How good are you at getting ready for things? Are you someone who thrives on change, or do you struggle to prepare yourself and also keep yourself present in the space you are in right now. Why is it that when you know something is coming up (even if you don’t quite feel ready for it […]

For the first time ever I’ve successfully grown coriander (cilantro). To be honest, up until about a year ago I hated coriander. It could be that the first time I tried it my Dad warned me that it tasted like squished bugs. He was right. And for years and years I would pick it off […]

It’s been a bit of an up and down kind of a week over here, with some exciting highs and a few lows too. It’s all completely normal I guess, although I must admit I prefer the kind of normal where things are consistently same-same for a little while. Average is ace! You never see […]

  Hi there, how are things? I hope life is feeling easy and good, that you’re having some fun times and eating some delicious bites along the way. I had a really good snacking session with those chickpea flour falafel chips a few weeks back (I hope that maybe you did too). We also made a really […]

Okay, it’s official. These chocolate bars are super. My kids told me so, so that’s got to make it true (because they’re good kids and they do actually tell me if they are lying, bless them). Yesterday while my son was brushing his teeth I caught him having a little chuckle. I asked him what […]

We’ve been driving around the countryside recently, road tripping for the day in our own ‘backyard’. Cruising through tiny country towns, chancing upon hot rod rallies and getting a little bit lost down dusty lanes. Visiting book shops and buying novels, lego kits that make the most marvellous contraptions and beautiful cookbooks; allowing ourselves to […]

I have been making these kind of salads for myself a lot recently, where I find all the odds and ends that are left in the fridge and throw them all together. Roasted cauliflower and carrots are just my current favourite; I like to roast the cauliflower until it is sweet with burnished edges. A […]

It’s a time of birthdays, life lessons and rosemary scented chocolate cake, and it’s had me thinking about which advice I wish I had been given {or somehow knew} when I was younger. What do I wish I had known that I have now figured out? One thing for sure, is that’s a good thing to […]

Food and memory. They have such strong ties. And I have noticed that some foods really take me back to distinct times of my life. There are some vittles that match with wherever I was at that moment, things that were so, so good at the time (and felt just right) but that I never […]

A few years ago our little family developed this ritual of visiting our local pizza shop for dinner once every few weeks. It was our go to place if everybody was feeling a bit over it, or was a bit too tired or someone had had a bad day at school or work and just […]