Words on Wednesday: making chutney

At this time of year in New Zealand, lockdown or not, the country goes mad for feijoas. The first time …

This week’s small pleasures #182

Gosh what a week it has been…personally and globally. It is hard to know where to start. So, I will …

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 sitting outside enjoying the summer weather. We would …

This week’s small pleasures #165

This past week saw me travel to Hawke’s Bay, eat some good food, enjoy some sunshine and spend a lot …

This week’s small pleasures #156

Here we are again, Monday evening, and the time to look back on the small pleasures of the past week. …

This week’s small pleasures #125

I’ve been doing these small pleasures posts for over two years now, and still find them quite fun to do. …

The high point of the season

One of the best things about eating in summer is the piles of berries…strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries….though I do …

This week’s eats #3

So here we are with the third in the occasional series This week’s eats. First up, some olive oil brought back …

This week’s small pleasures #108

Well, what with feeling rotten for a good part of the week, the small pleasures have very much been based …

What I learned in January

How many of you are sticking with your resolutions?  I’m sure many of you are, and no doubt some of …