• Kate123 on June 10, 2015

  The Peanut brownies are the best and a staple in our house. We make double batches Roast the peanuts. Use 1/2 cup cocoa (Best cocoa you can find) instead of the measly 2 Teaspoons. (Take out small 1/2 cup flour to compensate. Use a mixture of caster sugar and raw sugar to get the crisp / chewy combination.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Banana loaf

  • Hellyloves2cook on November 02, 2012

    An easy banana loaf that I make for my boys lunchbox- always good.

• Afghans

  • Hellyloves2cook on November 02, 2012

    A very good afghan recipe- needless to say they don't last that long in my house!

  • svokes on April 26, 2018

    great afghans

• Peanut brownies

  • summerbelle on July 08, 2022

    Favourite

• Banana cake

  • Hellyloves2cook on November 02, 2012

    Have made this many times - I don't always ice it though!

• Carrot cake

  • t_vhochy on January 23, 2026

    Excellent cake and so easy. Highly recommend.

• Kumara soup

  • anniecc on April 15, 2024

    Really good basic soup. I use vegetable stock, and sometimes garnish with some chopped peanuts and a squeeze of lime. Needs around 1.5tsp of salt if using homemade stock. I simmer for 10 mins at the start with the lid on, and then a further 15 minutes after the stock is added.

• Old-fashioned vegetable soup

  • lorraine_ovhpjb on May 05, 2026

    Delicious with my sourdough bread. Reminds me of the soup my mother used to make.

• Fish pie supreme

  • svokes on April 26, 2018

    Great basic recipe - I add prawns, raw fish along with smoked fish - nice!

• Tostadas

  • KJNZ on April 20, 2025

    adapt - just use filling...