Archive for the ‘breakfast’ Category

Bridget’s Best Breakfast ~ Ricotta Drop Scones

Bridget’s Best Breakfast ~ Ricotta Drop Scones
Through trial and error we are able to establish some exceptional dishes that we keep coming back to time and time again. This is one of them. Of all the guests I have put this dish in front of, plates have  come back licked clean ~ and sighs of contentment have echoed sweetly in my ears. To a chef,...
April 25th, 2010 | Recipes, breakfast | Read More

Banana and Coconut Bread

Banana and Coconut Bread
Squashed Banana’s aren’t just for slipping on… As a chef, I’m loathe to throw out food! Anything  that resembles something edible gets used, re-hashed, turned into stock, made into muffins or smoked, deep fried, preserved and brined. I once worked in a very busy breakfast restaurant...
January 26th, 2010 | Bakery, New Zealand, Recipes, breakfast | Read More

Banana and Manuka Honey Smoothie

Banana and Manuka Honey Smoothie
Photo by powerbooktrance The Wonder Breakfast When Your on the GO! Sweet nothings  can deny me  my favourite way to start the day… OK my SECOND favourite way to start the day ~ wink wink nudge nudge, nuff said. I’m consciously aware of the importance of a hearty breakfast in our daily...
January 24th, 2010 | Dessert, New Zealand, Recipes, Snacks, banana, breakfast, smoothie | Read More

The Best Scrambled Egg Recipe in the World. Truly.

The Best Scrambled Egg Recipe in the World. Truly.
The fame that surrounds this  egg recipe spreads from one corner of the globe to its significant other. A recipe that has stood the test of time including a mere mention in the New York Times as being  “as light as the breath of an angel” and in the London Times as being “the best...
December 16th, 2009 | How to's, New Zealand, Recipes, breakfast | Read More

The 10minfoodie ~ Spiced Scrambled Eggs

The 10minfoodie ~ Spiced Scrambled Eggs
Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography Of all the culinary weapons in a 10min foodies arsenal, the humble egg is one of the most versatile and useful. Once you have mastered the art of cooking an egg to its sublime perfection, its just a matter of adding a few delicious bells and whistles to take you to gourmet...
October 25th, 2009 | Foodeos, How to's, Recipes, The 10min Foodie, breakfast | Read More

The Other Hot Crossed Bun- The Hot Crossed Muffin

The Other Hot Crossed Bun- The Hot Crossed Muffin
photo by missturner Somewhere amid my Good Friday revelling and relaxing, it dawned on me that maybe there are  souls out there that are indifferent to the humble hot cross bun. To these individuals, no amount of mocha, chocolate or butter added to the baked bun can  disguise the fact that at the end...
April 10th, 2009 | Bakery, Recipes, breakfast | Read More

Over It Yet? 5 Tempting Things To Do With Leftover Hot Cross Buns

Photo by ricoeurian Easter may be a distant recollection, but the glut of hot cross buns may be making you a little hot, cross and bothered. But before you propel the stale baseballs in the rubbish or feed them to the birds, take a gander yonder and try one of these tempting things to do with leftover...
April 9th, 2009 | Bakery, Chocolate, Dessert, Leftovers, Recipes, breakfast | Read More