• 3/4 c dates or any dried fruit.   Soak this in 1/2 c boiling water and mash when softened.
• 1 tbsp honey and 1 Tbsp coconut oil or butter melted together.
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 oat bran
• 1 c flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 c walnuts or any nuts (chopped)
• 1/4 c chocolate (chopped)

Mix all the ingredients together with a little milk to moisten and press into a 23cm baking dish and bake for 20-30 mins at 160 C

• 2-3 large purple skinned kumara

Mix together:

• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp ground paprika
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dry English mustard
• 1/4 tsp ground chilli powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 3 tbsp olive oil

Leaving the skin on, chop the washed kumara into wedges.  Place the spices in a large plastic bag with the kumara (hold the top of the bag closed!) and shake to coat the wedges.  Turn them into a roasting dish with the olive oil and bake at 200 C for about 20 mins or until tender.  Serve with  garlic aoli or sweet chilli sauce.