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. 

While I like blondie, I would hands down (and do!) choose brownie over blondie in every situation. Blondie is just a little underwhelming...

Looking for a rich, indulgent dessert that's quick and easy to make? My espresso chocolate mousse recipe combines the bold flavors of...

Afghan biscuits have a special place in my 'All time best-biscuit top ten' list, and rightly so with all that butter... but sometimes even a die-hard biscuit fan needs a slightly healthier option, and this no-bake Afghan biscuit slice is exactly that. All the deliciousness of the original, a little of the chocolate and sugar too, but add in some nuts, dates and seeds, and you get the picture - the overall nutrition is greatly improved without the taste suffering a single bit.

Rice pudding is one of my MOST favourite desserts of all time - sweet, creamy and satisfying. Simple pudding perfection! And while you...

This cake is dense and fudgy. And while I didn't necessarily intend for it to be gluten-free, it is - but don't let that put you off! As...

I'm the kind of person who doesn't believe there is much you can do to improve a brownie. It is pretty much the most perfect, ideal food...

There's something about the dry, crisp crunch of biscotti that I just can't get enough of. Compared to soft, chewy biscuits (which I also...

Want an easy slice recipe that takes minutes to throw together and tastes AMAZING??! This is it... so oaty, with great big fat solid...

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...

This is a bit of a frankenslice - imagine a shortbread base, topped with brownie and finished with a thick layer of caramel cream cheese...

I love plain dark chocolate, but sometimes it's nice to add a little bit more - crunch, sweetness or chew. This fruity dark chocolate...

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...

As it starts to get colder in the mornings, I'm switching up my go-to granola breakfast and looking for something a little more warming....

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...

Cream cheese in cookies? Yes please! This recipe substitutes cream cheese in place of butter, which completely changes the texture of...

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

How good are afghans (minus the dubious name)??! 🤤 Five simple ingredients combine to create an unforgettable biscuit experience - sweet, salty, crunchy, chocolatey, soft, buttery, crumbly… I could go ON and ON! Then improve it, as if it needed improving, by adding thick dark chocolate ganache and walnuts. Absolute genius move 👏🏽 To make them I use a slightly altered Afghan biscuit recipe from the good old Edmonds cookbook, along with my tried and true biscuit-making metho