Blog Posts – Anthea Whittle

I know, I owe a life/health update. Next month will be one year post-op so I think I’ll do it then. Before that, I’m going to Rotorua! My boyfriend/excellent companion James and I are spending a week at the Regal Palms, which sounds suitably fancy and comes with a private tub and on-site mini-golf. The … Continue reading “”
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Post-op

I’m writing a few posts about my health issues. It’ll make the most sense if you read from part 1: The problem with my head. Each post has the next link below it, this is part 4. If you wish to talk to me about what I write, please do so via twitter: @antheaw, or on … Continue reading “Post-op”
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Let’s do this thing.

I’m writing a few posts about my health issues. I explain this all over and over again to friends and acquaintances, and with some big recent developments I want to start sharing the info online. Primarily, it’s to inform people I’m lucky enough to have care about me, I’m not trying to reach a wider … Continue reading “Let’s do this thing.”
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Fix my tummy, fix my head.

I’m writing a few posts about my health issues. I explain this all over and over again to friends and acquaintances, and with some big recent developments I want to start sharing the info online. Primarily, it’s to inform people I’m lucky enough to have care about me, I’m not trying to reach a wider … Continue reading “Fix my tummy, fix my head.”
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The problem with my head.

I plan to write a few posts about my health issues. I explain this stuff over and over again to friends and acquaintances, and with some big recent developments I want to start sharing the info online. Primarily, it’s to inform people I’m lucky enough to have care about me, I’m not trying to reach a wider … Continue reading “The problem with my head.”
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Purple swirl rosette cake, a year ago for the birthday of a friend’s mother.
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Cake party cakes…
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Hashtag Wedding Cake! For Jade and Adam’s #tangturnstaylor wedding ❤ Chocolate cake with kahlua buttercream, tasted better than it looks!
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Tim and Robyn’s Wedding cake. Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream, vanilla fondant and raspberry jam. Robyn made the awesome topper. ❤
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Reflections on “the Tweet that took 2 months”

After reading my post about Social Media Douchebags, my friend Red sent me an article from Business Insider Australia titled “We Got A Look Inside The 45-Day Planning Process That Goes Into Creating A Single Corporate Tweet”. A lengthy title for a lengthy post. In essence, the post describes how the copy for a single … Continue reading “Reflections on “the Tweet that took 2 months””
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Social Media Douchebag

A few years ago I sat in on a social media presentation from a well known (in Auckland/NZ) Social Media Expert. This presenter was invited to review our brands (7 commercial radio stations), make recommendations and give examples for furthering these brands online (followers, engagement, driving traffic to websites). What we sat through was more … Continue reading “Social Media Douchebag”
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Cakes have gotten a bad rap. People equate virtue with turning down dessert. There is always one person at the table who holds up her hand when I serve the cake. No, really, I couldn’t she says, and then gives her flat stomach a conspiratorial little pat. Everyone who is pressing a fork into that … Continue reading “”
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Cake. 3 tiers, chocolate with vanilla buttercream and fondant. Made while sick, nearly killed me. For my nana <3
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Carrot Cake

Delicious nom carrot cake for Lou-face. The icing makes more than enough for the cake, expect to have extra. Cake: 1 cup canola oil 2 cups plain flour 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1-¾ tsp. baking soda ¾ tsp. ground nutmeg ¾ tsp. table salt 5 eggs 2-½ cups lightly packed, finely grated carrots 2 cups … Continue reading “Carrot Cake”
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Isa Chandra’s Vegan Chocolate cake

I’m hosting a cake party next month. I have several friends getting married and this way, they can try my cakes and if they like them – I can do them again for weddings. Otherwise, there are many other brilliant cake makers I’m sure could fill the void 🙂 The important part: Cake Party! Isa … Continue reading “Isa Chandra’s Vegan Chocolate cake”
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Dairy-free peanut butter milkshake

It’s my blog birthday! 5 years, let’s celebrate with a milkshake. This is for Priya, who had a below-average one from Moustache cookie shop on Monday. 2 cups soy milk (or alternative) 2-3 tbsp peanut butter 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 6 ice cubes Blend the milk, peanut butter, sugar and essence together … Continue reading “Dairy-free peanut butter milkshake”
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Vegan, gluten free, dark chocolate coconut fudge cake

with vegan chocolate coconut ganache. This recipe was for Adam’s birthday cake! An invention based on a chocolate version of the white coconut cake recipe I posted recently. It’s a double recipe, so would fill two 8 inch cake pans for a nice tall double layer cake (make extra ganache if that’s your plan!). I … Continue reading “Vegan, gluten free, dark chocolate coconut fudge cake”
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Vegan, Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookie Recipe

How’s that for a title. Just dripping with SEO. Anyway, last week I had cookies on the brain and spent some time sifting through internets looking for a recipe. I wanted peanut butter and chocolate, no eggs, no dairy, no gluten. Most recipes used dumb egg replacers, actual eggs or other undesirable too-exotic ingredients and things. After … Continue reading “Vegan, Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookie Recipe”
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White Coconut Cake

Vegan and gluten free, this cake is chalky white in colour, especially if you use clear vanilla and coconut essence/extracts and coconut oil. Handy if you want to delicately colour it – light pink, aqua, yellow, any difficult colours would play nicely with this mix. Remember to bake in a light coloured pan if you … Continue reading “White Coconut Cake”
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Vegan Chocolate Coconut Ice-cream

I love love love Nice Blocks, in particular, the chocolate/coconut flavour. I recreated it last night with this combination: 1 240 mL tin coconut cream* 2 heaped tbsp dutch process cocoa powder 1.5 tsp vanilla essence 2 lg tbsp honey Whisk ingredients together in a freezer-safe container. You want to almost whip some air through … Continue reading “Vegan Chocolate Coconut Ice-cream”
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Post-op

Let’s do this thing.

Fix my tummy, fix my head.

The problem with my head.

Reflections on “the Tweet that took 2 months”

Social Media Douchebag

Carrot Cake

Isa Chandra’s Vegan Chocolate cake

Dairy-free peanut butter milkshake

Vegan, gluten free, dark chocolate coconut fudge cake

Vegan, Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookie Recipe

White Coconut Cake

Vegan Chocolate Coconut Ice-cream