Thanks Mum!

This is a little tribute to Mum. I spent most of the Christmas Holidays staying with her and I am eternally grateful and I really do sincerely appreciate everything that she does for me. We were incredibly industrious over this time with various projects. We had far too much to do, and not enough time, […]

Te Mata Figs

tematafigs.co.nz   On a summer day my friend and I took a trip out to Havelock North to visit Te Mata Figs on Napier Road.  Fresh figs are difficult to find in this country, so earlier in the year my friend and I bought a fig tree. Our Brunoro Black fig has now sprouted up […]

Three Great Hawke’s Bay Red Wines

Here are three red wines that Mum and I enjoyed over the Christmas 2013 holiday season and into the New Year.   The three top wine picks I have chosen have many similar characteristics – this is just a coincidence. they are all reds, they are all from Hawke’s Bay they all come from the […]

Wine Review : 2013

Wine Review: Wines Mum and I Consumed in 2013.   And the winners are (this is all my humble opinion) :   3. Great : Moana Park, Hawke’s Bay, Syrah, 2011. 2. Greater : Squaking Magpie, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay, The Chatterer, Syrah, 2011. 1. Greatest : Esk Valley, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay, Merlot Cabernet […]

Turkish Delight Strawberries

  I made these with turkish delight from a local Turkish cuisine restaurant, Anatolia’s. Anatolia’s make beautiful tasting turkish delight in the flavours of – rose, mint, lemon, and orange.   This idea came about after a short conversation at work about the classic combination of rose turkish delight and strawberry. At the time the […]