Seasonal fruit and vegetables – February

Blueberries are expensive but full of flavour and easy for children (and adults!)  to eat.  Note too that frozen blueberries in the shops now are more likely to be NZ grown.

NZ grown stone fruit is in full flight – apricots, peaches and nectarines. …Read more

Seasonal fruit and vegetables – January

Berry fruits –strawberries and blue berries are the most common and strawberries are usually quite reasonably priced for several weeks. Raspberries, loganberries etc are around but can be quite expensive.

Citrus – lemons oranges, tangelos …Read more

Seasonal fruits and vegetables

There is always a wonderfully colourful array of fruit and veg as you enter the supermarket. So how do you choose what to buy for your dinner from this range?

Personal or family tastes are the obvious starting point. …Read more

Preparation for survival

It coming up to the time change for daylight saving again.  So its time to check your smoke alarms and replace the batteries.

It’s also a good idea to review you civil defence kit, replace batteries, check the barbecue gas bottle and restock food items that are past their use by date.

You can put together your own survival kit or you can purchase one ready made.  For a list of what you need in your kit, go to a government civil defence site such as Get Ready Get Thru in New Zealand.  If you want to purchase one, type  “emergency survival kit” into your search engine (eg Google) to get a list of sellers. You can choose a kit that suits your household size and needs.

Preventing chilblains

Cindy asked how to prevent or get rid of chilblains.

Milli explained that she made sure …Read more

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