This week’s small pleasures # 55

If you’ve read my last few blog posts, you will know I’ve been on holiday in Fiji for a week. … More

The other Fiji: Nadi

Like most tourists to Fiji, we are staying in a hotel complex, next to other hotels, and close to a … More

This week’s shopping basket #1

What was in your shopping basket this week?

What to do on a wet holiday weekend

6 things to do on a wet holiday weekend.

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