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Magical Cacao Recipe

Magical Cacao

Magical Cacao Prep 10 minutesServes 1 Gluten-free, Vegan (optional) I’ll admit it: I’m a bit obsessed with drinking cups of this seriously comforting cacao. I’m not so much into coffee these days, and there’s only so much herbal tea you can drink (to be fair, I still drink a lot […]

Soulful Chai Recipe

Soulful Chai

Soulful Chai Spice Blend Prep- 10 minutes for the spice blend, plus 10 minutes for the chaiMakes about 30 servings I’ve waited a long time to experience the perfect blend of spices for a chai (there’s a bit of an art to getting it right). I can confirm this recipe […]

10 SECOND AÏOLI

This recipe was meant to come out in my new book later this year but I decided to gift it to you all early because, well, things have gone a bit to sh*t. It could actually be my favourite recipe of all time; the holy grail of all things garlicky […]

Chelsea’s Lockdown Loaf

This beer bread recipe is sooo easy and so delicious, and only requires a few pantry staples. Since we’re all in lockdown here in NZ, I’ve coined the term ‘Lockdown Loaf’ – and it really is perfect in that sense. Stir the beer bread it up in one bowl – […]

Homemade mayonnaise and aioli

Homemade mayonnaise I reckon every home cook should know how to prepare these two incredibly popular condiments – there’s nothing to it. You end up with a pure product and you know exactly what’s gone in. In simple terms, a mayonnaise is an emulsion (a mixture of two liquids that […]

Coconut rice

Ingredients 3 cups jasmine rice 3 cups water 1 x 400g can coconut milk or cream 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup shredded, shaved or dessicated coconut – toasted in a dry frying pan until golden (optional) Method Rinse the rice well in a sieve under cold running water for a […]

Sweet shortcrust pastry recipe

Sweet shortcrust pastry recipe This recipe makes enough shortcrust pastry for one pie base in a 25-26cm dish. Just double the quantity if you need a top and a bottom. If you want a savoury pastry recipe, click here. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour 1/4 cup icing sugar […]

Shortcrust pastry recipe

Shortcrust pastry recipe This recipe makes enough shortcrust pastry for one pie base in a 25-26cm dish. Just double the quantity if you need a top and a bottom. If you want a sweet pastry recipe, click here. Ingredients 1 1/3 cups (200g) plain flour 125g chilled unsalted butter Pinch […]