Stories of pretend meals

The book sits there, tantalising me to open it and sample its offerings. Promises of elegant and exquisite tastes, of … More

Strawberries, strawberries

Whilst the northern hemisphere enjoys autumnal feasts and the fruits of the season such as persimmons, apples and pears, we … More

Looking back at the past week, there were a few things that really stuck out as being small pleasures. These … More

Welcome to the 40th This week’s small pleasures post. The sun came out on Saturday, as can be seen in … More

So here we are at the end of January already. The summer in New Zealand has not been the greatest, … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would immediately agree not to talk about world affairs. … More

There are certain foods that have a way of transporting us to different times and places. One whiff of baking … More