Ever since I saw Turkish Delight for the first time while watching the BBC’s mini series ‘The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’ which came out in 1988, I’ve always been fascinated about how delicious and exotic it must have been. When I was old enough to finally try it, I wasn’t disappointed. There’s nothing quite like the light scent and taste of roses while your eating, it makes you feel as if you’ve been whipped away to some secret garden (or traveled through a wardrobe to a far off land).…
Desserts
Raw Spiced Feijoa Cheesecake
It’s that time of the year again and feijoas are plentiful! Growing up we’ve always had feijoa trees either at our house or nearby, so there was also more than you could ever consume during a solid munch session on the back lawn. Because of this I’m very familiar with stewing feijoas so they don’t go to waste and can be enjoyed much later on cereals, desserts and thanks to my mum, served with lots of cream.…
Ambrosia Cheesecake
There are very few people when asked, have not heard of the cold desert ambrosia or didn’t think it was absolutely to die for. So much so that the word ambrosia comes from Greek mythology as food of the Gods, and rightly so! There’s nothing better than a creamy yogurt desert full of your favourite little extras, mine being marshmallows, chocolate and fresh berries. This got me thinking, could I fuse this popular dessert with another of my favourites, the cheesecake?…
Cookie Dough Cheesecake
This is my second cookie dough recipe fusion, pretty sure I’m not the only sucker for the sweet hit of cookie dough. Instant fudgey chocolate goodness. Now there are several other similar recipes like this floating around out there in the internet, but I couldn’t resist putting together my own. So here we go.…
Lolly Log Cheesecake
The humble lolly log has always been a kiwi classic and takes me right back to the school yard where once a week you could order a special treat from the Friday lunch orders along with a little mince savoury. Even as an adult I can’t say no to grabbing a slice of lolly log when visiting a bakery either, it’s just so darn delicious!…
