For a while I thought that the Spinach in my potager was going to be my second flop crop. After my disappointment with the broad beans I didn’t want any more growing failures right now. After all my spinach plants had battled through the winter being chomped... There has been high excitement across our local community with the news that a farmers market was opening up in Upper Hutt. Although there are a growing number of markets across New Zealand Upper Hutt is definitely one of the pioneers in the revolution for locally... We’ve been bewitched with a spate of technology failures. First it was the breadmaker and then it’s been the computer, printer, wall lights, food processor and finally the lawn mowers. I don’t know if we’re jinxed or perhaps I’m just... I was kicked out of domestic science at school because it clashed with art. Over the years I’ve convinced myself that had I chosen domestic science over art I would now be a more proficient baker. Regretfully I was kicked out of art for some reason I... After my trip to the City Market last weekend, I’ve been cooking to ingredients rather than shopping for recipes. When it came to this week’s baking we continued that theme by checking out what we might have in the house and baking with that. As you can... 