) for its flavour and texture but also for how simple it is to make. It consists of only a few ingredients. All you have to do is melt the tiakarete (chocolate) and hinu kokonati, pata rānei…