Category: NZ Lifestyle

  • Moussaka

    Moussaka

    An all-time favorite of the Greek kitchen. A lot of layering work but so worth it. Only posting this because it was the best one in years, lol.

  • Easter 2025

    Easter 2025

    The weather gods didn’t mean it well with us this year. We’re heading into week two with rain from mornings to evenings. Fortunately, the easter bunny has left a trail of eggs throughout the house. Moussaka awaits us for lunch.

  • Harvest season

    Harvest season

    The days are getting shorter and end of summer season is near. Time to harvest tons of apples, passionfruit, blueberries, chestnuts and grapes.

  • Hazelnuts

    Hazelnuts

    Whoah! Our hazelnut production increased exponentially this year. From a small bowl of nuts last year we have upgraded to a huge basket plus some more bowls. The nuts sat at our windows to dry for the past three weeks. Our initial attempts to crack them manually one-by-one quickly led us to buy a hand-cranked…

  • Chapatis

    Chapatis

    Great teamwork to prepare some flat bread for dinner.

  • Baguettes

    Baguettes

    So, we were watching a French guy enthusiastically sharing his dough kneading skills on YouTube the other day. How hard can it be?

  • The egg

    The egg

    The first egg of a new flock of chickens is always the most exciting. And then follows a bunch of chicks. 🙂