It was a conference that took me on an unlikely trip to Auckland.  You only need to look at the pictures of the Bed and Breakfast to see t...

E asked for risotto for dinner.  We were able to scrape by without going shopping.  I had peas in the freezer, parmesan in the fridge and ve...

It seems that life has been busier than my kitchen activities lately.  However in my kitchen is much to remind me of the good things in my...

Sylvia's best friend came over to play on the weekend.  We made pizza.  Somehow the pizzas didn't seem to stretch as far as I woul...

I finally did it.  I made cranachan .  While it is a simple Scottish dessert of cream, oats, raspberries, honey and whisky, I have not bee...

Lamingtons are one of the recipes that fill me with a sense of responsibility to both my past generations who taught me about them and to my...

I have written about so many places we visited in Scotland late last year, but I still have some photos and reflections to share.  Here ar...