Chocolate, chips and cold weather

It’s been a cold and wet week, after Monday being such a gorgeous day. There has been flooding down south … More

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

You know that winter is coming in New Zealand when the price of tomatoes goes up. According to Statistics New … More

Some of you may have seen the fuss in the media this week about Gwyneth Paltrow’s attempt to live off … More

Friday was Poppy Day, the day we in New Zealand buy our poppies prior to Anzac Day. This year marks … More

The weather brightened up at the weekend, with some sunshine, though late Sunday the weather turned and we had quite … More

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

I’ve just finished lunch, which consisted of the terrine I made yesterday, some sour dough bread, that was still warm … More

This morning I was a little early for my appointment with the chiropractor, so I walked down to the shore … More

After the lovely weather yesterday, it is raining today. It isn’t cold, just wet, but not a nice day to … More