This week’s small pleasures #424

This week’s small pleasures post is coming to you on Sunday evening as tomorrow I am off for a cataract … More

Wining and dining in Hawke’s Bay

If you enjoy good food and wine, Hawke’s Bay is the place to go. There are excellent restaurants, interesting shopping, … More

With summer produce coming into the shop, the food we are eating is shifting to tomatoes, capsicum, asparagus and crisp … More

What a week! Days in Perth, a new city for us, travel issues, a dance performance, dinners out and a … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about th recent trip to Perth, about how … More

When I read about.the cookbook club over at Jo’s Brookford Kitchen Diaries I thought it sounded tremendous fun and would … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would agree it was nice to meet up again after … More

I headed to the kitchen this morning, put the kettle on for tea, and popped in two slices of bread … More

When it comes to cooking and eating, what does ‘comfort’ mean? So begins the latest book from the Ottolenghi stable, … More

It has been a lovely sunny day today, with blue skies all day, lifting sprits and bringing smiles to our … More