I think I may have mentioned before, but my older brother Sandy (who is 18 years older than me) was … More
Tag: potatoes
Cook Book Club: a short trip to Sweden
Holiday memories, the theme of this month’s cookbook challenge, was a tough one. The holidays in Paris as a child…but … More
Cook book club February
When I looked at the topic for this month’s cook book club, my mind went blank. Did I have any … More
What’s on your plate: December
With summer produce coming into the shop, the food we are eating is shifting to tomatoes, capsicum, asparagus and crisp … More
Words on Wednesday
I headed to the kitchen this morning, put the kettle on for tea, and popped in two slices of bread … More
What’s on my plate: August
Back in March, I mentioned a couple of things I had made from Julius Roberts’ beautiful book The Farm Table. … More
This week’s small pleasures #381
It is Easter Monday evening and the end of the long weekend. It has been lovely to have some time … More
What’s on your plate: March
As regular readers are aware, we get a vegetable delivery (almost) every week. While often there are crisp salads that … More
Words on Wednesday: Christmas feasting and other things
The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the weeding is done, the pantry tidied up and the shelves in … More
This week’s small pleasures #328
It’s Monday evening here in New Zealand. The days are definitely getting shorter, with darker mornings making it just a … More