I’ll be honest and say I have a love/hate relationship with apples. On one hand, nothing beats the crunch of … More
Category: Food and Drink
This week’s small pleasures #189
I think I have had enough of lockdown. On Saturday afternoon, I decided that the new routine of baking, Pilates … More
One of the glories of autumn
Yet a pear may only be at its point of perfection for a day or two, the slide into over-ripeness … More
This week’s small pleasures #188
It is a grey and wet Monday today. It is also a public holiday, for with Anzac Day falling on … More
This week’s small pleasures #187
Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what … More
This week’s small pleasures #186
So here we are again with another round of lockdown small pleasures. These can be as simple as a fun … More
Words on Wednesday: making chutney
At this time of year in New Zealand, lockdown or not, the country goes mad for feijoas. The first time … More
This week’s small pleasures #184
I’m not going to mention you know what. This weekly post is about small pleasures, and I believe at this … More
This week's small pleasures #183
Where to begin this week’s small pleasures, when today our Prime Minister announced that New Zealand would go into a … More