Self Control
Samantha Is it just me or is it much harder to exercise self-control when it comes to food during the winter months? I love food, and when the weather gets chilly and nights are spent in front of the roaring … Read more
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Gluten Intolerance vs Wheat Allergy vs Coeliac disease
Despite how widespread the gluten free diet has become nowadays, there is still a great deal of confusion about why people avoid gluten. There are those who avoid it as a lifestyle choice, because they hope it may help them … Read more
August Foodlovers
Hi there, At this time of year we are just about feeling over winter and are ready for some warmer days – particularly with the amount of snow and cold weather that has blasted the country lately! We were lucky … Read more
Pan fried fish with currants and pinenuts
Schnitzel and Coleslaw
Homemade Custard Squares
Fiona Summerfield We’ll get back to the great places we ate at in Melbourne next time. We’ve had snow again. This time we were here for it and it was big dumping for us. The last time I remember snow … Read more
Fish- An Ethical Minefield
Virgil Evetts I’m going through a bit of internal conflict just now. Fish. I enjoy eating it or them very much, and considering some of the other things I eat, the nutritional benefits can’t hurt either. No I don’t enjoy … Read more
Jan’s Corned Beef
A taste for something different
For food lovers, a P&O Cruises gourmet food and wine cruise is a unique way to expand your culinary horizons. P&O is the best-known name in ocean cruising in this part of the world, and in the last three years … Read more
Oatcakes & More: The Art Of Enhancing Cheese
Virgil Evetts As tempting as it can be to sneak a wedge unadorned from the fridge, it’s worth going the extra mile to make an occasion out of good cheese. Most cheeses are improved beyond measure with the right little … Read more
Practical Lighting in the Kitchen
While working in the kitchen it is critical to have good practical lighting to ensure that you, the cook, have the right environment to prepare meals for family and friends. Shadows and dull lighting can easily contribute to accidents and … Read more
Bright Ideas for your Home
In a world that seems to spin faster everyday there’s nothing better than coming home and enjoying time with your family in your own space.. In order to fully relax and do the things you enjoy while you’re at home … Read more
Guavas Galore
Virgil Evetts To most New Zealanders, a guava is a small red fruit, used almost exclusively for making jellies and jams. With the exception of a few morbidly obese and pathologically indiscriminate Kereru, nobody really eats them because they’re gritty, sharp … Read more
I love baking!
Samantha I love to bake. I’ve said this before, baking is something that relaxes me, makes me happy and allows me to make others happy. One day I really do wish I could open a cake shop. Spread the baking … Read more
