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                  I was born and bred in Auckland, New          The butter conundrum
                  Zealand – waaay down under. Consequently      In New Zealand our butter comes in 500g
                  this book has been written using UK English
                  words for ingredients and descriptions, with   blocks, with markings on the side showing
                  US translations in brackets. Below is a brief   the grams in increments of 50g. In the US
                  run-down, with a few extra inclusions and     butter come in ‘sticks’ and is measured in
                  a butter break down.                          tablespoons. The most commonly used
                                                                quantities are listed below:
                  American mustard   yellow mustard
                  Baking soda       bicarbonate soda            50g           1¾ oz          3½ tbsp
                  Beetroot          beets                       100g          3½ oz          7 tbsp
                  Bench             counter top                 110g          4 oz           1 stick
                                                                                             9 tbsp
                                                                125g
                                                                              4½ oz
                  Biscuits          cookies
                  Broad beans       fava beans                  150g          5⅓ oz          10½ tbsp
                  Capsicum          bell pepper                 200g          7 oz           1¾ sticks
                  Caster sugar      sugar                       250g          9 oz           1 cup
                  Chickpeas         garbanzo beans              In New Zealand we're lucky enough to have
                  Coriander         cilantro
                  Cornflour         corn starch                 access to incredible produce. When it comes
                  Cream             heavy cream                 to cooking and baking I always choose free
                  Eggplant          aubergine                   range, and if possible organic, eggs, chicken
                  Grill             broil                       and pork products.
                  Ground almonds    almond meal
                  Icing sugar       powdered sugar
                  Kumara            sweet potato
                  Mince             ground meat
                  Pumpkin           squash
                  Rocket            arugula
                  Spring onion      scallion
                  Whizz             blend in a food
                                    processor or with
                                    a stick whizz
                  Zucchini          courgette













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