Loquat

Roxy gets walked three times a day – more or less – so there is lots of opportunity […]

Kumara

When our local garden centre closed recently there was a lot of teeth gnashing and hand wringing (although […]

Normally I don’t like meat substitutes – jackfruit (which I was going to profile today but thought too […]

I was introduced to Trahana more than twenty years ago by my friend Mimi in whose family house […]

Kala Namak. I was reminded this week when I ate a banana crisp (more later) that I have […]

or, In search of the perfect Rukau. I tasted an extraordinary dish, Rukau, ten years ago on a […]

I considered writing about Horopito (an NZ native bush pepper) or Harissa paste (a North African spicy paste) […]

I am writing this before I go on holiday, in the knowledge that we already have a booking […]

For years I’ve had a tub of palm sugar in my pantry and have used it mainly for […]

This post is for all my non-New Zealand friends and followers who may never have had, or may […]