Category: Recipes

• Little Party Nibbles:Teensy Weensy Savoury Pies

  You knew I was going to do this didn’t you. Because I am a pastry fiend. I love pies. Not so much the American sweet pie. Though some of those are nice in really tiny doses. Savoury pies.  Meat pies. Vege Pies. You will all remember that at home in New Zealand someone who is…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 9, 2011

  Baking, Recipes, Vegetarian

  chicken pies, meat pies, new zealand, Pies, sunrise, vege pies

• Little Party Nibbles: Retro Cheese balls and Lights dancing in the Night.

  Everyone has their own favourite cheese ball.  I am willing to bet that you all have a tried and true recipe. They do not need to be elaborate when you use good quality ingredients and  chill for at least a few hours for the flavours to exchange. We keep  the flavours to a minimum so…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 7, 2011

  Farm Animals, Farming, Recipes, Vegetarian

  Barn, cheese balls, cream cheese, crostini, dogs, lights, night

• Little Party Nibbles: Mini Apple Sponge Cakes

  My sister is having a few parties in NZ this month. And as I am 8,961 miles away  (14,421 km) I am not sure I can make it.  So I am going to join in by sending her a couple of my favourite party nibble recipes.  Though I never called them parties, we had gatherings.…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 5, 2011

  Baking, Recipes

  apple, apple sponge cakes, eggs, pastry, rooster, sponge

• Little Party nibbles: Mama’s Russian Fudge

  Every Christmas our mother would make three different kinds of fudges. We would carefully wrap a selection in crackly difficult, transparent cellophane, then we gathered the corners together,  with a red ribbon, tied  in a bow.  We made  a number of little packages. A large number. Us kids would make tiny cards that we attached…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 2, 2011

  Baking, Recipes, Vegetarian

  christmas, condensed milk, Fudge, golden syrup, party food, Russian Fudge

• All friends bright and beautiful! Cuppa anyone?

  One annoying thing about the winter is that my car, that runs on recycled cooking oil, has to switch to diesel. When it is really cold the oil solidifies and the car will not start… oh dear. A positive thing about this part of the winter is that Johns beer and Pepsi (which he cannot…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 28, 2011

  Humour, Meals, Photography

  awards, Dinner party