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Munch Lunchbox Cookbook reviews
Munch Lunchbox Cookbook Reviews “I love this book. It is filled with so many easy, yummy, healthy and cost effective lunch ideas for everyone (seriously, it is not just for those heading off to school). As well as countless recipes, Munch … Continue reading
Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies
I love the smell of gingerbread! To me they smell and taste just like Christmas, giving off all sorts of warm and cozy vibes. I imagine they are perfect when paired with a mug of steaming hot cocoa (perhaps not so perfect for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere at this time of year […]
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Recipe | Shortbread Christmas Tree Stacks
Baking with kids is awesome at any time of year but the mess is exponentially MORE enjoyable when you get the littlies in the kitchen at Christmas time. I bake…
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That Retail Life – What’s Hot this Week + Win!
I’m seeing a lot of awesome new products each week so thought it was about time I curated these new releases into a regular ‘Hot List’ that’s short and snappy,…
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Lately…
So much has been happening lately, and because I’ve become a bit of a slack blogger the last few years, my posts every few days have turned into a major monthly post with a ‘menagerie’ of topics!
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Wholefood cookbooks
I’ll let in on a little secret I’m a super average cook. Yep not that great at all. Mr Ecochick is the chef in our home. He’s JUST AMAZING!!!! I always say I married him because he can cook (I’m half joking!). He really is amazing he can open the fridge and say we have this and this we can make this, that, and this! so my secret? I use a lot of cookbooks! I often use the recipes straight from the cooks or I change them to use what I have in the house. Cookbooks should be a stand alone amazing recipe or be an inspiration for a meal. […]
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Thai Chicken Pies – Dinner is served!
I came to the realisation this week that, despite being a born-and-raised Kiwi mummy, there was something that was missing from my life. Something so quintessentially ‘New Zealand’ that I’m…
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Summer Fruit: Get smoothie ready…..for an entire year + WIN!
It’s warming up here in New Zealand. Spring’s been doing it’s thing and out in my neck of the woods – North West Auckland – the berry farms are in…
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Pulled Pork Tacos Recipe – In 10 Minutes!
Imagine, as a Mum, if every time you said – ok SCREAMED – “Dinner is in ONE minute!”, you were actually telling the truth. What if the ravenous hordes could…
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Amazing Avocados! – How to make the most of them
What an amazing abundance of quality Avocado’s there are around at the moment! It certainly makes up for earlier in the year when the shortage made the news headlines and saw people resorting to drastic measures like stealing them! Not only are avocados delicious they also pack some serious health benefits: They contain more potassium […] Read more…
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How To Make An Anti Gravity Cake
A couple of weeks ago my hubby Steve celebrated his birthday. It wasn’t just any birthday it was the big 4-0! And like any good birthday celebrations, there was cake. Not just any cake either, Red Velvet Cake (his favourite). I had been toying with the idea of making an ‘Anti Gravity Cake’ for a while now, […]
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Simple Meringues
For some reason I’ve had a fear of baking meringues and pavlovas most of my life. I know for many of you, you whip up a bunch of meringues in a second and think nothing of it, but for those of you out there who share my irrational fear, I’m here to help. Today I decided to face my fears and have a go at making meringues all by myself.
My Mum is the queen of Pavlovas. If there is a Christmas celebration or birthday gathering, Mum will usually bring a pavlova, the classic Kiwi dish. Her pavlova’s are the best – super crunchy on the outside and a little bit soft and chewy on the inside and always smothered with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
I’ve only ever attempted to make a pavlova once, and it was pretty depressing. I’m thinking I might need to conquer that fear one day, but first, lets focus on it’s smaller cousin, the meringue!
While thinking of something quick and easy to make for dessert (that is also gluten free for a family member), I settled on meringues (with cream, strawberries and ice cream of course!). As I gazed at the over priced packets of meringues at the supermarket yesterday, I decided that I needed to face my fears.
Here’s the simple recipe I used, and it worked just fine! You can make them as little or big as you like, and I used my piping bag to get a neat finish (so much easier than spooning them onto the tray).
Ingredients
4 egg whites
pinch salt
1 cup caster sugar
Method
Turn your oven to 120°C, and prepare your tray (line with baking paper).
Whisk your egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Slowly add the sugar (spoonful at a time) and continue to mix well until all the sugar has been added and mixed.
Once mixture is glossy and firm peaks have formed, spoon carefully onto baking trays (or use an icing bag to pipe the mixture onto the tray).
Before putting the tray in the oven, reduce the temperature to 90°C and bake for 1½ hours. When the cooking time has finished, turn the oven off and leave until cool.
Store the meringues in an airtight container – or eat right away!
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That Retail Life – What’s Hot This Week + Win!
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Sprouting
Sprouting is super easy and actually very fun. There is so much talk about why we should sprout basically it makes it easier for our bodies to digest and also unlocks some of the “sleeping” goodness inside. Why do I do it? Because I love seeing the little steams and seeing the beans come to life! I don’t always sprout my beans but I do always soak them mostly to reduce their cooking time and also then you can see which beans are “alive” and which are dead. I’m using the word beans but I also mean legumes, sprouts, seeds and nuts. If you’re soaking/ sprouting nuts it’s usually called […]
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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Something Sebastian and I love doing together is jumping in the kitchen and doing a spot of baking. I will admit, I am not 100% sure if he loves the baking side of it or the licking the bowl / beaters afterwards?!? All the same I love the time we spend together and there is always […]
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