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26 August 2014
Making kimchi with Sunny
I'm sorry the quality of this photo isn't what it should be but it's the only one I have. I only had my phone with me to take...
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28 July 2014
How to make soap - new recipe
This is the soap made last week using calendula-infused oil. I love making soap. It's another piece of the self-reliance puzzle a...
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20 May 2014
Cutting the cost of grocery shopping
I'm guessing that most of us try to live well without spending too much money. Some of us are forced via our circumstances to do it, so...
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13 November 2013
Apple and cinnamon pikelets - in 20 minutes
I love to have a homemade treat to serve when people come to visit and stay for a cup of tea and I usually make a cake or biscuits during t...
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9 May 2013
Making biscuits from scratch
It's Wednesday morning, 10.03, the aroma of homemade biscuits is wafting through our house. Is there any better fragrance? I have a few...
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28 November 2012
Homemade chilli jam
Hanno and I had a lovely day out last Thursday, visiting friends just north of here. Our good friends Beverly and Michael have just moved i...
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2 October 2012
Handmade Christmas gift ideas
Madge asked if I'd show a photo of the baby quilt that Tricia's currently making by hand for her first grandchild. She worked on it...
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25 September 2012
Keeping a stockpile
Even though I haven't written about our stockpile for a long time, it is still sustaining us. During our busy period with the book and ...
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16 August 2012
Vegetable soup with meatballs
We're making the most of the end of winter here. Our first day of spring is 1 September, already the days are warming up but the nights...
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22 March 2012
Make you own liquid fertilisers
It's not just in the kitchen that we can all cook from scratch - we can do it outside too by making our own organic liquid fertilisers....
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