Gluten + dairy-free Apple, Almond + Rosemary Syrup Cake

This cake straddles the seasons, somewhere between autumn (fall) and winter. While our apple trees were finished up by mid-autumn we all know that apples are one of those fruits that store well, so it’s during winter when not much else in the way of fruit is around -bar the beginning hints of citrus- that […]
Flourless chocolate cake

A few months ago, quietly and without fuss My Darling Lemon Thyme turned 10. I wanted to scream it from the rooftops, TEN YEARS, that’s a really long time to be in this blogging game. But with the world in such turmoil it just didn’t seem all that important. But I knew at some stage, […]
Little Gluten + dairy-free Rhubarb, Lemon + Pink Peppercorn Cakes

We’ve just returned home from a long overdue family holiday, our first overseas holiday will the whole family since we took the kids to Vietnam many moons ago and it seems our return has coincided with the most manic time of year! Everything from November onward starts to feel like it goes at double speed. […]
Gluten-free honey almond cake with pistachios, strawberries + hibiscus rose syrup

I love all things rose. As a kid I loved smelling all the different old fashion roses in my Nana’s garden, as a teenager I wished for yellow roses every Valentines Day, as an adult I try to sneak rose water into as many things as I can and it seems I’m always trying to […]
Flourless rhubarb + rosemary cake

I’ve got some great news to share today! I’ve just got confirmation that I’m now able to start sharing the recipes I’ve created for Taste magazine on my own site as well. I know it’s been frustrating for many of you living outside of NZ to see photos of my recipes on my social pages […]
flourless dark chocolate, orange + ginger muffins

It’s the first day of spring today and I couldn’t be happier! After our non-existent (last) summer, this winter has felt incredibly long and incredibly wet. Our new house is amazing and feels like the home we’ve always dreamed of, however it’s not the warmest house so we’ll have to save up over the next […]
Plum, lemon + olive oil cakes {gluten + dairy-free}

I bid farewell to 2016 with a huge sigh of relief. Celebrity deaths, wars and Trump aside, it was a tough one for me personally. What started out as an exciting year and a move home to New Zealand, quickly turned into a year of looking within and digging deep to get through each day. […]