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

Plum jam

Plums have lots of pectin that is needed to set the jam so it’s not too runny.  So it’s easy to make jam that sets well. Read more