Hi there, this week we have been enjoying summer (?) in Wellington…to be fair it is fairly changeable in Ashburton too.  Robbie and I and in the Capital to school up on another mega dose of Bernina technical training.  Lots to learn, but the good news is that it is all making sense!

We will continue to draw on the wealth of knowledge and experience that John Driscoll has developed over the years and we feel very lucky to have him as part of our Bernina Servicing Team along with the on-going support that we receive from Wellington.  I believe that this dealer support from head office is unmatched in New Zealand and is what makes Bernina New Zealand’s most trusted brand of sewing machine.

New stock continues to arrive in with beautiful new fabrics from Kaffe Fassett, Japanese cotton prints, really good quality Kai scissors and some very handy little tins from Moda.  If you would rather choose what you really, really want -  start dropping the hints with friends and family for a Gift Voucher from Annie’s CQS.

On to the recipe….with Christmas ‘take a plate of nibbles’ events fairly common place at the moment, why not try including a dip that is easy, not out of a container and full of flavour.

Green Pea Dip

• 1 small onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 rasher of bacon

Sauté the above chopped ingredients in a pan with a tablespoon of oil.  Add the following ingredients and bring to boil.  Cook for 7 mins.

• 3 c frozen peas
• ¼ boiling water
• 1 tsp dried sage

Put the contents of the pan into the food processor and blend until it is the desired consistency.

Before I forget, the winner of the November $50.00 voucher from Annie’s CQS is Sally Bristow from Oxford.  Well done Sally, your voucher is here waiting for you.

In the meantime…as seen in Wellington “Keep Calm and get you Ho, Ho, Ho on!!