Rolling on

He may not get to skate as much as he did 10 years ago, but his legs still know what they’re doing!  I love watching Dave skate, so does Ethan, who is so proud of his daddy when they are at the park together x Follow

Race Day Playlist

For real.  This is the playlist that {somehow} propelled Dave Jack into 14th place in his first 8km race.  Absurd.  I mean some of the songs are awesome, amping songs – ok 2 of them are.  The rest I shake my head.  Hippy. Follow

Monday’s Pics of Sunday

Another sunny, winter Sunday.  This has {so far} been one of the best winters I can remember, not too much rain and loads of glorious sunny, blue sky days. Mum bought Ethan 2 massive shipping containers on Trade Me last week, so the boys project this weekend was to turn them into a play hut for Ethan.  After a few …

The End of Summer

Today marks the first day of Autumn.  We have harvested an awesome crop from the vege garden this season and now have more  tomatoes than we can eat!  Dave has just whipped up his usual batch of late summer hot sauce with our tomatoes plus our  habaneros and red chillies.  AND IT IS HOT!  Mouth is burning but I must eat …

Dave Cooks: Sunday Breakfast

It should be compulsory for everyone to wake up to these smells at least once a week, thanks Dave xxxx Follow

So my husband……

He’s had a real ‘beaut’ couple of days. Yesterday he was cutting some hose, was using a new blade and sliced his thumb open. It looked like he had gutted a really small fish. So he spent the afternoon at the ER and went back to finish the job today. Things were going well, he was putting back the hatch …

1 week in

Twenty-ten is going swimmingly so far.  The days are long, hot and lazy, the weather has been great and we are all happy and healthy.  Even more so due to the odd appearance of a Resolution List prepared by Dave on New Years Day. It wasn’t a list of resolutions though, more like commandments and was called The New Deal. …

Grilled Chicken wasabi dressing recipe

Grilled Chicken Salad w/ Wasabi & Fresh Herb Dressing

Fact: This is the BEST salad ever. Chef: Dave   Step 1:  Marinate chicken in soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and Worcestershire sauce Step 2:  BBQ the chicken breasts Step 3:  Make the dressing while chicken is grilling; combine fresh garlic cloves, wasabi, fresh thyme, rosemary, basil, balsamic vinegar, EVOO and aioli.  Emulsify using your new George Forman Stick blender …