Kickshaws and Other Amusements
Eccentric adventures in food.
Friday, 19 June 2026
Peas and Pucks
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Ann Leckie's latest book Radiant Star features significant mention of a traditional Ooiooiaan foodstuff, peas and pucks -- the "pe...
Friday, 12 June 2026
Key Lime Pie
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Okay, well, technically this one wasn't a true key lime pie since I didn't make it with key limes. I just used the limes off of the...
Friday, 5 June 2026
Plain Waffles (Waffle Maker Recipe)
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It turns out that finding a waffle maker that I actually like in NZ is relatively difficult. Most of them seem to make thin, American-style ...
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Feijoa Cake
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I've made a few different feijoa cakes before, but this one is by far the simplest. No other fruits, no icing or garnish, and just a bi...
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Fall Fruit Crumble with Feijoas and Almonds
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This was originally supposed to be a pear and feijoa almond crumble, but I decided to do it with a mix of apples and pears and up the feijoa...
Friday, 29 May 2026
Migas (Big Book of Breakfast)
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I've made migas before, but the Big Book of Breakfast contains a slightly different version, so I decided to give it a try. This is a m...
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Ginger Scones
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This is the long-awaited ginger version of the English cream scones that I made a couple years back. In the original version, I swapped o...
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