In the kitchen: salad time

In my weekly Small Pleasures post, I feature things in my shopping basket that week, but usually don’t follow up …

A seat at the table: The Pandemic Pack Collaborative Cookbook Part 2

Lockdown hit us here in New Zealand on the 18th August, a day when I was supposed to be heading …

This week’s small pleasures #243

Here we are, Monday again and well into the second half of the year. You can feel the days gradually getting a little longer, and while we still need our sweaters and padded coats, there are days where our coats are open and scarves moved to our bags.

This week’s small pleasures #241

There are some weeks that are full of small pleasures, there are some where you have to look for them. …

Words on Wednesday: the comfort of soup

orthern hemisphere is thinking of salads and strawberries, those of us who live down under are thinking of soups and stews. As we approach the shortest day, and several more weeks until I can walk to work in morning light, our minds turn to those comfort foods that also bring smiles to our faces.

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would tell you that from next week I am going …

This week’s small pleasures #228

It is somehow hard to believe it is almost half way through the month already. Easter has come and gone, …

This week’s small pleasures #226

It is hard to believe it is already half way through January already. Holidays seem far away and the daily …

Words on Wednesday: 2020 as it was

Normally at this time of year I look back at small pleasures of the year, but somehow it doesn’t seem …

This week’s small pleasures #223

This will be the last small pleasures post of 2020, and also my penultimate post of the year. In the past, I have done a series of highlights of the year, but it just doesn’t feel right at the moment.