The Auckland Food Show 2017 experience


Every year from the beginning of July, I countdown to THE foodie event of the year in Auckland: the Food Show. It’s a time to see my favourite brands, check out new products and ogle at the increasingly high standards of design and artwork on products. This year was no different, if not better. I went…

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Gluten Free Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch Bar with Cocoa Puffs


Finally! A gluten free version of my most requested hazelnut chocolate crunch bar for you all! Be warned: it is as addictive as the normal version and super easy to make. No baking required. What makes these chocolate bars so irresistible? Two things: the hazelnut taste and the cocoa pops crunch. I tested many different…

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Chinese Roast Pork with crispy crackling


The closest chinese roast meat shop is 30 mins of driving away. To get our roast pork fix, we have to plan ahead and go on weekends. There has to be a better way, I thought to myself. So I decided that I will make my own! Ingredients: 2kg pork belly 3 tablespoon five spice…

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Baked Chocolate Mousse


Having made a delicious salty-sweet combo out of my cornflake crumble and Kohu Road Pure Vanilla ice cream, I needed something to serve it with. Cookie sandwich was an obvious contestant, but I had a particular picture in mind. I wanted something light but not cakey, rich but not heavy. I need, a mousse cake….

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Crunchy cornflake marshmallow chocolate chip cookies


We had several reasons for cookies coming up and not wanting to make the same old chocolate chip cookie, I turned to the Momofuku recipe book for ideas. Knowing it would be something different, I tested the ideas with Miss 8 first. “How does cornflake marshmallow chocolate chip cookie sound?” She was sold at marshmallow….

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