This week’s small pleasures #51

This week’s small pleasures include a new cook book and soup.

Autumn days

Here in the Southern Hemisphere, autumn is evident.  The days are shorter, the mornings darker, and there is a definite … More

This week’s small pleasures #49

Another week has gone by, another set of small pleasures.

That unmistakable scent and flavour

Autumn in New Zealand means feijoas.  While this fruit originated in South America, it has become such an iconic part … More

A certain uniformity

Last week when I was off sick, I felt it was important to make food that  was tempting and delicious. … More

Sweet and crisp and reeking of tradition

I woke up on Anzac Day feeling kind of miserable.  Still under the weather and feeling sorry for myself, I … More

This week’s small pleasures #46

This week’s small pleasures

The one in which I ate beetroot…..

Anyone who knows me, is cogniscant of the fact that I hate beetroot.  I love all root vegetables (well, not … 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 be sitting outside enjoying the autumn sunshine. … More

The grandeur of the view

It is horrible feeling under the weather, lacking in energy and preferring the sofa to anywhere else.  Anyway, I walked … More