In the kitchen: peanuts and pork

Having managed to go a whole week without cooking pasta, I had to remedy the situation. I recently acquired Molly … More

This week’s small pleasures #330

Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate! Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays here in New Zealand, … More

It’s the long Easter weekend which should mean time to spend out in the garden, and while I did do … More

The lush green of summer has turned to yellow, orange and brown, the spice jars are down from the shelf, … More

The clocks have gone back, autumn is here, and as they say in the country I grew up in, the … More

Goodness know what was going on with the weather this week. On Tuesday afternoon, the temperature dropped by10C within what … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about the extraordinary weather, about the wind, rain … More

It’s Monday evening here in New Zealand. The days are definitely getting shorter, with darker mornings making it just a … More

It is already nearing the end of March. The bulbs that I have ordered should be arriving soon, a sure … More

One thing we like in this house is meatballs. Julia Turshen’s wonderful turkey meatballs are a firm favourite and Ottolenghi’s … More