Helloooo, I thought it timely to share this recipe I put together for the gorgeous Dish magazine earlier in the year…I can’t think of anything better for an outdoor, southern hemisphere New Year’s get-together. (Actually it would be pretty bloody fabulous in the freezing north too). I have been making variations on this hot cheesy […]
We’re almost there – one week to go and Christmas will be upon us! To date I have not bought a single present, nor I have I given any thought to what I will be serving at Christmas Eve drinks or Christmas Day brunch – bloody hell, this is very uncharacteristic, and adding to my […]
God I am so sick and tired of this year – I have to say if there was an ‘annus horriblis’ this has been it. (No not horrible anus, you know – horrible year…) Being left after 26 years of marriage is a pretty rough gig and my self-esteem has taken a total beating. Thankfully, […]
Just re-posting this little beauty from a while back…can’t help myself, it’s raining, I don’t want to get out of bed…wish it was Sunday morning! :)Feeling easy like Sunday morning, thanks Lionel Richie, and thanks yoga, which seems to have some kind of calmative effect on me so that when I finish, I can float […]
Morning all – for once, not from bed with my mug of tea (been there done that), it is 7:22am and I am tapping away at my keyboard in my office instead. Generally speaking I am not a fan of people who always arrive late, flapping about, gasping for air and talking about how busy […]
As you know I have been doing a few collaborations lately – but I am such a nerdy-britches that I have some self-imposed criteria that I always stick to when doing any sponsored posts. So anyway, I was recently approached by the Spring Sheep Milk Company and asked if I was keen to work together. […]
Morning all. God what a weird few weeks, first Trump elected President in the states and then earthquakes here in New Zealand. I don’t remember us having such regular ‘shaky isles’ in the past, and feel so sorry for anyone having to live with both the fear during the quakes, and the crappy aftermath of […]
Friday – where in the bloody hell did the week go?!?! This is the one teeny tiny little downside to going away, while you escape into the travel twilight zone/parallel universe, merrily escaping normal life, normal life just keeps going – waiting for you to return and then requiring you to catch up immediately. Remember […]
Good morning from a chilly, clear-skied Kinloch (just down the road from Taupo). I’m going to make this quick as I am staying with my lovely sister and her fam and the plan is to go boating shortly, so I have just made myself a cup of tea and snuck back to bed for 5 […]
Wooo – Friday with a long weekend ahead – bring it on! I am quickly finishing this before heading off to yoga (Ohmmmm – did first proper one-arm, no-cheaty side crow recently – yeah baby!) so that you can get the ingredients sorted for this recipe today. Even if the weather doesn’t behave, these nibbles […]
Goooood morning, crikey it feels like it’s been ages, but perhaps not that long (only a week!) – and I am happy to say I have five recipes lined up ready and waiting, so plenty more to come over the next little while. This is one I put together for the Dish magazine website, […]
When the guys at NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® asked if I was keen to participate in a collaboration I was thinking, errp, do I have enough time, so much to do etc etc, but when they explained the concept to me I was totally sold. Basically they have teamed up with will.i.am to bring awesome music […]
Helloooo – if you come here often you will already probably know these things: 1. I love tarts, 2. I particularly love lemon tarts, 3. I am something of a perfectionist (as confirmed by the Fisher & Paykel What’s Your Cooking Style?’ quiz). To that end, the second recipe I thought of when they asked me to […]
Fridaaaaay! Yay – and finally a beautiful blue-sky day in Auckland – fantastic! Today’s recipe is for a crispy thin-based pizza loaded with cheesy goodness then finished off with a little chilli kick, fresh peppery rocket and some fresh zingy lemon. It is a great vegetarian option, but for other suggestions you can also checkout […]