Recipes

Here is a selection of some of our best and most requested recipes. Please let us know if we’re missing your favourite.

 Mains

 
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Christmas Dinner for 23 | 2024
Christmas Dinner for 23 | 2024
Cauliflower Cheese
Cauliflower Cheese

Caulflower cheese as requested by Juju.

Beef Wellington
Beef Wellington

Ruth Pretty’s beef wellington plus Helen’s top tips.

Glazed Ham (plus notes on hosting an afterball supper)
Glazed Ham (plus notes on hosting an afterball supper)

How to glaze a ham for your next party plus some catering notes.

Helen's Chicken Pie
Helen's Chicken Pie

Helen’s chicken pie - a great prep ahead meal.

Great Gran's Lamb's Fry
Great Gran's Lamb's Fry

Great Gran’s lamb fry recipe as sent to Andrea at university in 1992.

Remoulade Sauce & Orzo
Remoulade Sauce & Orzo

Delicous remoulade sauce and orzo salad to make any BBQ.

Pizza Dough
Pizza Dough

Our favourite crispy pizza base.

Andrea's Indian Butter Chicken
Andrea's Indian Butter Chicken

Delicous, but not very authentic butter chicken.

Desserts

 
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A Christmas Wreath
A Christmas Wreath

Helen has upgraded from a Christmas pav to a festive wreath.

Helen's Meringues
Helen's Meringues

Annabel Langbein’s meringue recipe as recommended by Helen.

Max's Favourite Apple Pie
Max's Favourite Apple Pie

Helen’s famous apple pie as loved by Max Jacobson.

Helen's Chocolate Mousse
Helen's Chocolate Mousse

Helen’s always popular dark chocolate mousse.

Starters & Snacks

 
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Juliette's Seeded Crackers
Juliette's Seeded Crackers

Delicious seedy crackers to enjoy wit cheese. This recipe is Juliette Hogans so full credit to her!

French Onion Soup
French Onion Soup

French onion soup from Helen.

John Webber's Chicken Liver Pate
John Webber's Chicken Liver Pate

Dad’s infamous chicken liver pate. Truly delicous.

Helen's Whitebait Fritters
Helen's Whitebait Fritters

Helen’s world famous in NZ whitebait fritter recipe.

Baking

 
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Stephen's Rosemary & Parmesan Biscuits
Stephen's Rosemary & Parmesan Biscuits

The delicious biscuits gifted to us in a crisis by Stephen and Ross, Melanie’s neighbours.

Natasha's Pikelets
Natasha's Pikelets

Natasha came over to learn how to make pikelets. She did a great job! Check out the recipe here.

Aunty Joan's Shortbread
Aunty Joan's Shortbread

Our family cookbook has three shortbread recipes. This is our favourite.

Giant Afghans
Giant Afghans

Giant afghans as request by Adam (pictured in his afghan eating prime).

Lemon Honey
Lemon Honey

Lemon honey to answer our SOS on excess lemons. Also good to use up the yolks from meringue making.

Marian's Lemon Cake
Marian's Lemon Cake

We had an SOS for some lemon recipes. Here is one from Aunty Marian.

Jo Segar's Cheese Puffs
Jo Segar's Cheese Puffs

Make your weekend or lockdown better with these delicous cheese puffs.

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft chocolate chip cookies similar to the Mrs Higgins ones.

Drinks

 
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Homemade Lemonade
Homemade Lemonade

Homemade lemonade to quench the thirst of unlucky passersby.