Back in my undergraduate student days the only cookbook I owned was Alison Holst’s “Meals without Meat”. I can confidently say that between 1993 and around 2005 I tried at least 50% of the recipes in that book, spurred on by a lengthy period of… Read More
I really like chocolate, but Colin, his love for chocolate is legendary. One Easter about ten years ago he asked me to go all out on chocolate, to really spoil him. I proceeded to purchase several kilos of chocolate easter eggs and hide them all… Read More
A few years ago when I was working in Auckland’s CBD, I developed the habit of calling into the Panetone bakery each morning to get a coffee and breakfast. At the time, Panetone was making the most divine orange and date scones, and I bought… Read More
There is nothing like Saturday morning. There’s relief and excitement in Friday night, but also an intensity sharpened by weariness. Sunday morning usually has an element of luxury for me – it’s these mornings that I’m most likely to laze in bed – but the… Read More
Chez Moi 