Sweet Musings

At Secret Kiwi Kitchen we love collaborating with other food lovers. We recently had the pleasure of meeting up with Alex McCall from Nude Greens.  He and his partner Katie, grow super delicious microgreens on her family farm near Bethel's Beach and sell them at farmer's markets and do direct to door deliveries as well. Alex-- has a little bit of a sweet tooth and was smitten with the thought of trying his greens with our baking mixes. Like chili pepper-- he reasoned, his radish sprouts could give our chocolate cake mix an unexpectedly wonderful little kick.  We both had fun playing...

One of the best parts of starting Secret Kiwi Kitchen is that we have had the opportunity to meet so many cool entrepreneurial people with extra sweet hearts that are passionate about great food and baking.  One of the people we have been lucky to work with recently is Stephanie Maltby from Olive & Sage Photography in Tauranga. Stephanie is one of those people that just goes the extra mile. Her work is stunning -- and we wanted to share a little bit about her through a little Q&A session. One of our business motto's at SKK is "Lift as you climb"- so...

The best part so far of starting SKK has been meeting so many creative entrepreneurial sweethearts that have supported us.Check out this crazy great video that the super talented @snackbro.nz made whilst whipping up a batch of our brownie mix 🤎🙌   View this post on Instagram  Triple Fudge Brownie Mix with White & Dark Chocolate Chips from @secretkiwikitchen ! The perfect weekend fix for your sweet tooth! All you'll need to add to the mix are eggs, butter, and vanilla extract — gooey, chewy brownies in no time. I'm no chef but baking these brownies is easy as!A post shared...

That innocent ice cream sundae you're enjoying on a hot summer day, it may have been invented to skirt the law. While the exact history of the ice cream sundae is contested, one theory points to a crafty legal loophole. Blue laws are religious laws in the United States that once banned (and in some states continue to ban) certain activities on Sundays, from selling liquor to visiting a neighbour's house to "misbehaviour" of any kind. One such law in the late 1800s forbade the sale of soda on the Sabbath. (Why soda was considered dangerously 'frilly' is not totally...