Impossible Quiche (self-crusting)

    This quiche is great for taking on picnics, it keeps well in the fridge, and is nice served either cold or warm for lunches or dinners with a salad. It is also quick and economical to prepare and is what Mum calls a “throw it all in” recipe because leftovers in the fridge […]

Posted by Admin on June 14th, 2015 | No Comments Posted in Drinks and Wine, Main Meals

Excursion off State Highway 2 (SH2): Upper Norsewood, then SH50

  Travelling north on State Highway 2 (SH2) to warmer weather, is a journey I have made hundreds if not thousands of times. The main objective is to get to Hawke’s Bay to see family, sticking to the main highway, and although I enjoy the sights on this road, and townships and areas of interest […]

Posted by Admin on August 2nd, 2014 | No Comments Posted in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Travel

Easter Holidays

  A selection of eggs and chocolate for an egg-scellent ‘healthy’ Easter feast : Creme Egg, Green Eggs (feijoas), and Candy Covered Chocolate Eggs. (We did actually have a boiled egg for Easter Breakfast followed by the traditional Creme Egg, egg-cetera, egg-cetera). Mum had just read an article and commented on how eating dark chocolate […]

Posted by Admin on May 2nd, 2014 | No Comments Posted in Easter, Pot Luck (miscellaneous)

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 […]

Posted by Admin on January 12th, 2014 | No Comments Posted in Drinks and Wine, Featured Products, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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 […]

Posted by Admin on January 12th, 2014 | No Comments Posted in Drinks and Wine, Featured Products, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand