The boy found a cookbook at the library that led to a week of fabulous lunches. I love it when you find something that sparks a flurry of creating. It can be a new set of colouring pencils, a cookbook, … Read More
The youngest of the household is requesting mexican eggs a bunch lately. It’s one of our fast and furiously made comfort foods. Passed onto me by friends who spent years in Mexico, it’s traditionally a way to stretch leftovers and … Read More
Introducing this week’s culinary highlight. I have tried making variations of the Green Goddess dressing many times over the years but none as good as this one. It’s a landmark day folks. Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Turshen’s cookbook, It’s All Good, … Read More
Every recipe I try out of Gywneth Paltrow’s It’s all Good cookbook is a winner. The Bummer Bar is no exception. I think it’s a terrible name, but sheesh they taste good and there is so much goodness in them. … Read More
We had friends due for afternoon tea and my partner had promised some home baking. I had the orange cake in the oven before I remembered one of them is gluten-free. Yikes. I googled Gluten free cookies and there were … Read More
Those of you who have been around awhile know I like to have a go at making pretty much everything, at least once. Homemade crackers have been on my list for a year. I went to a Raw Foods workshop … Read More
How about the colour of this juice?! I love it. It’s beetroot, carrot, apple and ginger juice. The perfect mid afternoon pick-me-up. Just what these chilly winter days in New Zealand need. Cheers! The basic recipe I got from It’s All Good. … Read More
I love mushrooms all sorts of ways, but these marinated mushrooms are a kind of melt-in-the-mouth goodness that is perfect for a savoury treat. They keep beautifully in the fridge and are great at parties, or to zing up a … Read More
Every now and then I get a book out of the library but then find myself unwilling to part with it. This is one: The Homemade Pantry – 101 Foods you can stop buying and start making. By Alana Chernila. … Read More
Popcorn has been a favourite snacky treat around here for awhile.Thing is, I am crap at making it. I can’t tell you the number of burnt pots I have had to scrub out. The queen of multi-tasking gets distracted you … Read More
I have a thing about lemon and blueberries together. You might remember the Lemon and Blueberry tart recipe i posted back HERE. That was the favourite dessert back in 2011. This little beauty is my favourite cake at the moment. Blueberry … Read More
Today was Sunday and i spent all morning in the garden. In pyjama’s. It was the first quiet day in awhile. I had just gotten dressed when there was a teeny knock at the door and dear friends from town ‘dropped in’ … Read More
Three days into this ‘seven days of consecutive blogging’…i bring you…THE lemon tart. Actually, i threw blueberries in at the last minute and that was perfect: We were expecting a large family of friends over for dinner. The dinner was … Read More
Beachside wanders in the winter sun.(A break from all that rain…wahoo!) Winter fruit fresh off the trees. A little rocking out. There’s a bit of that around here. (I just love witnessing that move from making music daily with a … Read More
I couldn’t find my cheese straws recipe so i invented one on the fly. It turned out delicious and way better than the original. I like it when that happens. I even wrote it down as i went: Cheese biscuits … Read More
I love making an annual batch of spring salve. A herbalist trained by old women in Eastern Europe who learnt from their mama’s, who learnt from their mama’s, salvemaking is part of how i celebrate the seasons and the healing … Read More
I am very fond of vests. For myself, and now, inflicting them on small people. I find they are especially good for small people. Vests keep the chest and back warm and cosy while leaving those active arms uninhibited and … Read More
for those who have yet to discover the joys of feijoa’s – they are the green oval fruits next to the other green oval fruits (grapes) and our organic ricebubble-honey-dried fruit thingies. feijoa cake in the makingi’d post a picture … Read More
