Comments on: millet & honey banana bread {and pour over coffee}

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:03:38 +0000

This is in the oven right now, minus the millet. I didn’t have any and couldn’t be bothered venturing outside the house. Next time though

By: christinajane

christinajane — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 03:16:18 +0000

Love your kiwi recipes! Would love to find the right lollies here to make lolly cake. Lollies of course only mean lollipops here.. Will enjoy perusing your recipes for a taste of home

By: christinajane

christinajane — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 03:15:04 +0000

Ah, yes Sly-Zo I have met a few kiwi baristas at the coffee shops in Banff and up the mountain. It’s a breath of fresh air to be able to order a flat white! Definitely hoping the small, local roasters push the corporates out of town – although there is still SUCH a demand for quick drip coffee in the city.

By: Sly-Zo

Sly-Zo — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 06:13:35 +0000

Oh Christina how right you are! You really put my feelings into words here as a fellow kiwi, and Barista over the last 10 years. I am working in a coffee shop at a ski resort in Alberta! Its been fascinating and disheartening to learn of the coffee culture here or as I call it ‘the starbucks mentality’. Its always a breath of fresh air when somebody has the guts to ask for a flat white!! I have been brewing some beans from the Banff Roasting Company recently, good stuff! Lets hope the third wave can push trough the corporates!!!

By: Nicole Neverman

Nicole Neverman — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 03:00:31 +0000

Hello! I have just discovered your blog through NZ Food Bloggers Association. I have a blog too, PicNic. So great to discover other Kiwi bloggers. All of your recipes look wonderful

By: frugalfeeding

frugalfeeding — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:52:04 +0000

Gorgeous cake and glad you found some exceptional coffee eventually.

By: christinajane

christinajane — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:46:36 +0000

Ooh I do wonder where that was! Nice to know those existed even back then. We are still on the prowl for more gems. I was surprised by how nutty the millet became – a delicious crunch in an otherwise super moist loaf.

By: christinajane

christinajane — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:45:02 +0000

Haha well, on a return trip to Vancouver we were better equipped and were able to find some – plus an excellent hole-in-the-wall espresso bar in Victoria too! The Third Wave (espresso) is definitely moving through North America, a little behind NZ and Australia. Who knows if this will influence the mega industry of chain-coffee-shops…

By: cheri savory spoon

cheri savory spoon — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:16:56 +0000

Love the way millet looks in this banana bread, making this straight away.

By: Korena in the Kitchen

Korena in the Kitchen — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:12:54 +0000

Yeah, being known as the country that prizes Tim Horton’s coffee (and their doughnuts? Blech!) isn’t exactly a flattering thing! I’m not a coffee drinker but I have noticed that there is a big trend in “boutique” cafes and coffee roasters over the last 5 years, so hopefully that means that as a nation our taste is improving (And I’m surprised you didn’t find any good coffee in Vancouver – given all the hipsters that live there, I would think that there would be a decent coffee shop on every corner!)