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Midpoint (Hobsonville, Auckland, New Zealand)

New Zealand is quite famous for its coffee culture but I guess our country has also a great brunch culture specially during weekends where most restaurants that offer entire day breakfasts shine. During this time places like these are packed with many diners especially the popular ones like our restaurant...

Bacon and Broccoli Quiche

This is deliciously easy, cheesy, and satisfying best of all it is quick to prepare and perfect for breakfast, brunch or if you wish, any time of the day. Bacon and Broccoli Quiche is a simple quiche made with ready-made pastry, eggs, bacon, cheese and broccoli. This recipe may look...

Spicy Braised Fish, Tofu and Shiitake

Fish and tofu combo always work well together regardless of any sauce you throw at it. Spicy Braised Fish, Tofu and Shiitake is a dish of lightly battered deep fried white fish fillets braised with tofu and shiitake in a spicy sauce. This is one tasty dish, a good combination...

Matcha Sugar Cookies

A classic irresistible, soft, chewy and sweet cookie recipe that is simple to make and uses everyday pantry ingredients. Matcha Sugar Cookies is a type of cookie made with sugar, matcha, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, baking powder and baking soda known for its tender insides with crisp edges. Our matcha...

Little Grump (Wellington CBD, New Zealand)

Lets start by me saying this. “This is the best croissant I ever tried in New Zealand and probably the world”, yes that is a bold statement and it is true, when I took that first bite here up until the last, my face is all smiling as I munch...

Stratosfare (Rotorua, New Zealand)

It was quite a while since we’ve been to a Buffet with tons of selection like this, the last one was at Fortuna and prior to that was Haru No Yume, sadly the latter does not do buffets anymore. With regards to the variety of buffet offerings Fortuna for me...

Sticky Asian Baked Pork Ribs

It the barbecue ribs but with an Asian flair! Sticky Asian Baked Pork Ribs is an Asian inspired barbecue pork ribs baked until fall of the bone, finished off with a Sweet and Savoury Sticky Style Sauce Preparing fall of the bone barbecue style ribs is not that hard at...

Cream of Chicken Soup

Like those instant ones but even better, its homemade! Cream of Chicken Soup is a soup dish prepared by reducing chicken broth and thickening it with roux, additional ingredients may be added such a vegetables and chicken chunks. As a kid I grew up ladened with illnesses and to aid...