MY DARLING LEMON THYME

collecting coriander seeds…

Does anyone else feel just a wee bit scared about where the world is heading? With so much destruction in such a short space of time, I have a feeling Mother Earth is trying to get back at us for all the harm we humans have inflicted on her. I’ve really been struggling writing blog […]

Babble’s top 100 mom food bloggers

So, I’ve been nominated for Babbles’s top 100 mom food bloggers!!!! It would be an honor to be listed in the top 100 and I’d love your vote 🙂 I am listed under my actual name instead of my darling lemon thyme, so if you are having troubles finding my nomination, just click to sort names alphabetically, […]

gluten-free chocolate wedding cake recipe

photo credits Kelda Aikman So, we have made is safely to Perth and it is only now, nearly 3 weeks on from our surprise wedding that I am able to catch my breath and do a write up on the gluten-free chocolate wedding cake I promised I would share. The past few weeks have been […]

red quinoa with garlic & thyme roasted cherry tomato recipe

So once again, I’m not quite sure where to begin today’s post. It may have something to do with the fact that I am so insanely busy at the moment that my brain feels fried? You may remember me talking about heading to Wellington to make an appearance on the Good Morning show. Well, that […]

simple rustic tomato sauce recipe

I’m not quite sure where to start today’s post. So much has happened in the past week that I’m almost lost for words. It seems almost selfish to be carrying on with life, writing about homemade tomato sauce when the people of Christchurch have had their lives turned upside down for the second time in […]

a surprise wedding…

Photo taken by Peter Stonerough. On Saturday we had our farewell BBQ at a beautiful bush park reserve here in Raglan and surprised our family and friends with a wedding! We have been thinking about the idea for about 6 months now, but only seriously decided to go ahead with our plans two weeks ago. […]

grilled courgette with parsley, olives & garlic crumbs recipe

It has been an eventful few weeks for our family, and not all in a good way. Si badly hurt his foot kitesurfing 2 weeks ago, and has been off work ever since. The timing couldn’t have been any worse, with us trying to pack up our lives for the big move to Perth, in […]