Chicken, limes and Gwyneth Paltrow

Some of you may have seen the fuss in the media this week about Gwyneth Paltrow’s attempt to live off … More

Poppies, lemons and cake

Friday was Poppy Day, the day we in New Zealand buy our poppies prior to Anzac Day. This year marks … More

This post is part of the monthly blogging event Love My City, where bloggers share hidden gems and places worth … More

The weather brightened up at the weekend, with some sunshine, though late Sunday the weather turned and we had quite … More

With early autumn, comes a new wave of fruits and vegetables. Apples, beans, capsicum (peppers), pears, passion fruit, pumpkin and … More

It has been a really wet week here, with lots of rain, even though it is still warm outside. If … More

I’m a bit late this week with Cee’s Challenge as I was busy yesterday evening, at a pub quiz to … More

We spent Easter Sunday in quite a different way to usual, by setting off first thing in the morning from … More

Easter is a spring festival if ever there was one, and it still seems strange to me to celebrate it … More

I’ve just finished lunch, which consisted of the terrine I made yesterday, some sour dough bread, that was still warm … More