We lifted the skirt of the Eureka lemon tree yesterday by pruning off all the lower branches. The tree has been growing near the chook house...

Prize pumpkins We had a wonderful time at the show. We spent the first two hours on our stall trying to encourage people to fill in a feedba...

This is some ginger beer I made last summer. I also put up some tomato relish on that same day. In days gone by, before Coca-Cola, Dr Pepp...

This is my main stockpile cupboard, just off the kitchen. If you have a productive vegetable and fruit garden or if you stockpile for any r...

Preserving fruit and vegetables in jars is a thrifty way of carrying your garden harvest over several months, or even into the following yea...

This delicious hot pudding is a real favourite in our home. It uses common pantry ingredients and it's very easy and quick. It's mad...

I used to hate being organised, I saw it as rigid and oppressive. Now I realise that being organised actually helps me live the life I want ...

The photo above is my quark cheese - one is a savoury cheese with salt, pepper and chives, the other is sweetened with a little honey and to...

BREAD AND BUTTER CUCUMBERS 5 medium cucumbers cut into 5 mm slices 350g onions, sliced very thinly green capsicum and red chilli ...