MY DARLING LEMON THYME

mango and cardamom lassi recipe

You know what I have been eating for breakfast these past few days? Beautiful, big mangoes brought for a measly 50cents from the shop down the road! I had feared we were too late for cheap aussie mangoes, but we seem to still be in luck. Would you believe me if I said I was […]

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. […]