I LOVE Vietnamese food. I can’t seem to get enough of it. On our last Christmas trip to Hong Kong we went for Vietnamese lunches for not once, not twice, but at least four times (mum correct me if I am wrong but that is all the photos are showing.) I’ve got to do something…
Category: Recipes
Prawn cocktail
Upon realizing J is not allergic to prawns, this dish has appeared on our dinner menu at least once a week. Why? It is quick, completes in under 10 minutes, can be made in advance and is delicious. Good quality prawns were hard to find in New Zealand many moons ago, and you’ll have to…
Hazelnut cocoa nibs cookies
Today J helped me with some freezer cookie dough. These are the ones I always have in the freezer, to be whipped out in a second when cookies are called for in short notice. You can replace the hazelnuts with other nuts you like: pistachios, macadamias or cashews. Ingredients 1 cup hazelnuts, finely chopped 1…
Easiest sugar cookies
I love getting maximum yield out of minimal efforts. The fact that a single batch of cookie dough produces a large amount of little bites that will last our family for a while (er, like 2 weeks) gives me great satisfaction. These are very cute too as gifts at children’s parties. Ingredients 1 cup (250g)…
Blueberry macaron
Once again I delegated the task of choosing our next macaron flavour to J. ‘What colour macaron should we make this time?’ ‘er. Teal!’ ( that being my favourite colour) Hm how can I get this colour without buying the actual colour gel? A bit of blue and yellow should do the trick! Read my…
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