Virgil Evetts And as we bid a fond adieu to another summer (technically speaking anyway, still plenty hot around my neck of the woods), the final flurry of fruitfulness arrives on shop shelves. Among the season’s last orders are some … Read more »
Lois Davey Following almost 2 weeks of intensive labour my house has given birth to a new kitchen. It’s not the flashest new kitchen in Godzone but it’s my new kitchen and I’m suitably thrilled. It posed something of a … Read more »
Summerfields It is easy to make jokes about the food of the USA. We love visiting the supermarkets to marvel at the rows of sweet breakfast cereals, the enormous muffins caked in frosting and the butter flavoured sprinkles. I’ve read … Read more »
Virgil Evetts My current hiatus from wine and other delectable inebriants (coupled with typically oppressive high-summer weather) has forced me to plumb the depths of sobriety for a range of refreshing but chaste alternatives.
Virgil Evetts Is it possible that pregnancy is just a ruse invented by women as an excuse for being über-pernickety about food? I’m beginning to think so. You might as well know then, that my best beloved is currently in possession … Read more »
The KL wet markets are amazing with an abundance of tropical fruits, herbs and vegetables. I buy myself a sizeable bag of mangosteen, learn how to succesfully open them and then trawl through the 30 degree morning peeling off snow white … Read more »
Virgil Evetts After the slowest start to summer in living memory my food garden has finally exploded into production. Until a week or so back, I was still gorging on sugar-snap peas – which really do live up to their … Read more »
Helen Jackson and Lance the Butcher from Victoria Ave Meats shows us how easy it is to bone a chicken. Did we say easy? Once you know how, yes it is! Lance brings along size 18 chickens.
Hi there, My highlight on Mothers Day was a box of Petal Cupcakes – these arrived at the door mid afternoon Sunday, perfect timing for afternoon tea. One bite and you can tell these are made with the best ingredients and … Read more »