Changing time and seasons means a switch to comfort food

It’s all a bit confusing with the switching of the clocks in the UK.  What time is it there, what time is it here? We are now 12 hours ahead of BST until next week when our clocks go back here in New Zealand and then we’ll be 11 hours ahead.  Last Friday...

Tomatoes – smooth or chunky – whatever makes you smile

A high pressure ridge is sitting over New Zealand’s north island at the moment.  This is bringing us wonderful tomato ripening weather.  It’s a relief as I was about to use the secret method of ripening your tomatoes my Dad sent to me.  It was the...

From babies to bassets – when did that happen?

Fortnum and Mason are now about 18 months old and our vet reckoned this was the time that they could start to change them onto adult food.  I thought of this only because I need to get them a new bag of biscuits soon. Put this thinking together in the same brain with...

Fast food done slow!

Looking back over the last few weeks it’s become clear that the new recipes I’m trying out have one thing in common – apart from the fact that their inspiration comes from my favourite supermarket.  They are all fast foods. They don’t take...

The smart alternative to fish and chips

I was so overexcited with my photo study of the Martinborough Fair, I clean forgot that it was that time of the week to exchange recipes with my in-laws.  Arguably I could email that but where would be the blogging fun be in that? Part of the recipe exchange is that...