The upside to the earthquakes You can get parking in Christchurch for $2 a day. This weekend we went to Christchurch for a friend’s fiftieth birthday. Four classmates from Northcote College, on Auckland’s North Shore, got together to relive … Continued
It’s not all beer and sausages Yesterday I competed in the Tararua Mountain Race. This is a race across the Southern Crossing route, usually a long two day, or three day tramp. There was 2250m of vertical climbing … Continued
Finding an unexpected wee gem Today I was in a school staffroom at morning tea time. A woman came around and offered black pudding to all those present. She had made the black pudding and was sharing it … Continued
The Smallest Sausage Factory in Wellington Today I went to the Gipps St Butchers in Karori to buy some sausages. The Gipps St Butchery has a very good reputation for the quality of the meat it sells. Although … Continued
Philippe’s Pork Chipolatas See the previous posting for how I purchased these from Fresh Choice in Takaka. The traditional free farmed pork chipolatas are gluten and preservative free. They contain 82% meat from Apple Farm pork, along with … Continued
Sausage eaters of the world Unite and take over Sausage eaters of the world Hand it over Hand it over Hand it over With apologies to Morrissey and The Smiths from their 1987 song, Shoplifters of the World … Continued
Philippe’s Handmade Greek Lamb Sausages While in Takaka we went to the Fresh Choice Supermarket, a medium sized store, with a limited selection of sausages. Lots of the bog standard supermarket sausages that I try to avoid. I … Continued
Hellers Free Farmed Chorizo Sausage It does not happen very often, however of the four sausages purchased only three quarters of one sausage was consumed. The rest went into the bin. These sausages are finely ground and … Continued
Heller’s Angus Pure Sausage These sausages are good. For a massed produced product they are great. For the lovers of simple, plain meat sausages this is one for you. Containing 88% beef, they are meaty with no other … Continued