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Recipes
Welcome to my recipes collection - a selection of easy-to-follow, seasonal recipes developed and photographed by me, here in New Zealand. As a New Zealand–based food photographer and recipe writer, I pair clean, editorial-style food photography with well-tested recipes designed to inspire home cooks and celebrate the flavours and produce I love.


No-bake coffee walnut slice
Summer is well and truly here, and I don't know about you, but right now I'm far less inclined to be hanging out in front of a hot stove...
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Jan 17, 20231 min read


Vanilla bean yogurt scones with boozy strawberries
I am loving strawberries right now. So much so, that I'm finding as many ways as possible to use them, and while I LOVE jam, sometimes...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read


Lemon meringue cheesecake
I've never been much of a meringue fan. It's sort of like eating sweet air... I don't really see the point. Come Christmas time, I am NOT...
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Oct 13, 20221 min read


Korean-style cheesy garlic bread
This Korean-style cheesy garlic bread takes something that is already amazing - garlic bread - and makes it EVEN better... by filling the...
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Oct 9, 20221 min read


Cinnamon & vanilla bean rolls with brown butter cream cheese frosting
Cinnamon rolls are something I can just about make in my sleep, in fact, on very early mornings in various baking jobs, I probably have...
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Sep 25, 20223 min read


Dark chocolate, rye & raspberry crumble bars
Want an easy slice recipe that takes minutes to throw together and tastes AMAZING??! This is it... so oaty, with great big fat solid...
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Aug 24, 20222 min read


Jalapeño cornbread
This Jalapeño cornbread is so delicious! You can make it as cheesy or spicy as you like. It's great served with homemade beef chilli....
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Aug 16, 20222 min read


A classic sponge
Is there a more simple and sophisticated kind of a cake than a sponge? It can be naturally flavoured in many ways - with fruit, liqueurs,...
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Aug 8, 20222 min read


Orange, cardamom and almond cake
I've read recipes before that use whole oranges and I've always thought 'gross!' I'm not a huge fan of citrus fruit, and I have...
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Jul 27, 20223 min read


Peanut, pretzel, chocolate drop cookies
Not that you could tell from my blog, but I actually don't have a huge sweet tooth. Most times I'd choose something savoury over...
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Jul 18, 20222 min read


Caramel cheesecake brownie slice
This is a bit of a frankenslice - imagine a shortbread base, topped with brownie and finished with a thick layer of caramel cream cheese...
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Jul 3, 20222 min read


Oaty miso caramel slice
Dinner isn't dinner without dessert! To feel fully satisfied at the end of a meal, I NEED a hit of something sweet. Yes, it's probably a...
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May 30, 20221 min read


The ultimate carrot cake frosting
If I had to choose my favourite cake ever, I probably couldn't do it. It would be like being asked to choose your favourite child. It's...
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May 9, 20222 min read


Dark chocolate & orange cookies
Cream cheese in cookies? Yes please! This recipe substitutes cream cheese in place of butter, which completely changes the texture of...
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May 4, 20221 min read


Lemon, honey and poppyseed loaf
Life actually gave me lemons. A big box of organic, juicy AF lemons. And unlike some people, this is a welcome gift and not something I...
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May 1, 20222 min read


Anzac yoyos
I love the simplicity of a good Anzac biscuit. Oats and coconut, wholesome... almost healthy (except for the sugar which I'm choosing to...
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Apr 19, 20222 min read


Kimchi cheddar cheese scones
Do you like kimchi? Do you like cheese? Do you like scones? Yes to all three...?! Well then, this recipe for kimchi cheddar cheese scones is for YOU! I would say you can't improve on a GOOD cheese scone. But it turns out that there is one exception to that rule. And that exception is kimchi... simple, but true. Kimchi and cheese just go so well together. And when the crisp salty cheesy bits, the buttery scone and the sour spicy kimchi combine in one mouthful, you know you're
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Apr 13, 20221 min read


Cranberry, blueberry and almond granola
Granola is my desert island meal, my last meal, the meal I eat almost every day and never seem to get sick of. I have it for breakfast, I...
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Apr 4, 20222 min read


PBJ pop tarts
Pretty pink food gets me EVERY time. Of course, food should always be visually appealing... but PINK FOOD is next-level. I've eaten...
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Apr 3, 20222 min read


Blueberry crumble slice
This slice is an absolute crowd pleaser because there should not be anyone anywhere that does not like berries and/or crumble. Just......
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Mar 30, 20223 min read
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