The lush green of summer has turned to yellow, orange and brown, the spice jars are down from the shelf, … More
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A seat at the table: Capitol
Seventeen years ago, my husband and I got married at Frederiksberg Rådhus in Denmark. It really doesn’t seem so long … More
A seat at the table: The Pandemic Pack Collaborative Cookbook Part 2
Lockdown hit us here in New Zealand on the 18th August, a day when I was supposed to be heading … More
A seat at the table: Asado at Nikau
Every now and again it is good to do something a little different. On Saturday, as the Matariki firework display was taking place at the waterfront here in Wellington, we went to Nikau Café’s asado night.
A seat at the table
Another post in the occasional series where we enjoy eating out at nice places! Being in Auckland this weekend to … More
This week’s small pleasures #215
Who can believe it is November already? 2020 has been such a strange year we all agree. Forgetting the headlines … More
A seat at the table: Twenty Seven Steps
On Saturday evening in Christchurch we headed over to New Regent Street, a really pretty terraced street. The precinct, opened … More
A seat at the table: beer and pies
If you have been following Thistles and Kiwis for a while, you might remember previous visits to Wellington on a … More
This week’s small pleasures #152
I can’t believe it is Monday again…and time to stop and pause and think about the small pleasures of the … More
This week’s small pleasures #122
It’s Monday, it’s time for this week’s small pleasures. It is a lovely hot summer evening, we are well fed … More
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