Origin Earth Chocolate Milk – Hawke’s Bay

      Origin Earth is keeping it local by using locally sourced Hawke’s Bay products to flavour and sweeten the chocolate milk.   When I researched Origin Earth’s chocolate milk product I found very worthy sentiments and core values behind this milk. Origin Earth is a small Hawke’s Bay milk company based in Havelock […]

“Sweet Pepper Greek Golden”

  Mum bought this plant in late October 2013 at the Hastings Farmers’ Market (which I have mentioned in the post titled “Spring Farmers’ Market”). What we want to know is why are these called Greek Golden? They are green, and a purply black, and a bright red (as seen in the photo) but at […]

New Nordic Cuisine

I have just finished reading a book called How to be Danish : a Journey to the Cultural Heart of Denmark by Patrick Kingsley, and felt inspired to write this about the chapter entitled: “Ramsons and seaweed: the Nordic food revolution.” In 2004 the New Nordic Cuisine movement was founded by Claus Meyer and Rene […]

Summer Visit to Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Market : (my poor wallet)

  http://www.hawkesbayfarmersmarket.co.nz/   I was determined not to buy anything this visit. As with a lot of well laid plans, this theory did not work out too well. The visit to the Market was as wonderful as usual and it was a great way to spend a morning in the sun with a friend and […]

Corn on the Cob

  This is a very quick and easy way to prepare a meal of corn on the cob. This method of cooking the corn uses a microwave, (so there is no boiling of water, or cleaning of pots to take care of later). Plus the microwaving takes only 4 minutes compared to 10 minutes if […]