When we lived in Taranaki some 35 or so years ago I often made this delicious cake. Back then there was no internet so we just thought of it as "our" cake that we'd shared amongst friends, bu...
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These wild seedy crackers are a great way to include wild weeds, seeds and fibre in to your diet. A totally flexible recipe- so just use what you've got and make adjustments according to your o...
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Maya is our dear Czech/Vietnamese friend who we serendipitously met when we walked to Bell Rock on Labour day this year. In spending time with this delightful young woman I learnt that her favo...
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What could lift our spirits more than sweet violet marshmallows, right at the end of winter! Every year I make violet honey syrup. I would never be without it now as it takes care of almost ev...
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I love learning new, richer ways of doing familiar things- especially when that knowledge comes through friendships. These funny little organic cooking apples turned up at Cornucopia recently ane...
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It's a strange time of the year to be eating ice cream I know, but it seems that all the best ice cream fruits are in abundance in late autumn. Here in Hawke's Bay we have such a fabulous lineup:...
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Kawakawa berries are a unique little fruit that taste a little like rockmelon with a hit of spicy seeds. You don't really think about Kawkawa berries being Christmasy, but they are. Al...
http://anangelinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2023/03/kawakawa-berries-what-can-i-do-with-them.html
When we were planning what we would take down to Wai Ora at the beginning of of December for our wedding anniversary, I got it in my head that a wild rice & cherry salad might be good. I couldn't...
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When we stayed at Tiger House two years ago, in celebration of our 40th wedding anniversary, we had a lovely time reading through the resident cookbooks. Blowed if I can remember which one...
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This slice (in the original recipe it was called Feta and Spinach Brownie), but I've decided to call it Cheesey, Green, Feta Slice- just for fun. Really, the mixture is just a variation on a ...
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This cornbread is such a different take on the dry pale cornbread that I've made from time to time through the years and then flagged it. Filled with veges and herbs and moist and tasty- it's a w...
http://anangelinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2022/09/frypan-cornbread.html
6 limes and a small lemon or lemonade (double quantities for more pickle!) Cut up the lime & lemon/ade finely. Put in to a bowl with a good rounded tsp of sea salt...
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I often find myself reinventing recipes to make them more nourishing and perhaps more satisfying to all the senses too. This coconut cream Turkish Delight is deliciously light, looks so pretty...
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Yes, chickpeas and chocolate is a thing! These "blondies" are quick and easy to make and can be vegan too, if you like. Turn on the oven to 180 degrees In to a food processor put: 2 can...
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It wasn't until I read a novel set in Ethiopia that I heard of Wat- Ethiopian stew and Injera- fermented flatbread. I made Shiro Wat all through last winter and loved it so much, but then sudde...
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These green falafel are just brilliant! Entirely flexible in the making, full of greens and so tasty. So different to any other falafel I have ever come across. Based on a Jamie Oliver recipe...
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Oh how did I not understand frangipane before now!? We fell in love with a walnut tart a while back, so when I read a recipe from @NZLife for an orange tart I knew I needed to adapt it to be ...
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I don't bake a lot of biscuits but these apple, raisin and oatmeal biscuits are great. The recipe makes loads of good sized biscuits. They keep surprisingly well considering they have apple i...
http://anangelinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2022/07/apple-raisin-and-oatmeal-biscuits.html
It's never really occurred to me to actually "make" anything with sweet persimmons before, but this season I have discovered that they slow bake brilliantly, that they also make a unique and deli...
http://anangelinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2022/06/sweet-persimmon-chutney.html
Last week I kept looking at the lovely wrinkly passionfruit sitting on the bench wondering what I could use them for before they go off and I waste them, when I suddenly thought of chia pudding (...
http://anangelinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2022/05/passionfruit-or-feijoa-chia-pudding.html
A few weeks ago when a man gleefully bought himself a large bag of feijoas from our wee stall he paused to chat and told me about how he likes to make a delicate jelly with the fruit. He uses a...
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Ooh this tart is amazing & just perfect to bake in April when you've gathered up a whole pile of walnuts & started drying & cracking them. I found the recipe originally @ thisNZlife , made the t...
http://anangelinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2022/04/walnut-caramel-tart-and-baked-pears.html
Late summer in Hawke's Bay means that it's time for both blackberry picking & the gathering of hawthorn berries. Both are deeply rewarding but also rather challenging to harvest with all ...
http://anangelinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2022/03/hawthorn-and-blackberry-ice-blocks.html
This December we set out to spend time with the magnificence of the Pohutukawa trees in flower throughout Hawke's Bay. Along the way we discovered that the stamens of the blooms can be used to ma...
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After having an inspired conversation with Viv at Cornucopia, our local organics shop, a while back- about how her grandkids were happily eating loaf stuffed full of veggies, I decided I would ha...
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