This week’s small pleasures #277

Each day I write down three good things that have happened that day. It could be sunshine when sunshine was … More

This week’s small pleasures #274

You can really feel autumn is here with darker mornings and a slight chill in the air. We have still … More

This week’s small pleasures #225

Another week, another set of small pleasures, those little things that bring us joy and a smile to our faces. Autumn is here, so it is time to plan reading lists, trawl recipe books for seasonal eating ideas and look forward to the Easter break. So without further ado, here are some of the good things of the past week.

Words on Wednesday: making chutney

At this time of year in New Zealand, lockdown or not, the country goes mad for feijoas. The first time … More

This week’s small pleasures #151

This week’s small pleasures is coming to you on a Sunday again, not because I am travelling but because I am going to a Wellington on a Plate event.

This week’s small pleasures #138

Coming to you a day early again as I am off on yet another work trip tomorrow, Monday, are this week’s small pleasures.

This week’s small pleasures #137

It’s Monday evening, on a day that started cold and wet and ended warm and sunny. That is autumn for you!

This week’s small pleasures #133

So…here we are again…Monday evening and a time to look back on the small pleasures of the past week. The … More

The autumn months

I don’t know if I am correct here, but it seems to be that at this transition time between summer … More

Some of the finest fruit

One of the joys of being home, is being back in the kitchen, even if it is just making poached eggs on toast for breakfast