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February

February

My 8 year old went off to school today with jam sandwiches in his lunchbox, wrapped in plastic clingfilm.  While I cringed as I did it, the world didn’t stop and tomorrow once the shopping is done, life will return … Read more »

Nourish Our Kids and Tip Top Bread

Kiwi Favourite Tip Top® Bakery Launches Kids’ Nourishment Initiative Last week George Weston Foods (GWF) launched an ambitious long-term programme called Nourish Our Kids, in partnership with the KidsCan Charitable Trust, which aims to address child hunger in New Zealand … Read more »

How to Make Perfect Ginger Crunch

Ginger crunch is one of those slices that we have all heard of, probably made and yet not truly appreciated its thin crunchy, snappy base and tangy topping and where it came from in the first place.

How to Make Perfect Pulled Pork

I will remember the food of 2012 by two things, pulled pork in sliders and salted caramel (in many forms). While I made salted caramel in vast quantities it took until the early days of 2013 to make pulled pork.  Pulled pork … Read more »

February 2013

February 2013

The kids are almost back to school – well some are some aren’t, we have a mixture in our house and are counting down until next Thursday when peace will be restored for set hours each day. After some time … Read more »

Do You Write in Your Cookbooks?

Do you write in your cookbooks? As children we are told to treasure and look after our books and any that are personalised in any other way than a name are considered disfigured.