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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would sit you down while I cooked us up some … More

From the kitchen: dropped scones

It was Saturday afternoon, and we decided that a little something was needed to accompany our cup of tea and … More

From the kitchen: seeded apple bread

It was a rather wet Wednesday afternoon today, so my instinct was to turn to the kitchen. I had been … More

There is always time for cake…

I do enjoy my Wednesdays. The mid week blues are banished as I don’t work on this day. Some Wednesdays … More

This week’s small pleasures #245

It seems winter has returned – at least for a couple of days. Sunday was bitterly cold and it rained … More

Baking in the afternoon: cheese scones

ree with Felicity Cloak in The Guardian – I love scones. I also happen to live in a cheese scone obsessed city (see this article from 2019 here). People at work discuss where they get their favourite cheese scone, and every year Pravda Café’s World Famous (in Wellington) Cheese Scone Class sells out on Wellington on a Plate (I was lucky to go in 2019). One of my favourite cafes, Floriditas, even has a recipe for their cheese and rocket scones on their website. The cheese scone is part of this city’s identity!