I've been having a little blogging break over the holiday time as it has been busy with travel, family and playing sax. We have been ma...

Christmas in New Zealand means strawberry season. A handful of fragrance - strawberries and basil Our strawberries have done really ...

Eco Gift Wrapping The other day I just popped in to an op shop in the little town of Hikurangi on my way through and was delighted to find ...

BLACK MAGIC Our amazingly productive aubergine's 2nd year At the end of last Autumn I nearly pulled out the aubergine plant that...

If there's one thing it seems everyone can grow here (at has a glut of) it's silverbeet. At present we have also got lots of both ty...

Last year we had a Pacifica themed Christmas tree - with mini flax ketes, shells, tapa cloth wrapped little parcels, and we loved the change...

I had never heard of drinking vinegar until a couple of days ago when my daughter found a recipe and asked if I could make her some. My dau...