Hey everyone – hope you had a great weekend. Mine was fun on Friday but went downhill from there: sore throat, runny nose, cough, bloodshot eyes… the works. I slept cradling a Kleenex box instead of my husband, and each morning, the floor looked like it had snowed 2 ply lotion tissues. Yuck. I loaded… Read More Menu Monday
I’ve mentioned before that since moving to New Zealand, I’ve started branching out in some of our recipes. One particular ingredient that I’ve been using a lot of is squash {or pumpkin, as it’s called over here}. I’ve turned to Cooking Light many times for meal ideas and recipes, and they were the source for… Read More Cheesy Pasta with Roasted Squash and Bacon
Hey everyone – hope you had a great weekend. Ours was busy. I went to a cute cafe in Ponsonby called “Agnes Curran”, stopped in at Milly’s Kitchen Shop, checked out a store called “The Mad Butcher”, went to Mitre 10 for some things {the equivalent of a Lowe’s in NZ}, and looked at furniture. … Read More Menu Monday!
Hey everyone – hope you had a great weekend and that you’re week ahead doesn’t look too stressful. Last week, I mentioned that I would be making Paula Deen’s Corn Chive Pudding. Here’s a photo of the finished product… It was good, but we both agreed that it wasn’t great. I think that I’ll stick… Read More 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… Read More Menu Monday!
New Zealand, believe it or not, isn’t exactly known for it’s Mexican food. I know, I know – hard to believe! Tortilla chips here taste a bit differently, and for the most part, we’ve seen only 1 – 2 brands of salsa on the store shelves. There are smaller specialty stores, but gone are the… Read More Homemade Salsa in New Zealand
Since I started work this week, the menu is a lot of easy, quick-prep meals. Anything that can be made in advance is good! Chris is so funny – when I told him that I was going back to work on Monday {this was last week}, he was excited… at first. Then a few hours… Read More Menu Monday
Shortly after moving to New Zealand, Chris discovered a new favorite: the Tim Tam. Chris told me they were yummy and fellow bloggers assured me that I had to try them, but I wasn’t sure. I took one look, turned up my nose, and said, “Ugh! Looks like a bunch of over-processed, chemical-laden, highly preserved… Read More The Tale of the Tim Tam
A word of caution: this dessert could lead to declarations of love and/or spontaneous marriage proposals. Use wisely! I decided to make Chocolate Death for a church get-together. Once a month our church has an open discussion on Sunday nights. It’s jokingly referred to as “stump the pastor”, because it’s a time when anyone can… Read More Chocolate Death
I haven’t done a Menu Monday in awhile. I was working a crazy schedule prior to our move: I worked, slept, and that was it. I ate once a day, if you can believe that {no, that wasn’t a diet plan – I was too tired to eat and too busy at work to take… Read More Menu Monday
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… Read More New York Pizza in New Zealand
**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… Read More Burger Fuel!
While we’ve had to give up some of our old favorites, we’ve definitely found some new, yummy foods here in New Zealand. Here’s a sampling! McVities Dark Chocolate Digestives These cookies are so, so good. Chris isn’t as crazy about them as I am, but that’s because he has a much sweeter sweet-tooth than me. … Read More Yum-Wonderful Food Finds
These are Dutch Kiss Cookies. They are delicious. Why are these cookies Dutch? Two reasons: (1) this recipe is from my mom, and her grandparents were Dutch, and (2) the “secret ingredient”, almond paste, is used in several traditionally Dutch desserts and pastries. So I started calling them “Dutch Kiss Cookies”. Seemed to make sense… Read More Dutch Kisses Are Always Sweeter
Maybe it’s a little bit early for this… …and maybe I should wait for warmer weather… …but I just can’t seem to help myself. An orange-blueberry-banana smoothie is calling my name! Mmmm. Tastes like summertime!!! That’s right – there’s a whole banana in there. The only bad part about this smoothie? It disappears too quickly… Read More It’s That Time of Year…
I’ve been preparing and shopping from a weekly menu for the last several months now. This is a fairly recent development in my life. At first I was skeptical, but I kept reading other bloggers’ menus and thought, “What the heck – I’ll give it a try”. It’s turned out to be a great thing… Read More Low-Fat, Low-Cal: 3 Amazing Recipes
Good morning, everyone 🙂 It is absolutely pouring here! This Saturday, Chris and I got up early and went to the South Bend Farmer’s Market. It was so great! After a little confusion as to how to get there (thanks in part to Google Maps and yours truly), we found it, parked, and headed inside.… Read More Farmer’s Market and a Movie
Happy 4th of July everyone! Chris and I don’t have any special plans for today – just hanging out, making hamburgers, and eating some good food while hopefully watching some fireworks. If we were at my parents’ house we’d be surrounded by about 20 people and everyone would be engaged in different activities: jumping on… Read More Have a Happy, Yummy, 4th of July!
I’ve lost my brain. Do you know where I might be able to find it? Seriously – yesterday was bad to begin with because of my cold, but then I did something kind of embarrassing. I was just getting out of the shower when I heard a knock at the door. I knew it was… Read More I’ve Lost My Brain
During my wolf down your food in 5 minutes or less lunch break at work yesterday, I called Chris to ask if I’d left my blackberry at home. Turns out that I did, but then we had the following conversation… Chris – “I left something sweet in your car.” Me – “You put something in… Read More Corn Syrup is Something Sweet
