Coconut and Broccoli soup
Continuing on with the Wintery Soup theme, this Broccoli and Coconut soup is simple and delicious. Served 2 of us with enough left over for 2 lunches. The other half of the tin of coconut […]
Author: Rachel McKelvie
Temperature Blanket Update #7
Well it has been nearly 4 weeks since my last update because apparently it has been too hot for my sister to do any crochet, as evidenced by the amount of Emperor and Plum in […]
Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin soup is my all time favourite. Unfortunately Hubby doesn’t feel the same way so I don’t often get to make it. There are hundreds of Pumpkin soup recipes on the internet but this it […]
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 […]
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 […]