Jeans feeling a bit snug? Try this healthy, low fat, easy and very tasty beetroot dip.

A delicious roasted pumpkin cannelloni with a ricotta bechamel from Bill Granger’s new book Feed Me Now

Bannoffee peanut butter cups with a layer of white choc, caramel, fresh banana, peanut butter, cookie crumb topped w whipped cream and choc

Cheese plate cheesecakes: camembert cheesecake & blue vein cheesecake. A surprisingly delicious end to a meal & alternative to a cheeseplate

A delicious creamy macaroni cheese made even better with bacon. Just the ticket when comfort is needed.

3 types of homemade peanut butter cups: Double Peanut Butter Butterscotch; cookies & cream Oreo and Cinnamon Praline. Made by a 12yo girl!

A moreishly addictive take on peanut brittle highlighted with aromatic orange zest, cinnamon and pure maple syrup!

A Latin American cake soaked in three milks: sweetened condensed milk, cream and evaporated milk. Delicious and decadent!

An ugly but delicious dessert-Banana Caramel cobbler. Just the ticket for anyone in need of comfort.

A twist on the traditional Easter Hot Cross Bun- cinnamon chocolate chips melt & speckle these lusciously glazed buns.

A cupcake homage to the book and the film Twilight. Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting shaped like an apple.

If you want the freshest, sweetest raspberries, the best thing to do is Pick Your Own. In New Zealand we paid $2.66 for 665grams!

Ever wanted to cut down on fat and bake your own crispy potato chips? Try and salt and pepper version!

Himalayan Salted Butter tea, an intriguing frothy tea made with butter & salt. Like taking a mouthful of buttered toast followed by milky tea

A delicious, creamy textured blended soup with white cannellini beans and spinach topped with fried chorizo discs

1-2-3-4 Butter Cake easy as 1-2-3! An easy to remember recipe for a delicious buttery butter cake.

My interpretation of this month’s Daring Bakers challenge: Open Lasagne with Rabbit Ragù

Afghan cookies-an intriguing cookie that you must try at least once if you haven’t done so! Easy enough to bake with the kids too.

Reportedly the newest craze after cupcakes, the Whoopie Pie made with a pink marshmallow filling.

Another recipe from the Raimo family cookbook, a great idea to sandwich two slices of bread with cream cheese and French toasted.

A first time attempt at Baklava: Rose and Pistachio Browned Butter Baklava-browned butter highlights the nuttiness of the baklava

Creme Brulee fudge and my three attempts at making this delicious but difficult to make treat