Creating Serene Spaces: Tips to create a home that is both serene and beautiful
The busier our lives get, the more important it is to make your home a place of retreat, somewhere you can recharge at the end of a long day. Here are our top tips to create a home that is both serene and beautiful. Colour me calm: Little has such a dramatic effect […]
Great Winter Escape: Hanmer Springs
At face value, winter is that time of the year when we hunker down at home. But the jewel in North Canterbury’s crown – Hanmer Springs – offers a great winter escape, right at our northern front door. Just 90 minutes from the city, Hanmer Springs is one of those cliché ‘world away […]
Raspberry choc cheesecake brownie: Recipe
Raspberries, chocolate, cheesecake and brownie are some of the best things in life, so why not put them all together for a decadent winter treat? Makes about 24 brownies ingredients: CHOCOLATE BATTER 1 cup unsalted butter 2 1/4 cups sugar 1 1/4 cups baking cocoa 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 […]
A hearty Kiwi favourite: Gorgeous Food
Nothing beats a piping hot homemade pie with a succulent filling to warm up a winter’s day. And Gorgeous Food in Wigram takes this hearty Kiwi favourite to the next level. Owners JoAnne and Pete will enter this year’s New Zealand Bakels Pie Awards – last year they came seventh in the ‘Boutique’ […]
A culinary destination: Café Berlin
It feels like yesterday that it opened, but Café Berlin is fast approaching its third anniversary. During these three years, the deli and coffee shop in Normans Road has built up a top reputation for its German sausages, smallgoods and cakes, attracting migrants and locals, as well as tourists longing for familiar treats. […]
Award Winning Treats: Patisserie Yahagi
What comes to your mind upon hearing the word ‘Opera’? Most will think of opera as the performing arts. Some will visualise the Sydney Opera House. However, many regular customers of Patisserie Yahagi, at Church Corner Mall in Upper Riccarton, will imagine the Opera Cake. The Opera Cake is a French cake […]
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