It’s early Spring in Dunedin, and the clocks have gone forward so we have an extra hour of light in the evening, but classically the weather is looking more wintry than it has for months with snow blowing in on a chilling wind! This calls for a batch of hot crumpets – they’re surprisingly easy,…

There’s nothing quite like a homemade hot cross bun, especially fresh from the oven while the scent of mixed spice and cinnamon fills the kitchen! They’re incredibly easy, they just take time to rise and prove. These beauties are packed with raisins, orange zest and candied peel, and they are guaranteed to make you happy….

Breakfast, afternoon tea, evening nibble, midnight feast…this loaf didn’t last 24 hours in our house. Toast some thick slices, smother them with coconut butter, and a big spoonful of zesty orange and lemon marmalade. Warm melty zesty golden heaven. Ingredients: Coconut bread – 375g self-raising flour; 2 tsp cinnamon; 150g caster sugar; 150g shredded coconut;…

The perfect breakfast for the Easter weekend (and every weekend forever more!) Fill your kitchen with warm aromas of spice, and your belly with these freshly baked beauties. Enjoy these warm with a big melty scoop of plant spread and this is pure perfection. Makes 12. Ingredients: 300ml hot water; 8 cardamom pods; 2 star…

Doorstop toast stacked with a crispy potato rosti, oven-baked tomatoes and mushrooms, crunchy marinaded tofu, and lashings of baked beans. Delish! Get your tofu marinading the night before, then this is a fairly easy assembly job for a weekend morning. Serves 4. Ingredients: Potato rosti – 4 desiree potatoes; 1 onion; 1 tbsp olive oil….

Freshly baked, these spiced fruity buns will fill your home with delicious aromas to rival any bakery! You can prove them overnight and then bake them first thing for a weekend breakfast. We’ve glazed ours with marmalade and served them with lashings of plant butter. Yummy! Makes 12. Ingredients: 500g strong bread flour (half white,…

You can’t beat a freshly home baked loaf, and this is so simple you can make it every day. You’ll feel like you’re winning at life, and not a plastic bag in sight. Makes 3 baguettes. Ingredients: 500g strong bread flour (white or a 50:50 mix with wholemeal); 2 tsp dried yeast; 1 tsp sugar;…

These pancakes are so quick and easy, and you can be as creative with them as you like! Here’s the basic recipe for banana pancakes, with some suggested alternatives. Serves 2. Ingredients: 1 ripe banana, 125g self-raising flour, 125ml water, dash of coconut oil, and embellishments of your choosing (e.g. a handful of fresh berries,…

This is an every day staple for us, topped with any fruits or nuts that we have available. By soaking oats in water overnight, you wake up to a creamy porridge that you can embellish with whatever you fancy. For a warming start to the morning, pop it in the microwave for 2 mins. Serves…