Poppy seed and Garlic bread
Another flavour experiment. Honestly the base recipe for this bread is a game changer, you can add just about anything to it and it works. I have made 2 versions of this one, ingredients for […]
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Weekend Walk
The weather was stunning here in Wellington yesterday and we took advantage of the nice warm day to go for a walk. I snapped a few pics to share with you while we were out […]
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Orange, Cardamom and Walnut no knead bread
I have been doing more experimenting with no knead bread flavours and this one is a goodun’. The orange is a good background flavour and the stars of the show are the spices which give […]
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October Socks
My October socks are done. These ones are for Hubby and he has worn them once already and they are drying on the line as I type this. Another pair from the Gallipoli range from […]
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Knitting project bags
I did a bit of birthday/christmas sewing recently in the form of some knitting project bags. I saw a bag I really liked online and self drafted a pattern to make one for my sister […]
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Bottling Jalapenos
We use alot of jalapenos in our house and I have found the cheapest way to buy them is in a 3 kg tin from Moore Wilsons which costs about $15.00. A 470g jar of […]
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Garden Bunting
Now that Spring has officially arrived, I thought it was time to give the garden bunting a bit of a refresh. Each year I pull out my scraps and make some bunting for two areas […]
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Bluetit socks
My September socks are done and dusted, these ones are the Bluetit colourway from the West Yorkshire Spinners Signature bird series. This is the third pair I have knit from the bird series and I […]
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Chilli and Lime no knead bread
Continuing on with my flavoured bread experiment, I have made 2 versions of this bread and they were both equally as good. The first one had one lime and the second one had some wholemeal […]
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Upcycled Christmas bags
I started to wrap my Christmas presents on the weekend as I have mostly finished my shopping. I have a good stash of gift bags to reuse and I had three of these Farmers ones […]
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