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 was a better way to remember him as he always […]
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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 away to see what it looked like. It was quite […]
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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 nearly always from a tin and had an overwhelming taste […]
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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 for dinner that night. I always make sure I use […]
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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 on a mission to use up the contents of the […]
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Warm kumera salad
I had a kumera knocking round in the vege basket that needed to be used up and some haloumi that we brought before Christmas that also needed to be used up so this quick and […]
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Cheesy scone bites
I was trawling though my pinterest feed the other day when I came across a pin for some delicious looking garlic cheese bombs I clicked on the pin to go to the website and check […]
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What I’m reading
January is my favourite month for getting back into my reading after a busy silly season in December. On my bedside table at the moment I have waiting to be read: The Almond Blossom Appreciation […]
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Chickpea and Bacon Curry
We had friends round for dinner last weekend and I made a cheesecake for dessert that required 1/2 cup of coconut cream. That left me with the rest of the tin to be used up […]
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Mexican Carrot Dip
While I was putting away my weekly vege purchases yesterday, I discovered 7 carrots in the bottom of the vege bin that had seen better days. They were still good enough to be used to […]
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