Apples, pears and a slice of cake

Tomorrow (1st June) is the start of winter down here in the southern hemisphere.  It’s the season for stews, pies … More

Pumpkins, feijoas and making chutney

With early autumn, comes a new wave of fruits and vegetables.  Apples, beans, capsicum (peppers), pears, passion fruit, pumpkin and … More

Share Your World: Week 12

So it is time once again for Cee’s Weekly Share Your World Challenge.  I try not to look at what … More

A wedding, a farmers’ market and a weekend away

This weekend we went north to Leigh to celebrate the wedding of two of our friends in Auckland.  The wedding … More

A little bit of France in the Pacific: New Caledonia part 3 (or fish, fish and more fish)

In my last post, I mentioned visiting the market in Nouméa on the Saturday morning.  We got there quite late … More

Share Your World: Week 47

I’ve just started a new job, and am not sure quite how I am going to fit in things like … More

Oysters, Beef Wellington and Chocolate Cake: winter weekend getaway part 1

Winter seems to be moving into spring, with brighter mornings, sunnier skies, tulips beginning to pop up and magnolia in … More

Queen’s Birthday Holiday Weekend: Sunday sun

Usually when the weather sees that there is a public holiday on the calendar, it arranges for rain or wind … More

The Food Show, comedy and Eurovision madness

There always seems to be something on here to go to or see.  The NZ Comedy Festival has been on … 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