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Monday, January 10, 2022

A round vegan custard slice, step by step

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Thanks to my friend Ray I have recently discovered these sweet Spanish Ines Rosales' tortas (there is also a savoury version). And notic...
Saturday, January 8, 2022

Ricciarelli di Siena, and homemade/recycled Christmas decorations

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Ricciarelli are delicious Italian (Tuscan) almond sweets, apparently originated in the XIV century. Making them in New Zealand is quite spec...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Banana blossom and carrot salad

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  I usually just have the banana blossom 'heart' for salads, but this time I have included a few of the little flowers that are foun...
Friday, July 23, 2021

Soft baked cheesecake, "Japanese style"

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One thing that I loved about living in Japan were the cakes, both Japanese and Western style. In fact the Western style cakes not only are o...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Pumpkin Coconut Curry (and pumpkin soup for the day after)

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  Bake the whole pumpkin in the oven and then slice and remove the outer peel and centre, slice and set aside. Chop two shallots and one gre...
Monday, July 5, 2021

How to make ciabatta bread at home

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  This is my recipe for a simple yet foolproof ciabatta bread loaf, one of my favourite loaves! The recipe is straight from my book Savour  ...
Sunday, June 27, 2021

Gnocchi di ricotta con fiori eduli - Ricotta gnocchi with edible flowers

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    Start by mixing 500 g of ricotta with a few flowers and petals (I used cornflower, verbena and calendula). Add salt to taste and white p...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

Learn to make bread, pizza, pastries, savoury tarts and pies, frittata.... and more: Savour is now an ebook!

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Exciting news! Savour, my second book with over 100 recipes (mostly family and Italian recipes) is now available as an ebook:  from Kobo , w...