We are finally experiencing some actual summer weather here in Wellington and the Bumble and Honey Bees are out in full force, furiously flitting from …
Summer Bumbles
Peanut Butter crates
I always prefer to give handmade Christmas gifts where possible and last year, one of the gifts I gave was peanut butter. I wanted a …
Chilli Cornbread
I love cornbread. One of my favourite winter dinners is a big bowl full of chilli that has been cooking away in the crockpot all …
Cotton Dishcloth Lovin’ part 3
I found a local supply of dishcloth cotton! Hubby and I were in Upper Hutt this morning and we popped into the mall to visit …
Homemade peanut butter
I have been making my own nut butters for a few years now. Peanut butter is so cheap and easy to make, I can’t really …
Mind your P’s (passionfruit) and Q’s (Quince)
My late father law was an avid gardener and when he passed away, instead of flowers from work, I requested fruit trees. I felt this …
Cotton Dishcloth Lovin’ Part 2
I was given a dishcloth pattern last week. There was no picture on the pattern so when I got home, I started knitting one straight …
Beetroot Pickle
When I was growing up, I couldn’t stand beetroot. It would be served at every BBQ and family gathering we went to and it was …
Chicken Apricot Pie
My recipe for Apricot and chicken stew serves 4 so I had some leftovers after I had made it as there was just 2 of us …
Apricot and Chicken stew
I always have at least 7 jars of various different relishes, pickles, sauces etc in my fridge at any one time and I periodically go …