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Butternut and Carrot Soup
I love pumpkin soup…. Well, I guess it’s all technically squash here in New Zealand, but I love it. Usually I make one with the ol’ classic grey pumpkins. This however is butternut squash. So much easier to deal with. Final blitzed soup in the pot Ingredients: – 1 butternut squash – 1 onion –… Read more
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Apple Pie – Simplified
I love apple pie…. Really. To the point that large ones get eaten too fast to be healthy. This weekend I had leftover puff pastry, and I hate wasting pastry. Nom nom nom pastry. Simply roll and line a greased pie tin. Peel and slice 2 apples. I used Braeburn because I had them. Sprinkle… Read more
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Flower Brooch
I just whipped this up at the request of a friend. Seems like a great way of using up lose buttons and odd bits of yarn. Requirements: Odd bits of dk yarn 4mm needles Broach pin back Button petals threaded Layered petals Directions: Pin back Make 10 petals in 2 colours (5 in each colour)… Read more
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Moose Beanie Pattern
So, I made this Moose Beanie. My beanie obsession may be going too far……. muha ha ha. But may the record state that they don’t stay with me. I send them on their merry way to happy new homes. This one now lives on Mitchell’s head. Anyway, here is the pattern. Moose Beanie Size: … Read more
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Flautas – with an Asian Flair
Alright, I admit it. Sometimes I try to fix something that is already delicious. Simply because I can. This time it was my favourite Mexican food of the moment – flautas. Makes 4. Ingredients – 3 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, sliced – several birdseye chillies (or one) – a tomato, diced – 1/2 red onion,… Read more
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Soup, wonderful soup.
It’s officially winter. Here is my fridge, clearly soup is in my future. I’ve been making a lot of the stuff, and doing several things with it. 1. Eating it. Duh. It’s delicious. 2. Freezing it. I can’t make it through a full pot of soup in my own time. 3. Taking it for lunch.… Read more
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