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. 

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...

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

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Pretty pink food gets me EVERY time. Of course, food should always be visually appealing... but PINK FOOD is next-level. I've eaten...

This slice is an absolute crowd pleaser because there should not be anyone anywhere that does not like berries and/or crumble. Just......

My mind was truly blown last weekend. I was reading up about feijoas, preparing to bake with them for the first time this season, and I...

Did I mention the fact that the white chocolate is caramelised? And there's tahini too which gives a subtle nutty taste. And that the...

The rhubarb in my garden is going crazy right now! Turns out it really loves to be fed generously - let's be honest, who doesn't?! My...

I’m a chocolate-kind of person 🍫, I won’t deny it… so when I bake, it normally involves chocolate in some form or other. I’m TRYING 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