Cook Book Club: February

As regular readers may know, we are soon off (10 days!) on a bit of an adventure to Hamburg and … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be enjoying one of the Anzac biscuits I made … More

Using up the veg, adding colour to the plate

Every Monday, I share the vegetables I get in the Wonky Box, so I thought today I would share some … More

Words on Wednesday: what we’ve been eating

Regular readers will know how much I enjoy food. Eating, reading about it, cooking, listening to podcasts, watching YouTube demonstrations … More

This week’s small pleasures #329

The clocks have gone back, autumn is here, and as they say in the country I grew up in, the … More

What’s on my plate: za’atar salmon and tahini

We all need a dish that looks exotic and fancy but is, in fact, so simple anyone could make it. … More

This week’s small pleasures #260

It is a bit of a grey day today. It has looked like rain all day but none has materialised … More

This week’s small pleasures #228

Can you believe it is the 1st February already? I certainly can’t. There are lots of things I was going … More

This week’s small pleasures #224

This week’s small pleasures come to you from a week which straddled two years. We all have our views on … More

Winter wine tasting in Hawke’s Bay

At this time of year, when the cold weather sets in, it is important to have a few little treats lined up. With our planned three-week trip to Canada obviously cancelled, we decided to head up north to Napier in the Hawke’s Bay region for a few days winter break