Recipe & words: Gretchen Lowe Styling: Amber Armitage Photography: Manja Wachsmuth Featured: Homestyle Magazine There is no flavour combination quite like that of earthy mushrooms, nutty cheese and sweet leeks. This tart is a great make-ahead option for an effortless brunch, but it’s so…
RECIPE If you were only to bake one chocolate cake for the rest of your life, this may just be it. Each year my sister-in-law Rachael spoils us with chocolate covered dates from Abu Dhabi where she lives and teaches. Although sweet on sweet…
RECIPE This is no ordinary banana cake…it’s a truly indulgent celebration cake of scrumptious gooey caramel, silky cream cheese, fresh figs and earthy hazelnuts. If figs aren’t in season, dried will work well too. Hazelnuts were all I had in the cupboard to be…
RECIPE I have a dear friend Janet who, among other things, makes amazing honey. It’s beautiful Manuka honey from Northland honey bees. She’s just given me a huge jar so I thought I’d share one of my favourite recipes. You can use bought pastry…
Recipe & words: Gretchen Lowe Styling: Amber Armitage Photography: Manja Wachsmuth Featured: Homestyle Magazine Oranges and rhubarb are a sublime combination, while coconut and cardamom give this cake a subtle exotic flavour. The candied oranges look pretty but only add them if you have…
Recipe & words: Gretchen Lowe Styling: Amber Armitage Photography: Manja Wachsmuth Featured: Homestyle Magazine Most of us have a favorite lemon tart, I think of them as one those pastries people obsess over and once you find a great one, you totally get it.…
Recipe & words: Gretchen Lowe Styling: Amber Armitage Photography: Manja Wachsmuth Featured: Homestyle Magazine The classic combination of pears, walnuts and blue cheese isn’t just for salad. Toss the same ingredients onto pizza dough and make your own gourmet flatbread at home. You can…
Recipe & words: Gretchen Lowe Styling: Amber Armitage Photography: Manja Wachsmuth Featured: Homestyle Magazine Pairing chocolate and beetroot my seem a bit strange, but trust me, the two were meant to go together. This cake is rich, but not too sweet. For best results…
Recipe & words: Gretchen Lowe Styling: Amber Armitage Photography: Manja Wachsmuth Featured: Homestyle Magazine With a crunchy golden filo pastry on the outside and a moist, spicy fruit inner, this delicious apple strudel is simply irresistible. Medjool dates are luxurious and have a paper-thin…