It’s cold and raining here today so I whipped up this delicious soup for lunch. It was so easy and cheap, I thought I would …
Easy peasy soup
Category: menu planning
Microgreens experiment
While in lockdown, we are trying to make sure that we maintain eating our 5 plus a day. So far, so good but to make …
The slow art of Sourdough
Lockdown day 8 for us here in New Zealand and my sourdough starter has been getting a great workout the past week. Now that I …
Tomato and Sausage bread bake
This dish came about because I had some bread ends in the freezer that needed using up. I defrosted my bread ends and also got …
Menu Planning
I have been menu planning for a while now, using the method of looking in the cupboards/fridge/freezer on a Sunday night to see what needs …
Homemade Creamy Hummus
While I was on holiday recently I discovered a new brand of hummus which was so delicious and creamy, I was compelled to try and …
Fennel and Couscous Salad
This salad came about from a stuffing recipe for chicken, a salad to go with the chicken and a salad recipe I found online when …
A tale of a fig tree
It was a dark and stormy night. Wellington’s infamous wind was crashing through the trees and whistling around the rooftops. I was lying awake, wondering …
Eggy bread and tomato salad
I wasn’t sure what to call this thing I invented for lunch today, but it was delicious! This came about from a piece of bread …
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 …