We all need a dish that looks exotic and fancy but is, in fact, so simple anyone could make it. … More
Category: Food and Drink
Words on Wednesday: Beervana
On Saturday afternoon, we headed over to Beervana. Now in its 21st year, Beervana started as the New Zealand Beer, Wine … More
What’s on my plate: a spicy soup
There are so many different types of soup – the ones made from all the left over vegetables from the … More
A seat at the table: Logan Brown
If you saw Monday’s post, you would have seen that Sunday was my birthday. I really celebrated in style this … More
A seat at the table: Daisy’s
On a chilly winter Sunday evening, we headed down to Daisy’s restaurant in Thorndon, to celebrate Karl’s birthday a day … More
What’s on my plate: June
It is a horrible day out there…lashings of rain, thunder and even tornadoes up the Kapiti coast to the north … More
In the kitchen on Wednesday
One of the joys of autumn is the produce available. Beautifully coloured pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, crisp green … More
What’s on my plate: May
For this month’s what’s on your plate blog challenge, hosted by Donna from Retirement Reflections and her co-host Deb The Widow Badass Blog, I’m … More
What’s on your plate – April
It is autumn here in the Southern Hemisphere, and a time to welcome apples, pears, passion fruit, quince, limes and … More
Fresh out of the oven: a plum cake
There were half a dozen ripe plums sitting in the fruit bowl on Saturday. I considered a crumble, but we … More
Thistles and Kiwis 