Having friends over for dinner called for some serious shopping, and serious shopping can only mean one thing; A trip to Moore Wilsons in town. We visit the Porirua store almost weekly, don’t get me wrong, this is great, but when I truly want to go all out and I have the time, I take…
Waffling about for Sunday Brunch
Today our lazy Sunday breakfast consisted of waffles. I have had mixed results with waffles, there are so many different kinds you can make, buttermilk, crispy, wheat, buckwheat, soda water waffles, waffles with fruit or honey … the options are endless. I think my favorite would have to be plain waffles that aren’t too sweet,…
Playing with Asian Flavors: Part II – Asian Salads
When I normally make dumplings I generally make fried rice to go with it, mainly because it’s something simple, it’s not labor intensive and it’s filling. This time however I wanted something fresh to go with the Gyoza, so I hunted around for some inspiration …. mmm . Asian Salads. I found two recipes that…
Take time to smell the roses
I often get asked to do random things for my friends, but this is by far one of my favorites, giving flowers and cake to someone on their birthday. I love the smile on the recipients face, that must be one of the best things about being a courier. My good friend Sam lives up…
Worms, Chocolate Chips, Green Eggs and no ham
My worm farm has now been up and running for about four weeks. When I purchased my first batch of worms, some of them arrived home DOA, and I don’t think I bought enough, so I thought I’d remedy the situation. I asked a friend if I could trade some home-made chocolate chip bickies for…
Dessert with a difference
If you like dessert, and you like cocktails, then why not try something different? Recently on a girls night out I got introduced to the concept of Dessert Cocktails, and all I can say is WOW!! There is a bar in town called The Library that specialises in dessert cocktails and of course while we…
Playing with Asian Flavors – Part I: Dumplings and Moet
I have never been very good at “creating” Asian dishes, unlike Italian or French cooking, I struggle to get the balance of flavors right. That perfect mix of sweet, salty sour and spicy. It’s hard to get it right, but I think it will come with practice. I have really only just started playing with…
Good food, good wine, good company – bad weather.
We have had an awesome weekend, socialising over meals with great friends two days in a row. What can be better really? I got to try new recipes, had wonderful company and fantastic wine. Speaking of wine, I have always been one to say that wine is a particular taste, what tastes great to one…
I can’t believe I’m saying it, but it may have been too much chocolate … the first time
A few months ago I saw a picture on my sister’s Facebook page that inspired me to make some chocolate chip cookie coated Oreo biscuits. They were insane! The tasted pretty good, but they were HUGE, ridiculously huge, so huge in fact that you couldn’t actually fit the girth of the biscuits in your mouth (well I…
