Baking is one of my favourite ways to slow down, get creative, and make the most of what’s on hand.
Whether it’s a glut of seasonal fruit, an overripe banana or two, or those forgotten pantry bits you promised yourself you’d use someday, there’s something grounding and joyful about turning humble ingredients into something delicious to share.
Here you’ll find all my baking recipes, from the everyday to the indulgent. Cakes, slices, muffins, scones, biscuits, brownies and more, each one is often inspired by what’s growing in the garden or hiding in the back of the cupboard. I especially love working with fresh, homegrown fruit, and many of these recipes are designed to use up seasonal produce while it’s at its best.
These baking recipes are listed in A to Z order, but if you’re looking for something specific or want to jump to a particular ingredient, use the TAG menu on the right of the page to filter your options. Whether you’re baking for a weekend treat, a lunchbox filler, or simply to make the house smell amazing, I hope you’ll find something here to inspire your next session at the oven.
This is my little ‘slice of life’ in the kitchen. Dig in, experiment, and most of all, enjoy.
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It’s chewy, it’s delicious and perfect lunchbox material….the almighty All Things Nice Muesli Slice. FOOD SAVING IDEA : for stale ... Read More
Almond & Dark Peppermint Raw Balls
I’m getting into the swing of these raw balls. They can be whipped up in just a few minutes and ... Read More
Almond Crescent Cookies remind me of Christmas – short-bready, nutty, a hint of spice and very moreish! Baking with leftover ... Read More
Mandarins. Mandarins. Mandarins. How wonderfully understated are mandarins?! Citrus on a whole just amazes me. The season is long, the ... Read More
Anzac-Inspired Lockdown Slice (with DIY oat flour)
I know I’m not the only one: flour is in short supply at the moment. It seems New Zealand has ... Read More
Disclaimer: Once you’ve made this Baked Custard Tart you’ll never want to buy one from the bakery again. I do ... Read More
Any time is a good time for banana loaf, let’s face it. It’s my birthday and I can bake if ... Read More
Belgium Biscuits with Jam Icing
A baking treat adopted by many for Easter, Belgium Biscuits are warmly spiced and jam packed (sandwiched between two biscuits) ... Read More
Bitter Sweet Chocolate Brownies
It’s a dreary Sunday. There’s nothing like the aroma of lemon curd and dark chocolate swirling around the kitchen and ... Read More
Summer and berries go hand in hand. It’s hard to beat picking your own fresh from the garden, the neighbour’s ... Read More
I haven’t been much of a scone baker to be honest, but after you find a successful go-to recipe, they ... Read More
“Yum, just like Christmas!” was the response when my Englishman spotted me photographing these candied citrus. I have a mental ... Read More
Is it carrot season? To be honest, there are carrots in my garden bed at most times of the year, ... Read More
Chocolate Courgette & Blueberry Brownie
It’s not often that you read ‘chocolate, courgette and blueberry’ in a sentence, let alone an ingredients list…but here is ... Read More
When your garden serves you up courgettes, make cake – Chocolate Courgette Cake. A common theme at this time of ... Read More
Crumble Top Lemon Curd Muffins
You’ve heard of ‘jam surprise’ muffins with gooey jam centres. Now imagine a muffin oozing lemon curd instead, topped with ... Read More
Dark Chocolate Macadamia Truffles
Macadamia nuts with their buttery crunch have always been a favourite of mine. Picked this season and freshly roasted, I ... Read More
Seriously, my kids didn’t know what hit them! Mini gastronomes in their own right, they still couldn’t quite work out ... Read More
Looking for a bread-maker Focaccia recipe? You’ve come to the right place. On weekends when my Englishman and I go ... Read More
Pondering what to do with loads of small-sized feijoa? Don’t let them go to waste – bake them skin-on in ... Read More
When I strolled past a man with bagfuls of feijoa in his arms, the last thing I expected was to ... Read More
Feijoa Pikelets (aka Feijoa Fritters)
If you’ve visited my blog before you’ll know that I have an ulterior motive with most of my cooking ideas: ... Read More
Great for fresh or frozen feijoa pulp, this Feijoa Date & Walnut Loaf is virtually fool proof! If you have ... Read More
Flourless Skin-On Mandarin Cake
