My local Farmers Market
Every Saturday rain, hail or shine, I get up early and head down to our local Farmers Market. This is where I stock up on my veges for the week at a fraction […]
Author: Rachel McKelvie
Temperature Blanket update #6
I got stupidly excited yesterday as it was finally cold enough to get a blue row on my blanket. I was getting a bit sick of the green and pink to be honest so it […]
Lux 2017
A few weeks ago, Wellington got all dressed up for several evenings with the return of the Lux Light Festival We headed along one Friday night to check it out. We started the night with […]
Raisin and Coconut overnight oats
Another overnight oats recipe from my experiments a while ago. The honey and the raisins lend a nice hint of sweetness to this one without being too sweet. The cashews keep a nice bite as […]
Carrot Soup
Carrying on with the winter soup experiments, this carrot one turned out really nice. The sunflower seeds make this soup nice and creamy without all the extra calories. This recipe also freezes superbly. 3 tbsp […]
Roasted tomato and capsicum soup
One of my favourite things about winter is a big bowl of hot soup and some warm fluffy rolls or crusty bread slathered in butter to dip into it. I love to experiment with different […]
Temperature Blanket update #5
I got a bit excited yesterday as I thought it might be cold enough for me to have my first blue row on my blanket but alas, it was 1 degree too warm and so […]
Slow Cooker sausage stew
I bunged this together last night, left it to cook all day and had to share it with you tonight as it was delish and oh so easy. It is getting cold here now and […]
Tomato and fish stew
I don’t have any photos of this as I made it, ate it, thought it was delicious and quickly wrote down the recipe so I could make it again. 1 red onion 3 cloves garlic […]
Temperature Blanket update #4
I am in the pink this last fortnight with mostly pink rows. I was pleased it was a bit cooler towards the end of the week so I could get some green rows done. This […]