This week’s small pleasures #330

Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate! Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays here in New Zealand, … More

From the kitchen: pork, pumpkin and sage meatballs

One thing we like in this house is meatballs. Julia Turshen’s wonderful turkey meatballs are a firm favourite and Ottolenghi’s … More

No doubt many of you will have seen pictures of the dreadful flooding up north in Auckland. There are red … More

I was lucky enough to receive three new cook books for Christmas, Two of the books are in Swedish, which … More

Knowing we were returning to Napier at the end of December, I got online early and booked a table at … More

Does one ever need an excuse to make and eat cake? I guess not, but my excuse this weekend was … More

With warmer days ahead, our meals move from soups and stews to salads and all the good things of summer. … More

I recently got hold of a copy of Mezcla by Ixta Belfrage, a wonderful eclectic mix of recipes inspired by … More

On Sunday, we walked up to Kelburn to visit Graze Wine Bar, housed in what used to be a butcher’s … More

I had this post all planned…an account of making lasagne, following this fantastic recipe from Nigella Eats Everything. However, I … More