Life just gets better. One minute the mandarin tree branches are breaking under the strain of the weight of fruit, ... Read More
Shortcake just seems to taste even better when you use foraged, gifted or seasonal fruit from your own backyard. Update ... Read More
Ginger Biscuits: A Sweet-Spicy Staple from My Trusty Scrapbook On my tried-and-true recipe list, Ginger Biscuits reign supreme. They’re ridiculously ... Read More
Ginger Gems: 1935 Edmonds Cook Book
It was ‘sure to rise’ then as it is ‘sure to rise’ now. Edmonds Cook Books have been around for ... Read More
Lemon Meringue Pie is a classic but what about the humble grapefruit? In the height of citrus season my grapefruit ... Read More
Not only can you bake rustic looking pies, the crust is melt-in-your-mouth flaky. I had previously thought that homemade pastry was ... Read More
Jammy Coconut Muffins: A Sweet Welcome Home After a few weeks on the road, I’ve been rediscovering the joy of ... Read More
Lemon Curd Brownies: A Dreamy Winter Bake Winter feels like the perfect excuse to retreat to the kitchen for some ... Read More
Perhaps there was a sneaky underlying message in a recent present, I need to bake more! Win-win I say – ... Read More
My Englishman loves Jaffa Cakes, the biscuit that enjoys a cult-like following in the UK. It’s mandarin season, so I’m ... Read More
I told you just a few weeks ago we had harvested heaps of mandarins. Now for the challenge to ensure ... Read More
Perfect for an in-between meal snack or lunchbox filler, muesli balls are a brilliant way to use up the bottom ... Read More
This Blueberry Muffin recipe is my ‘go to’ home baking for my bed & breakfast guests. Sadly fresh blueberries aren’t ... Read More
Don’t slam a new flavour combination until you’ve tasted it: Nutella Marrow Muffins…where is your spirit of adventure? Sometimes the ... Read More
Did you know, ANZAC biscuits have an intrinsic association with ANZAC Day, but despite popular belief, weren’t eaten at Gallipoli? ... Read More
It’s citrus season. Orange trees throughout the Waikato are at full capacity. Backyards teeming with amber citrus globes, which hang ... Read More
My passionfruit vine has been most obliging this year with a great harvest. Needless to say that I am finding ... Read More
Like many of our delicious seasonal fruits, we must embrace each harvest with both hands and squeeze every single living ... Read More
Packed full of almonds, dates, oats and bound with peanut butter and maple syrup, these PBJ Oat Balls have a ... Read More
If you’re a peanut butter fan like me you’ll love these Peanut Butter Cookies! A super-easy recipe to follow, it ... Read More
Damn! Wasps certainly know a good thing when they see it. Ripe persimmon and they are intoxicated! Time for a ... Read More
I love to challenge myself to just make things out of what I have in the cupboard. It didn’t take ... Read More
Friands are just divine and shout ‘French bakery’ very loudly, although the direct translation is more along the lines of ... Read More
‘Let them Eat Cake’ is a phrase you may have heard. Let them eat Plum Cake I say, or rather ... Read More
Pumpkin puree is easy to make. Come pumpkin season you are sure to be looking for a range of recipes ... Read More
For those of you with an ample supply of pumpkin after the autumn harvest, and feel like something a little ... Read More
Rhubarb is oh-so-easy to grow and I’ve had heaps of success from the crowns I’ve grown to date. Rhubarb is ... Read More
Rhubarb Crumble for me conjures up awesomeness on a plate. Just like Marmite, chances are you will either love it ... Read More
Rhubarb Raspberry Ripple Tea Cake
What got me excited about this Rhubarb & Raspberry tea cake recipe, was it only calls for two stems of ... Read More
Seriously Moreish Savoury Muffins
I am no trained cook, but I am a foodie and have learnt that we all are capable of taking a ... Read More
I walk barefoot from the deck onto the fruit salad lawn; brush past the crab apple tree, sidle past the ... Read More
If you’re looking for a simple summer dessert that feels fancy without the fuss, this Stone Fruit Pudding is a ... Read More
That’s the concept behind these unusual yet delicious biscuits. If you momentarily let your mind wander to Salty Caramel, you’ll ... Read More
I propose that rock cakes go superbly well with a well-earned coffee break after a hefty morning of DIY. Motion ... Read More
Is this a savoury cake, loaf or a bread? Not really sure to be honest, but it is something a ... Read More