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If I was the sort of person who did things by the book, I’d be planting my garlic today. But after the failure of last year’s crop – I’ll n...

Have you been struck by the dreaded winter lurgy yet? It has cut a swathe through our small household in the last week and I don't think...

Remember when coconut oil was going to save us all? I'm not sure it's happened yet, given that the world needs saving more now than ...

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...

Valentines Day might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think there can never be too many days to celebrate the people you love. If tha...

Remember mint sauce? I wouldn't be surprised if you don't. I'd all but forgotten about it myself, until last week when the Mr br...

Let's get something straight: I've never been one to join in the 'fun' of St Patrick's Day. Not for me the early morning...

The hand-chalked blackboard sign loomed in front of us like a vision. It was a hot, windy day in the Wairarapa and the promise of 'REAL ...

Four years ago, not long after my mother died, someone I didn't know very well left a lemon verbena tree on our doorstep. I found this g...

We are blessed with the best neighbours in the world. They are great neighbours for all sorts of reasons, but for the purposes of a food blo...

"Mu-umm," she says, bedraggled and worn-out at the end of a busy day at school. "I'm very hot and bothered. Do you think ...

Want a simple sauce you can use on just about anything? Look no further. This stir-together sauce takes about two minutes to make and enlive...

Last week a very clever former vegetarian friend confessed she was terrified of cooking fish. After years of avoiding it, she felt complete...

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 ...

Last Sunday my sister-in-law turned up on my doorstep with a huge chocolate cake, a tub of Zany Zeus creme fraiche and a jar of Fix and Fogg...

It's funny the things that stick in your head. For example, the sole thing I remember from the Queen's last visit to New Zealand (do...

Did you know that in some places they're not making journalism interns learn shorthand any more? I know, I'm shocked too. Instead of...

This is the inverse of Three Ways With  - instead of being three ways with one ingredient, it's one way with three. Confused? Don't ...

I have one plan for my winter vegetable garden. When - or if - the wind drops and the rain stops - I'm going to plan beetroot by the doz...