Category: New Zealand Recipes

  • Pavlova: The Monster Meringue from New Zealand

    Pavlova: The Monster Meringue from New Zealand

        The Big Debate About Pavlova So, already with the title I wrote “Pavlova: the Giant Meringue from New Zealand”, I’ve made any Australians reading this fume and yell at their computer screens, “But it comes from AUSTRALIA , not New Zealand!!!”.  Welcome to the secret Cold War between New Zealand and Australia!  Each…

  • Peanut, Coconut, And Chocolate Square

    Peanut, Coconut, And Chocolate Square

        A recipe from way back when This recipe for peanut square is an childhood favourite of mine from New Zealand.  My mother used to make it regularly. She modified it from a recipe published in the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers Cookbook.  It’s not as posh as it sounds. It was an important…

  • Anzac Biscuits: New Zealand Can’t Live Without Them!

    Anzac Biscuits: New Zealand Can’t Live Without Them!

        Why Anzac cookies are called Anzac cookies Along the theme of New Zealand recipes, I bring you Anzac biscuits! You may have already seen my post on banana cake, another Kiwi stalwart.  As a kid, Anzac biscuits were one of the staples of my afternoon tea when I came home after school.  Anzac…

  • Banana Cake

    Banana Cake

        Banana cake is my favourite! What’s yours? I figured that I’ve been giving Italian recipes a pretty good run on my blog, so now it’s time to add a few from New Zealand to balance the “Kiwi” bit of “Italian Kiwi”. The first recipe I want to share with you is one which…