my mother's christmas mince pies
My mother’s mince pies are like no other I’ve ever tried. Her mincemeat is far more how I imagine it tasting to a Medieval palate. Made...
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Madeleine Pierard
Nov 14, 20202 min
feijoa and apple shortcake
My gorgeous friends and fellow ex-pat musos, Jeroen Speak and Dorothy Ker sent me a bag of feijoas they'd grown in their allotment here...
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Madeleine Pierard
Sep 24, 20204 min
blueberry and lemon pie
Latticed pies are always wonderful to look at. The one pictured is a bit rushed and rustic, but still drew gasps when I presented it at...
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Madeleine Pierard
Jul 29, 20202 min
walnut crescents
Every year, my mother would make walnut crescents as part of her annual Christmas baking repertoire - a formidable collection of recipes....
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Madeleine Pierard
Jun 29, 20203 min
rhubarb frangipane tart with vanilla bean and lemon glaze
Makes one 23cm tart (with some leftover pastry in case you want to add some pastry shapes on top) You'll need: a 23 cm tart/flan dish...
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Madeleine Pierard
Jun 24, 20202 min
the best vanilla cupcakes
I've based my vanilla cupcake recipe on the Hummingbird Bakery recipe as I haven't encountered a better one, quite honestly! However I...
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Madeleine Pierard
Jun 10, 20203 min
te kuiti chocolate cake - the best ever
I'm often asked for my favourite, most versatile, never-fail chocolate cake recipe. This one always wins. It was given to me by my...
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Madeleine Pierard
Jun 6, 20202 min
orange-blossom madeleines with lemon and cardamom
I love making madeleines so much and experimenting with flavours. These orange-blossom-scented madeleines with lemon and cardamom are...
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Madeleine Pierard
May 29, 20202 min
cheddar and rocket scones
This recipe is from one of my favourite eateries in New Zealand, Floriditas. I decided to make them a few weeks ago because my...
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Madeleine Pierard
May 21, 20203 min
diva kitchen ginger kisses
I am proud of these. It’s taken a lot of tries but I’m happy to sacrifice my waistline for culinary perfection - and I reckon I've nailed...
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Madeleine Pierard
May 18, 20202 min
marie lee's czechoslovakian cake
This is a wonderfully nostalgic cake from my childhood - known in our family as ‘Czechoslovakian Cake’, the recipe for which was given to...
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Madeleine Pierard
May 11, 20204 min
rich christmas cake
I have tried so many rich fruit cake recipes. In fact, for a few wedding cakes over the years, I've made multiple recipes for clients to...
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Madeleine Pierard
May 4, 20205 min
saffron-poached pear and almond tart
This is a pie that I've made for a long time. I would make the poached pears for dinner parties, then I started fanning them out on puff...
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Madeleine Pierard
May 2, 20203 min
maddy's best belgian biscuits
Belgian (or 'Belgium') biscuits are a Kiwi classic - spiced cookies sandwiched together with raspberry jam and iced. In NZ, we sprinkle...
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Madeleine Pierard
Apr 24, 20203 min
mum's strawberry yoghurt pie
My Mother’s Strawberry Yoghurt Pie is a perfect way to showcase the upcoming strawberry season in the Northern Hemisphere - and to use up...
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Madeleine Pierard
Apr 21, 20202 min
ginger crunch
Ginger crunch - a Kiwi classic. I like it gingery and hot with oats for extra texture with an espresso on the side! The base is a bit...
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Madeleine Pierard
Apr 19, 20202 min
walnut and pecan slice
I really, really, really love nuts. Especially walnuts and pecans, as you will come to notice, if you haven't already. The pecan pie is a...
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Madeleine Pierard
Apr 1, 20202 min
easy pecan pie
I had an old tin of Carnation sweetened condensed milk and a half-eaten bag of pecans in the pantry that needed using, so I researched...
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