MY DARLING LEMON THYME

Gluten + dairy-free spiced pear and almond cake recipe

Five years ago today, I posted my very first blog post. We were living back home in Raglan, NZ in our little house in the trees. My baby girl was turning 4 on the same day (she’s 9 today, far out!) and I thought it was as good a time to start a project as […]

Mushroom curry recipe

Those of you who have been here awhile will know by now how much of a produce geek I am. I look forward to our local Saturday farmers markets with much excitement, get my kicks out of growing our own herbs and vegetables and if anyone ever invites me on a farm tour, I’m there […]

Hearty buckwheat + kale soup recipe

Vegetarianism is not something I’ve ever really talked about on here and to be honest, I prefer to just do my thing and if that inspires someone else to give it a go, then that’s cool. If you’ve got my cookbook you will no doubt have a pretty good idea of the kind of childhood […]

Turmeric fire cider (aka Master tonic)

The kids and I have been taking turns at being sick over the past few weeks. As soon as one gets better the next one goes down like a fly, ache-y, and with a sore head and blocked nose, you all know the feeling I’m sure. I hit them with my usual cold and flu […]

roasted pumpkin, millet + herb patties

If you were to peak into my fridge on any given day, you’d be greeted by numerous jar of flours, fresh and fermented vegetables, a large jar of sourdough starter-taking up half the top shelf, some excess kefir grains (doing their thing) and all sorts of containers of leftover food from the night before. On […]

roasted carrot soup with fennel + lemon

I am blessed with one adventurous eating kid in our family (the other one is getting there, slowly). She hardly ever turns her nose up at anything and gives most things a try, more often that not coming back for more, and more. But somethings changed this year when it comes to school lunches. All […]