Christchurch + the Waipara Valley, New Zealand
Christchurch New Zealand is known the world over… but sadly it’s often the earthquake of 2011 that people first think of when they hear the name. I didn’t want to start out this post talking about something the locals are trying so hard to move on from, but I kinda feel like we need to […]
Roasted shiitake brown rice salad w/ miso mustard dressing
Few things in life make me as happy as strolling around farmers markets. The beautiful produce, smells, colours and passion fuel my imagination and never fail to get my creative juices flowing. Since moving home to NZ I’ve missed my weekly farmers market shop as the closest market is now a 45 minute drive away […]
Spice-roasted Butternut Pumpkin w/ Herbed Millet + Tahini Dressing {vegan}
The town fire alarm woke me at 2.44am this morning. It wailed for a long time before the first volunteer firemen/women got down town to turn it off. I can only imagine it was a car accident, at that hour of the morning. Living in a small town I dread hearing that alarm. When there’s […]
{Gluten + Dairy-free} Plum and Toasted Hazelnut Cake + introducing my new cookbook + a giveaway!
It’s so funny when you’ve been waiting months to finally talk about something this close to your heart. Something that took blood, sweat and tears to create. Today is the day I can finally share more about my new cookbook, which is officially released today! As you’re all probably well aware, I was blown away […]
Gluten + Dairy-free Peach + Passionfruit Muffins
So somehow I’ve blinked and it’s the second day of Autumn? Instead of the slower pace the season usually brings, instead it’s feeling kinda like spring to me, in that I’ve got so many things on the go, lots of new beginnings and exciting things to share. After recovering from a flu that knocked our […]
Gluten-free Blueberry, Lemon + Coconut Cake
Growing up, there was a overgrown blueberry farm that mum would take us to nestled just on the outskirts of town. It wasn’t open to the public from memory, well not anymore at least. But somehow my mum had heard about this woman’s property, so we’d find ourselves there come summertime, ice cream containers at […]
Raspberry + Coconut Dark Chocolate Cups
So, we’ve been home 3 weeks today. I’ve written this blog post over and over in my mind since the very moment we stepped foot off that plane. But now that I’m finally sitting down to write, I don’t really know where to begin. So many people have asked us why we moved back to […]