Easter, eggs and retro recipes

Despite what the forecasters predicted, the weather this Easter weekend has not been bad at all.  Yes there has been … More

Eggs, bacon and lashings of tea

One of the nice things about weekends is having a bit more time to cook.  This Saturday for example I … More

Autumn, a lunch and a fish pie

After the lovely weather we have been having, it was all change this week, with rain, mist and wind all … More

Sunshine, blue skies and some healthy scones

The weather has been really lovely this week, with some of those brilliant blue skies you see here.  It can’t … More

Sunday, muffins and the Dowse Art Museum

It was so nice to not have an fixed plans this weekend.  I even had time to sit with a … More

Cooking, chicken and a jar of juice

At last we have a weekend with no plans and nothing in the diary – hoorah!  So we had a … More

Feijoas, a friand and a pizza feast

There are foods in every countries that locals like and that foreigners look on at in wonder.  For example Marmite … More

Lunch, a walk and a weekend

At last I had a weekend at home, and also a chance to invite some people around we had been … More

Christchurch, a lot of rain and the edge of a cyclone

This weekend, we took a short work trip down to Christchurch.  Unfortunately, this meant another 6am start on Saturday, which … More

Hula, honey and something horrid

Things still seen to be hectic here, or rather, there just seems to be a lot of things going on, … More