2019 Christmas Baking
So, it’s December, which means the Christmas baking blitz begins in earnest! (apart from a few that already began last …
Category Archives: Biscuits
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever?
Last year at work we did some social activities as part bonding, part raising funds for our Christmas party. My …
2018 Christmas Baking
So, it’s December, which means the Christmas baking blitz begins in earnest! This seems like a good time to remind …
10 New Zealand Baking Classics (from an outside and completely unsystematic perspective)
I spent two weeks in New Zealand last month, and while we did plenty of sightseeing, I also spent quite …
Pecan Powder Puffs
I’m like a bower bird when it comes to recipes and food ideas – I collect them anywhere and everywhere …
Medieval Biscuits – Caraway Shortbread and Cardamom Almond Circlets
I was always a fairly good student at school, as long as the task didn’t require creative presentation. Essays, tests, …
2017 Christmas Baking
So, it’s December, which means the Christmas baking blitz begins in earnest! This seems like a good time to remind …
Coffee Almond Shortbread
One of the biscuits I often bake at Christmas is shortbread, and one of our favourite varieties is matcha (green …
2016 Christmas Baking
I really don’t want to worry anyone, but I had to let all you bakers know that Stir Up Sunday is …
My Favourite Shortbread
Shortbread is a biscuit I particularly associate with Christmas, though I do make it fairly regularly through the year, and …
In Search of Golden Pudding 