Food Waste: An Overlooked Issue


Guest writer: Jacqueline Tsang – Young Reporters for the Environment Photo Reportage Although not often considered a vital topic, food waste is an ongoing concern. Last year, New Zealanders accumulated over $3 billion dollars in wasted food each year, which accounts for approximately 13% of the average household spend. (Kantar) However, a humble restaurant is…

Linzer Sandwich Cookies


Happy Easter!What’s your favourite filling for linzer sandwich cookies? We have chocolate ganache, strawberry jam and lemon curd! My favourite bits are actually the tiny shape cutouts – they are super crunchy and malt-caramel-tasty delicious. My trick to easy-handling of these cookies is to roll out the dough in between baking paper, before they go…

Butter cookie logs


Realised our classic butter cookies was still in draft and not published on the blog so I had to quickly remedy that!! What makes these outstanding is the perfect ratio of sugar, butter, and flour. This recipe serves well as a base for other flavour additions, like: Cocoa – go with 30% black and 70%…

Chashu Pork Ramen with soft-boiled egg


Components that make up this recipe: The extended lockdowns in previous years have got us longing for our favourite melt-in-your-mouth Chashu pork belly ramen. Thick, deep broth, tender braised pork belly with al dente home made ramen egg noodles…. Yum! It’s also easier than you might think and with all this time at home, it’s…