Category Archives: Restaurants

Father Ted’s Irish Pub

Hello, my lovely readers!  We went out to dinner a little while back with our friends K + E, and we chose Father Ted’s Irish Pub in downtown Auckland. Image via Whenever I walked by it was always full of people, which I take to be a good sign.  Plus, we had a $40 gift [...]

Menu Monday!

Hello, my lovely readers :-)  I hope that you all had a great weekend! Here’s what’s on our plates this week… Monday Paula Deen’s Broccoli Casserole – I like many of Paula Deen’s recipes {Perfectly Imperfect, don’t hate me!}.  And I was feeling the need for some Southern Cooking this week, so this menu relies [...]

New York Pizza in New Zealand

Hello, my lovely readers!  Hope y’all are having a great week thus far.  Ours has been busy, but that’s a post for another day. We had some friends over for dinner this week.  The apartment is still pretty barren, but in this case it was a good thing.  Our friends have a little one who [...]

Burger Fuel!

**Don’t forget to read my June book review and enter the giveaway!** One of the burger restaurants in New Zealand is Burger Fuel, a multi-national chain that started on Ponsonby Road in Auckland.  I wouldn’t classify Burger Fuel as being “fine dining”, but it isn’t exactly “fast-food” either.  There’s one about a 3 minute walk [...]

Chicago!

First off, let me say that when it comes to taking photographs, I’m terrible.  I either forget to take them, or when I do take them I grow impatient.  I’m excited to sign up for some photography classes once we move to New Zealand.  Hopefully, I’ll learn how to do a much better job than [...]

Portabello Mushroom Pizza

I made one of Chris’ favorite dishes this Friday: portabello mushroom pizza. He made this for me on our first Valentine’s Day almost 6 years ago. Even though I’ve never really liked mushrooms, I liked this meal. The recipe can be found in one of our cookbooks – Saint Simon’s Island Cooks – and is [...]

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