Six on Saturday

Here we are again, and time for Six on Saturday. There isn’t much new this week, and the weather today … More

The high point of the season

One of the best things about eating in summer is the piles of berries…strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries….though I do … More

2018: a year in eating

This is probably the most difficult round up of the year, as I just know I will miss things. There … More

Summer eating

When we sit down to eat this time of year, we should toast farmers rather than cooks. They’ve done the … More

This week’s small pleasures #118

This week’s small pleasures comes to you as Christmas approaches at an ever increasing speed. Anyway, first up is the … More

Beer at the Basin

It’s December, and officially summer here, and to celebrate this fact, we, and many others, attended the second Beer at … More

This week’s small pleasures #115

Here we are again with my weekly roundup of small pleasures. There is quite a variety this week, so let’s … More

This week’s small pleasures #114

This week’s small pleasures is coming to you a day early as I am off out and about tomorrow (Monday). … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would talk about spring, about the changeable weather, about … More

This week’s eats #4

It is Friday, the sun is shining, and I took an extra day off work (Monday is the Labour Day holiday here in New Zealand). What is not to like? Well, the fact I have a cold. Never mind, it hasn’t stopped me enjoying some good things to eat this week.