-The KitchenMaid-

Q: What do you call a goat that's sitting around doing nothing? A: Billy Idol. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. I fell down a r...

Smile, it's National Cheese Month! I know these things (National Donut Day, anyone?) are spurious at best, but if the New Zealand Specia...

Like a lot of food bloggers, I get asked to spruik a lot of stuff. Mostly, I don't do it, not least because I often have no interest in ...

Do you remember mousetraps from when you were a kid? I couldn't wait to make them when the Small Girl was smaller, mainly so I could eat...

I am a terrible snob. I'm not proud of this shortcoming but since there's no point in denying it so I may as well be bold. I know I ...

Regular readers of  Belleau Kitchen will know that the proprietor, Dom, has been unwell recently. Rather than let a bout of illness put him...

I'm always amused at the ways Dom of Belleau Kitchen comes up with to entice people into joining his Random Recipes challenge each mon...

The man of the house is currently brushing up on his French skills and this means getting me to help him with his homework. Once upon a time...

I felt very old last week. First, I saw a group of new university students moving into their hostel accommodation and realised I looked like...

This might sound strange, given I earn my living by tapping away at a keyboard, but one of my resolutions for 2013 is to spend less time onl...

One of the things I love about the Boy Wonder is his gregariousness. In his gung-ho reporter days he'd winkle stories out of anyone - if...

Next time I plan to spend the weekend in the garden I'm going to check the weather forecast first. For instead of sitting on the back st...

Last week I had a rush of blood to the head and encouraged my workmates to make up a team for Wellington On A Plate's Bake Club contest...

I have always, always wanted to make this cake. Well, maybe not always, but at least since 2004, when it graced the front cover of Julie Le ...

When I was a child there was a popular T-shirt for sale in tourist shops, emblazoned with a slogan about New Zealand being a place with thre...