Figgy Christmas Fruit Mince

With only 10 weeks (!) until Christmas, we’re excited to share a guest post from The Epicurean Architect for this figgy Christmas fruit mince!  The

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Chocolate bark

For a sweet treat with a twist, you can’t go past this simple recipe for chocolate bark. It is sure to wow, but is also

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Festive spiced nuts

After not writing a blog post for a while I want to say so much about 2015 it really all boils down to being content with the year I’ve had and excited

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Kimchi

I have been AWOL from Our Kitchen for some months; I was on holiday in September, but I promise this recipe makes up for my

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Chow Chow

Calling all green tomatoes! Roll up roll up for opportunity of a lifetime!  Don’t be left to go by the wayside as your vine bows

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Sweet Chilli Sauce

It’s a grey old day here in Auckland.  The sky is a blanket of thick black cloud from which falls an endless stream of rain. 

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Pickled vegetables

This recipe comes under the ‘Lazy Sunday’ category because it’s the easiest pickling process ever. Take vegetables (peel and wash if necessary), stuff them in

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Fortune cookies

This month of modern and traditional Chinese recipes cannot pass without a recipe for the magical ‘cookie of fortune’. I probably first saw these cookies,

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Raspberry macarons

This post marks the occasion of Valentine’s Day – which doesn’t have to be all about having a mate; it can simply be thinking about

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Christmas tea

On numerous occasions I have told of my passion for tea, and on numerous occasions (probably in the same breath) I have told of my

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