The only thing better than chocolate cookies is Double Chocolate Chip Cookies! Posted June 2, 2014, Updated December 11, 2014 The cupboards are bare so thought I would track down a new cookie recipe for the kids lunch boxes tomorrow and came across this one in the old recipe books so gave it a whirl and they are seriously…
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Are you looking for fun ways to entertain the kids? This is such a neat idea – Table Hammocks – all you need is a sturdy table and a bed sheet. Posted May 31, 2014, Updated December 11, 2025 After having the kids home sick all week I was desperate for something to keep them quiet but happy and…
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I was given this recipe for Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding by my lovely Aunty Marilyn when I was a young girl and have made no other version since! The ingredients are everyday basics you have in the pantry so this makes a perfect go to dessert when you are wanting something sweet and decadent. You are left with a lovely…
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We are inundated with feijoas this Autumn, we never know what sort of crop we will get from our trees but maybe the abundance of bees & wasps this year meant things did what they should! Everything you ever wanted to know about feijoas can be found online – but here in NZ they are a pretty acquired taste –…
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Posted May 21, 2014, Updated December 11, 2025 One of my earliest baking memories is of this cake made by my Grandma – well not so much the cake, or even if I helped make it – but of the crumbs left in the cake tin! When you remove the cake from the tin it leaves little traces of soft moist cake behind – and…
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