Quick and easy porridge
Everyone has their favourite way to make porridge and I thought I would share mine with you. It takes 5 mins to make and is a delicious and hearty breakfast. Place 1/2 cup of rolled […]
Author: Rachel McKelvie
Temperature Blanket Update #8
It has been a while since my last blanket update and we have had some real doozy weather here in the land of the long white cloud. I even got a silver row which means […]
Oh My Muesli!
I am trying to cut some sugar out of my diet and decided to have a play around with my muesli recipe and see if it would work without the oil and sugar. Oh my […]
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 […]
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 […]