Z’s 12th Birthday

With busy afternoon schedules of dancing and sport we had to squeeze in a quick birthday celebration afternoon tea for my eldest daughter this year. She had chocolate-raspberry cupcakes for afternoon tea with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Luckily she double dipped and had…
B’s 3rd Birthday

My baby turned 3 this year. The exciting thing about them getting older is that they have more understanding of their birthdays and can really share in the excitement of this special day. Again we had special cousins, siblings, Granny’s and Aunts come to…
Z’s 10th Birthday

My eldest daughter celebrated her 10th birthday with 10 girlfriends invited for a slumber party. They had an afternoon celebration with a fruit tower made from melons, strawberries and grapes, avocado dip and corn chips and Bubbly Cranberry Drink. The number 10 birthday cake…
Z’s 6th Birthday

My eldest daughter’s birthday was celebrated with her cousins and grandmothers and aunts. Being a winter birthday citrus is in season so the chosen birthday cake was an Orange & Almond cake…also a recipe of our famous friend Ni who invented Ni’s Million Dollar cake….
B’s 2nd Birthday

My youngest son’s 2nd birthday was celebrated with his cousins and siblings. He had a teddy bear cake which turned out to be a little on the skinny side for a bear! Our same favourite cake has been used here; Ni’s Million Dollar cake,…
S’s 5th Birthday

This is my youngest daughter’s 5th birthday cake ~ an owl. Made with Ni’s Million Dollar Cake, covered in a thin layer of jam and whipped cream. We used desiccated coconut coloured with hoppers food colouring, shaved Loving Earth Chocolate, liquorice, dried fruit and…
B’s 1st birthday

Once again, the go to birthday cake is Ni’s Million Dollar cake. Covered in a thin spread of jam and whipped cream, then topped with sliced strawberries and shaved chocolate.
T’s 1st Birthday

Ni’s Million Dollar cake is without a doubt the best cake to turn to for birthdays. With added berries it is pretty just as it is. For my son’s 1st birthday we imbedded a collage of photos from his 1st year onto the cake…
Ghee

Glorious Golden ghee. Culinary Liquid Gold. Pure butterfat. Ghee is a must for every kitchen. Ghee is one of our favourite saturated fats. It has been widely used in South Asian cooking and Ayurvedic Traditions. Ghee is simply clarified butter. It is often a great…
Chicken Bone Broth

A South American proverb states that, “a good bone broth would resurrect the dead” and we have always heard of chicken soup being “the cure all for many ills”. Broth is one of the simplest, in-expensive items that are the backbone to any traditional kitchen….