raspberry, pear + almond crumble {gluten-free}
Growing up, we lived in a house on the hill overlooking the little sleepy town of Raglan, NZ. In winter there were days when the fog barely lifted it’s thick blanket and our house remained shaded by the huge pine trees growing at the top of the hill. On those days the ice was set […]
persimmon, fennel + rocket salad recipe
So, the book is done. After many months of cooking all day and editing/writing until the wee hours, I can finally say it’s all done. It’s funny, before I started I was under no illusion as to how much work it would involve, for most cookbooks there is a whole team of people pulling it […]
growing pineapples for free…
Si and I grow all sorts of random things in our garden. Some ‘experiments’ work out, while others don’t. If you were to look out in our backward right now you’d find a whole family of different-sized pots filled with tamarind trees grown from seed, chilli plants plucked out from my mother-in-laws where they had […]
cinnamon quinoa porridge w/ orange + rosemary apple recipe
You know one of the things that makes me laugh the most about this whole online world thing? The fact that I can take photos of my breakfast while still in my pajamas, robe (dressing gown) and ugg-boots and no one is none the wiser! Ha. I’m sure if my neighbours ever happened to look over our […]
a few of my favourite things {May 2013}
This list has been piling up over the past few months and I thought before it gets to a full page long I should really share it with you all! I hope all you mums down here in the Southern Hemisphere had a beautiful mothers day yesterday. I had a great day with the kids, […]
rhubarb, candied hazelnut + buckwheat cake + a giveaway!
If you’re into real, honest, wholefood then I suspect the person I am about to talk about today will come of no surprise to you at all, especially if you are from or happen to live in Australia. Jude Blereau has been one of the leading voices in wholefoods throughout Australia and the world for […]
Inspire me: Tara O’Brady from Seven Spoons
I can’t remember when it was that I first discovered Tara and her inspiring blog Seven Spoons it was that long ago (she’s just celebrated 8 years of blogging, far out!). But I have a feeling it was right around the time that I started this space and the visual person that I am was […]