A Christmas dish: blogmas 11 December

I’m beginning to really regret starting blogmas.  It is hard to come up with a new post every day, never … More

Thorndon Fair – Blogmas 4 December

The first Sunday of December is the day of the Thorndon Fair, which takes place (obviously!) in Thorndon, one of … More

Christmas comes but once a year…

I can’t believe that we have reached December, the start of summer for us in the southern hemisphere, and a … More

Keep calm…and bake scones

What does one do at the end of a week of saying goodbye, traveling for work and experiencing earthquakes?  Well, … More

The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play

I’m sitting here with a large pot of Earl Grey Blue Flowers tea staring out at the rain which seems … More

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one

On Saturday morning, with a little time so spend before Pilates, I wandered into Commonsense Organics on Wakefield Street.  I … More

Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese

I love toast.  I love cheese (though it doesn’t love me…a very sad relationship).  I especially love cheese on toast.  … More

A rather flat result…or why baking powder is important

Imagine…..it is Saturday afternoon, and the smell of baking fills the air.  The sun is shining, and we go outside … More

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea on this cold spring Friday afternoon, we would be sitting … More

A biscuit by any other name would taste as sweet

Not that I really need an excuse to spend time in the kitchen baking, but a forthcoming bake sale at … More