MY DARLING LEMON THYME

gluten-free mulberry, orange + almond tarts recipe

Everywhere you look around our neighbourhood at the moment you see laden mulberry bushes, branches hanging low with the weigh of their load and the ground littered with berries no one has picked. Coming from New Zealand where I’ve never even seen a mulberry bush it’s quite a sight, and somewhat heartbreaking at the same […]

gluten-free chocolate tofu peanut butter pie recipe

This month has been a hard one for me, for many reasons that I won’t go into here. I’ve had my fair share of moments of feeling sad and overwhelmed, but at least when Si’s working away we get phone calls every night to say sweet dreams, I love you, goodnight. And at the end of his […]

gluten-free raspberry, pear and almond crostata recipe

Today is pie day. Yep it seems that through the powers of the internet we can now declare a whole day to be dedicated to the celebration of the humble pie. Classic huh? When Shauna put the word out that her and a bunch of friends were all making pie and posting on the 5th […]

pineapple granita with chilli & salt recipe

Have you ever had a moment where you’re in the doctor’s waiting room, flicking through a magazine and a recipe catches your eye? You rummage through your bag, frantically trying to find that pen you were sure you had in there, and that old envelope that’s perfect in situations like these. You write at top […]

gluten-free strawberry & lemon-thyme tart recipe

So, it’s only taken me 5 months…but now I can finally say I’ve posted a recipe featuring lemon-thyme! I do use thyme a wee bit in my cooking, but not nearly as much as my favourites mint, coriander and parsley. Here, I’ve added lemon-thyme to a light summery strawberry tart with quick and easy roasted […]

gluten-free rhubarb berry tarts with pistachio labne recipe

You may remember a while back I wrote a post on the gluten-free girl and the chefs new cookbook? Well, after four long weeks of waiting it has finally arrived. I don’t think I have ever waited so anxiously for an Amazon parcel to arrive, before ordering this book…. Their recipe for asian pear tart […]

pineapple with lemon balm & mint recipe

The other day at the supermarket Ada spotted the pineapples and asked if we could buy one please mama? I’m not quite sure why it has been so long since I’ve purchased one?? Being a cold, ok…freezing country for most of the year there is no way they can be grown in New Zealand. So […]